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	Welcome to the island of Vis
		WELCOME TO THE ISLAND OF Island Vis - the outmost major island of the Dalmatian archipelago, emerging from the crystal clear blue sea, 50 km away from the Croatian and 150 km from the Italian coast, surrounded by small islands and islets is an agreable and quiet place for your summer vacation.
		The Greek town was built on terraces sloping gently to the sea front and fortified by defensive walls, which are partially preserved to the present day and so are the termae from 1st.century BC and the remains of the walls and mosaics discovered in archeological excavations.
		Vis is a very picturesque town with attractive stone houses, Renaissance and Baroque palaces and several churches from 16th and 17th century.
	www.info-vis.net /engleski/island_of_vis.htm (643 words)

	Destination Vis - Croatia travel and tourism catalog
		Vis - the outmost major island of the Dalmatian archipelago, emerging from the crystal clear blue sea, 50 km away from the Croatian and 150 km from the Italian coast, surrounded by small islands and islets is an agreable and quiet place for your summer vacation.
		The Greek town was built on terraces sloping gently to the sea front and fortified by defensive walls, which are partially preserved to the present day and so are the termae from 1st.century BC and the remains of the walls and mosaics discovered in archeological excavations.
		Vis is a very picturesque town with attractive stone houses, Renaissance and Baroque palaces and several churches from 16th and 17th century.
	www.dalmatianet.com /_destination/vis (677 words)

	Vis (island) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vis [ˈʋiːs] (Greek Issa, Italian Lissa), is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest one from the coast that is also inhabited.
		Vis was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos from around 950 as Ies, an island inhabitted by the Neretvians.
		Administratively the island of Vis was for centuries bound to the island of Hvar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vis_(island) (560 words)

	Visting Vis, a historical island off the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. - The Boston Globe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Vis Town, the more stylish, extends its tangle of narrow cobblestone streets and stone buildings around a deep bay on the northeast side, and Komiza, a compact, calm fishing port, holds down the west under a steep ridge of hills that rise more than a thousand feet.
		Toward the heart of town is Villa Kaliopa, 11 tables hidden among palm fronds, Greek statuettes, and thin cedar trees in the garden of a 16th-century villa.
		The other end of town is dominated by a crag atop which sits the George III fortress, built in 1813, when the British controlled the island to guard the entrance to the harbor.
	www.boston.com /travel/articles/2006/08/20/island_stronghold (1485 words)

	Island Vis - www.dodoro-diving.com Diving information about island of Vis
		VIS - the small town and a harbor at the end of the bay of Vis, on the northeastern coast of the island.
		The port and the town of Vis is on the northern coast of the island.
		The main settlements on the island, Vis and are connected by the asphalt road.
	www.dodoro-diving.com /eng/evis.htm (425 words)

	Island of Vis - Resort in Split region - Central Dalmatia - General informations: Town of Vis and Komiza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Settlements: Town of Vis, Town of Komiza, Podselje, Marinje zemlje, Podspilje, Podstrazje
		Vis is a town on the island of the same name in Croatia, population 1,776 (as of 2001).
		Komiza is a town and harbour on the western coast of the island of Vis in the Adriatic sea; population 2,476.
	crotours.com /resort/vis/index.html (341 words)

	Island Vis - Croatia
		Administratively the island of Vis was for centuries bound to the island of Hvar.
		The small town and a harbor at the end of the bay of Vis, on the north-eastern coast of the island.
		The small town and port on the western coast of the island, in the deep bay of Komiža, at the foot of the hill Hum.
	www.vis-croatia.info (605 words)

	island-vis.com - Places
		KOMIZA, a town and harbour at the foot of the Hum hill (587 m), on the western coast of the island of Vis; population 2,476.
		Vis, an important stronghold of the antique period, where different cultures followed one another, is today a picturesque town offering a mixture of a modern seaside resort and the centuries-old past.
		VIS, a town and port in the eastern part of the northern coast of the island of Vis; popu-lation 1,932.
	island-vis.com /content/blogsection/7/31 (378 words)

