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Susak, Ilovik i Sv. Petar te istočni s Krkom, Rabom ije, Vele and Male Srakane, Susak, Ilovik and Sv. Pe- prostor, priroda, prošlost ■ space, nature, past 15
i sjevernim dijelom otoka Paga, s nekoliko manjih oto- ter; and eastern one with Krk, Rab and the northern
ka između njih.7 Među njima, osobit prirodan kon- part of the island Pag.7 Among them, a distinctive nat-
tekst odlikuje otočnu skupinu Cresa i Lošinja s broj- ural context characterizes the group of islands of Cres
nim manjim otocima i hridima (36),8 u čiji se čarobni and Lošinj with many small islands and rocks (36),8 in to
ambijent smješta i tema ovog »vremeplova« (sl. 4). which magical ambiance is located the subject of this
»time machine« (Fig. 4).
U užem smislu usredotočena je pak na prostor povije- More specifically, it focuses on the historical space of
snog grada Osora koji se, geostrateški, s obližnjim pro- the town of Osor which geostrategically stands out,
storom Punte Križa, izdvaja kao samosvojno, zemljo- with the nearby area of Punta Križa, as an authentic ge-
pisno jasno definirano okruženje krajnjeg juga otoka ographically clearly defined southernmost district of
Cresa (sl. 2; 4). A njega obilježavaju relativno plitke the island of Cres (Fig. 2; 4). It is characterized by a rela-
uvale razvedenog kanala između obala obaju otoka. tively shallow bay of the indented channel between the
Osobito je pristupačna zapadna obala, orijentirana coasts of both islands. Particularly accessible is the west-
prema Lošinjskom kanalu.9 Naime, riječ je o prolazu ern coast oriented towards the Lošinj channel.9 Specif-
koji je, zbog općih morskih struja i vjetrova te pitomih ically, it is a passage that has due to general sea currents
i zaštićenih uvala, tisućljećima dominirao kao nezao- and winds as well as protected bays for millennia dom-
bilazna navigacijska ruta unutar mreže komunikaci- inated as an unavoidable navigation route within the
ja kako sjevernoga Jadrana tako i tog dijela Europe.10 network of communications of the northern Adriatic
Sukladno logistici plovnoga puta, ono je postalo ne- and this part of Europe.10 In accordance with the water-
zaobilazno tranzitno područje, pa ne čudi da se upra- way logistics, it has become an inevitable transit area – it
vo ondje formirao i razvio Osor – jedna od najistak- is not surprising that it was just there that Osor was de-
nutijih »metropola« Kvarnera, te najsigurniji grad na veloped. It was one of the most prominent »metropo-
istočnoj obali Jadrana u doba rane povijesti. lises« of Kvarner as well as the safest city on the eastern
Adriatic coast in the period of early history.
Smješten na najnižoj prevlaci, tj. na mjestu doticaja ne- Located on the lowest isthmus at the point of con-
kad cjelovitoga otoka, Osor se opravdano smatra i nje- tact of a once integral island, Osor is reasonably con-
govim najznačajnijim povijesnim naseljem (sl. 3). Po- sidered its most significant historical settlement (Fig. 3).
drijetlo njegova naziva tražilo se duboko u prošlosti i

7 Stražičić 1981, 40-41; Stražičić 1996a, 38; Benac et al. 2006, 201-204. 7 Stražičić 1981, 40-41; Stražičić 1996a, 38; Benac et al. 2006, 201-204.
8 Stražičić 1981, 13-14; Mavrović 1997, 7-8. 8 Stražičić 1981, 13-14; Mavrović 1997, 7-8.
9 Stražičić 1981, 39; Mavrović 1997, 116-118; Dlaka 2011, 5-7. 9 Stražičić 1981, 39; Mavrović 1997, 116-118; Dlaka 2011, 5-7.
10 Stražičić 1981, 17, 47-54, 111-114; Zaninović 2005, 16-19; Blečić Kavur 2014a, 13. 10 Stražičić 1981, 17, 47-54, 111-114; Zaninović 2005, 16-19; Blečić Kavur 2014a, 13.
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