island of Lissa
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The island of Lissa, now known as Vis, is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea notable for its strategic naval importance and historic maritime battles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| island of Lissa canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adriatic island
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ancient Greek colony ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ island ⓘ naval battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| ancientCity | Issa (Greek colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientColonizer | Ancient Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Italy (Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Vis (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
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tourism ⓘ viticulture ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Croatian ⓘ |
| hasMinorityLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Vis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Komiža
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vis (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Issa
NERFINISHED
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Lissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
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Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Dalmatian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Lissa ⓘ |
| location |
island of Lissa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island of Lissa ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Biševo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Battle of Lissa (1811)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Lissa (1866) NERFINISHED ⓘ first major sea battle between ironclad warships ⓘ historic naval battles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
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Split-Dalmatia County NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Adriatic Sea routes
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Allied military base in World War II
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Yugoslav Partisan base in World War II ⓘ |
| usedToBelongTo |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.