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VISOVAČKO JEZERO
Visovačko jezero, najveće proširenje rijeke Krke, smješteno je između Roškog slapa na sjeveru i Skradinskog buka na jugu. Ime je dobilo po otoku Visovcu. Sastavni je dio ekosustava rijeke Krke.
ENG:
VISOVAC LAKE
Visovac Lake, the largest expansion on the Krka River, is situated between Roški slap to the north and Skradinski buk to the south.It was named after Visovac Island. It is an integral part of the Krka River ecosystem.
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OTOK VISOVAC
Otok Visovac smješten je na sredini jezera, na nadmorskoj visini od 46 m. Površina mu je 14000 m2, a najviša visina svega 1.3 m iznad razine vode. Otok se prvi put spominje u darovnici kralja Ljudevita Anžuvinskog (1342. - 1382.) kojom ga 1345. daruje knezu Budislavu Ugriniću, sinu Ugrina iz Bribira. Otok su pod zaštitom hrvatskih velmoža u 14. stoljeću naselili pustinjaci Sv. Augustina koji su na goloj litici izgradili mali samostan i crkvicu posvećenu Sv. Pavlu. Franjevci su na Visovac došli 1445. godine i tu krajem 15. ili početkom 16. stoljeća sagradili novu crkvu. Crkva Gospe od Milosti i samostan stoljećima su dograđivani i ukrašavani. Otok je danas, zahvaljujući višestoljetnom maru redovnika, osebujan florističko-hortikulturni krajobrazni spomenik skladna života čovjeka i prirode.
ENG:
VISOVAC ISLAND
Visovac Island stands almost in the exact centre of the lake, at an altitude of 46 m. The island covers an area of about 14000 m2 and its highest point is only 1.3 m above the water level. The island was first mention in the gift deed of King Ljudevit of Anjou (1342 - 1382) in which it was donated in 1345 to Prince Budislav Ugrinić, son of Ugrin from Bribir. The island, under the protection of the Croatian princes, was inhabited in the 14th century by the St. Autustine hermit order of monks who built a small monastery and church, consecrated to St. Paul. The Franciscans came to Visovac in 1445 and built a new church there at the end of the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century. The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and the monastery have been extended and decorated for centuries. Today, thanks to the centuries-old care of the monks, the island is a distinctive floristic-horticultural landscape monument of harmonious life of man and nature.