Osor, Croatia
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For the Austro-Hungarian yacht which also carried the name Ossero, see Dalmat (yacht).
Osor (Italian: Ossero) is a village and a small port on the Croatian island of Cres, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Administratively, it is part of the town of Mali Lošinj. As of 2021, it had a population of 26.[2]
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Osor
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Village | |
Coordinates: 44.69390°N 14.39296°E / 44.69390; 14.39296 | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
Town | Mali Lošinj |
Area | |
• Total | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 26 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 51554 |
Area code | 051 |
Vehicle registration | RI |
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Osor lies at a narrow channel that separates the islands of Cres and Lošinj. The channel was built in Roman times to make sailing possible. Now the islands are connected with a rotating bridge. Originally, Cres and Lošinj were one island, Osor, before the channel was cut.