	Island Vis - Croatia, Dalmatia accomodation offer
		The surface of the island is 90.3 km2, and the surface of the Vis archipelago (Palagruza, Biševo, Sv.
		The length of the coast of Vis is ca 77 km.
		Vis is connected to Hvar, Split and Ancona (in the summer) by regular ferry lines.
	www.dalmatianet.com /_destination/island-vis (364 words)

	VIS - LISSA - ISSA Holidays 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The island of Vis was always domicile of laborers, seamen and fishermen faithful to the soil and the sea as well.
		Along island of Vis cost line there are many traces of tectonic activities and its volcanic past that formed many gorges, narrow canyons or gullies, weathered and/or re-crystallized rocks etc. From Vis northern shores the flinty sand for glass manufacture was exported to Venice and Syracuse on Sicily Island.
		Vis domicile museum is under making in one of the most prominent forts overlooking the whole bay and its entrance with the islet of Host there.
	www.cosy.sbg.ac.at /~zzspri/travels/vis/99VISalt1.html (3237 words)

	Panorama.hr - Private and Hotel accommodatioin in Croatia
		VIS, a town and port in the eastern part of the northern coast of the island of Vis.
		The town of Vis is situated on the regional road.
		The ruins of the fortified town (the walls reaching up to 10 m) are located on the southern slope of Gradina the necropolises Martvilo and Vlaska Njiva are on the western and eastern sides.
	www.panorama.hr /viseng.html (342 words)

	Island Vis location, how to reach the island of Vis and how to reach our apartments.
		Private accommodation on the island of Vis, Croatia.
		Our lovely apartments are situated on the island of Vis in a nice cove (Rukavac) that is famous for its most beautiful beach - Srebrena Beach.
		Rukavac is situated 12 km from the main port of Vis.
	www.visforyou.com /howtogetthere.htm (313 words)

	the News@MDIslander.com \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		One of the projects the VIS has undertaken is to repair the old school bell and the bell tower and re-shingle the schoolhouse roof.
		VIS members have also been involved in the island connector trail project, which is exploring a safe way to walk to the Town Hill Market.
		VIS member David Lind is researching the history of the Town Hill Schoolhouse, working with both the Mount Desert Island and Bar Harbor historical societies as well as reaching out to those who attended school there.
	www.mdislander.com /archive/2006/032306/mdi_news9_032306.html (1171 words)

	The Story continued
		There is a memorial, in Vis, to this hero and all the Partisans from Vis town who died during the war.
		The waters surrounding Vis were under constant German air and naval patrol and the island was subject to German bombing raids from Brac and Hvar.
		century and is the church of the patron of the town of Vis.
	www.komiza.com /story3.htm (12052 words)

	Vis : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Almost as soon as Vis was able to open its shores to the world, the 1991 Homeland War threw a wet blanket over tourism in Croatia and Vis's debut as a destination was delayed.
		But now Vis is developing into the next hot Croatian vacation spot precisely because the country's previous tourism booms bypassed the formerly forbidden island: Vis is a perfect poster child for the country's "Croatia: The Mediterranean As It Used To Be" promotion.
		Vis was also used as a military station by British air and naval forces during the war.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/vis/3646010001.html (436 words)

	OSS, Greek American Operational Group, Straight-Text Version, Part 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Vis was very strategic; without this base the Partisan boats would have been forced to supply the Yugoslavian mainland during daylight hours when the boats would have been an easy target not only for the Nazis E-boats but the Luftwaffe as well.
		In addition to the Partisans and civilian population on Vis, there were elite British troops including the commandos, the Scottish highlanders, paratroopers, and the famous LRDG, the group that almost captured the famous German General Rommel in the African campaign.
		This included the assault of an OP overlooking the town of BOL, assigned to the HLI, and a containing action against a small garrison in SUPETAR assigned to the Partisans, all to be accomplished at H Hour by forces landed on D-1, following which the main attack was to be launched against the NEREZISCE garrison.
	www.pahh.com /oss/straight04.html (11668 words)

	island Vis in central Dalmatia with town komiza
		Vis is the furthest island from the Dalmatian coast.
		The town and the port of Vis lie on the northern coast of the island with many cliffs, of which Gradac Cliff is most impressive (100 m).
		During World War II, Vis was at one point the main hideout of Josip Broz Tito, the leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement.
	www.nudecruises.nl /EN/program/Vis.html (447 words)

	Pawling News Chronicle - Lakeside Park: public recreation or office park
		After the town board purchased Lakeside Park in March of 2003, all administration of Lakeside Park from recreation programs to maintenance was assigned to the recreation department.
		Lathrop has remained vacant of town offices for the two and a half years of town ownership, with the town board granting permission for specific individual events to be staged in the building.
		She asked them to consider expanding the current town hall by using the space available in the former recreation hall that sits on the same property on Charles Colman Blvd. That would leave Lathrop and Lakeside for public recreation.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15414455&BRD=1707&PAG=461&dept_id=72297&rfi=6 (1063 words)

	The Story
		There is a fine harbor at Vis town on the Northeast corner of the Island, while a lesser anchorage is located on the western shore at Komiza.
		The commercial control of certain villages and towns, and land ownership would still mainly be by Italians until the end of World War I. The native populations would intermarry with the settlers and this would result in a new mixed origin people with loyalty to both the Italian peninsula and the Balkan mainland.
		The Roman artifacts and structures of the era are very visible in Vis town with one of the finest Roman grid patterns of streets in the Adriatic.
	www.komiza.com /story.htm (11445 words)

	Croatia Exhibition Vis Island by Photo Croatia - 1185 Photos of Croatia, Croatia Hrvatska Vis Island of Vis Photos of ...
		Vis is the main town and ferry port of the central Dalmatian island of the same name, connected to the mainland by daily ferry lines from Split.
		The island and town of Vis (formerly known as Issa) go back to ancient times and have had a turbulent history, which can be seen by the numerous buildings and archeological sites.
		Komiza, on the central Dalmatian island of Vis, connected to the mainland by daily ferry lines Split-Vis, is situated in a bay on the western coast of the island of Vis at the foot of 600 m high mount Hum.
	www.photocroatia.com /GALLERY/list.php?exhibition=72&pass=public&lang=eng (560 words)

	Visiting Croatia, tourists replace soldiers
		Hvar town is sometimes known as the "Ibiza of Croatia" for its lively nightlife during the summer months.
		Milna is 6 km away from the town of Hvar and is situated on a picturesque bay with four large beaches, one of which can be approached only from the sea.
		Founded in 397 B.C. by the ruler of Sicily, Dionysius, Vis town is the oldest established town in Dalmatia.
	news.mongabay.com /2005/0908-visiting_croatia.html (1549 words)

	Luxury House on Vis Croatia - Private Villa Rental - Unspoilt Island
		The house is on four floors, and has one of the most sought-after positions, set back from the seafront in a small quayside square with palm trees and fabulous views.
		This is fabulous sailing territory, and in summer Vis is a prized destination for the many yachts and powerboats that sail around the islands of Croatia.
		Vis is totally organic (one of the few places in the world) and an agency has just started a tour of some of the vineyards.
	www.houseonvis.com (554 words)

	History of Komiza
		Their combined fleets attacked the Uskoks harbors, towns and forts and not only destroyed the buildings, etc; they removed the pirates and their families to the Croatian interior; where gradually they intermarried with the local people and lost their identity.
		Vis, Issa, or Lissa is the farthest offshore of the Dalmatian islands, approximately 38 miles offshore.
		Saint George Church dates from the 13-14th century and is the church of the patron of the town of Vis.
	www.lissa.net /orleans/LIsola_di_Lissa.htm (7433 words)

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		Lying 40 km off the coast of Dalmatia, Croatia's most beautiful and remote island is the Mediterranean as it used to be.
		A charming 4-storey house in the historic centre of Vis town is available for your exclusive use from just £240 per week, so click below to enter our site and discover Croatia's undiscovered jewel.
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	www.thisisvis.com (114 words)

	WWW.HR directory - Tourism and Traveling: Accommodation: Islands: Vis
		Apartment is situated in the town of Vis, near the centre.
		Apartments on the island of Vis, accommodation on the island of Vis.
		Family's Ilić private apartments "Vitt" are situated on island of Vis, in the nearest centre of the town of Vis.
	www.hr /wwwhr/tour/accomm/islands/vis/index.en.html (2477 words)

	Island Vis - Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It is situated in the central Dalmatian archipelago with an area of 90.3 sq km (length 17 km, width up to 8 km) and population of 4,338.
		For this reason, Vis was spared much of the comercializam that other islands had in the height of tourism in the 70s and 80s.
		The town and the port of Vis lies on the northern coast of the island with many cliffs, of which Gradac Cliff is most impressive (100 m).
	www.dalmatia.net /pages/destination.aspx?lid=85 (250 words)

	Visit Croatia - Croatian Islands - Vis
		Vis is the oldest established town in Dalmatia, founded in 397 BC by the ruler of Sicily, Dionysius - the Latin name for the island is Issa.
		After 1945, Vis was closed to tourism by the Yugoslav army and only reopened when Croatia declared its independence in 1990.
		Vis is the most westerly of the larger Croatian islands, at 24 miles from the mainland, and its area is 56 square miles (90 square km).
	www.visit-croatia.co.uk /islands/vis.htm (251 words)

	Apartments Vis Apartments Vis Island Vis Apartments - Croatia, Vis Dalmatia , Vis Island Vis Accommodation Holidays
		There is a ferryboat connection with Split (Split - Vis) and the ship connection between Split and both Vis and Komiza.
		VIS - the small town and a harbour at the end of the bay of Vis, on the north-eastern coast of the island.
		The most important among them are: the renaissance Garibaldi Palace (the inscription from 1552), the summer residence of the Croatian poet Marin Gazarovic (the first half of the 17th century), the house called Jaksa, and the Dojmi-Delupis house with the collection of the archaeological finds from the antiquity.
	www.dalmacija.net /destination/Vis (424 words)

	Possible contests down to deadline - The Beacon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For Kabakoff, the last self-proclaimed fiscal conservative to run for selectmen, two defeats at the polls within the last 12 months were indication enough that his views are not supported by the majority of residents.
		While Nitschelm believes the town is well run and the selectmen do a good job, he thinks the group is too centralized.
		Kadlec, often heard on the floor of Town Meeting sharing his fiscally conservative views, was a staunch opponent of the past two overrides and played a role in defeating one proposed in 2000.
	www.townonline.com /acton/homepage/8998962596174364671 (1700 words)

	HVAR PROPERTY SERVICES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This is a two-storey building of approx 140m2 situated above a commercial unit, in the heart of Vis Town.
		Three-storey stone house for renovation in the centre of Vis Town, with 40m2 courtyard.
		Komiza is the second town on Vis and one of the most attractive in all Croatia.
	www.croatianhouse.com /en/services/vis.htm (1048 words)

	Windows to the Universe Activity
		Tell students that their challenge is to work in a group to plan a town that they would want to live in.
		Towns may affect other towns without even stepping off their property.
		A trash dump planned in one town to avoid the densely populated sections, may wind up adjacent to the next-door town’s park.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/teacher_resources/teach_landplan.html&INPUT_STRING=autumn&SEARCH_TYPE=phrase&USER_LEVEL=elem&edu=high (970 words)

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