VEGLIA (

See also:

• SLAVONIC, OLD

Slavonic, Krk)  , an island in the Adriatic Sea, off the west coast of Croatia, from which it is separated by the Celiac della Morlacca . - It is situated in the Gulf of Quarnero, and is separated from the island of Cherso,lying on the S.W., by the Canale di Mezzo . Together with Cherso and Lussin, the three principal islands of the Quarnero group, it: forms the administrative district of Lussin, belonging to the Austrian crownland of Istria . Veglia is the largest island of the Quarnero group, having an area of 146 sq.m . It is 24 M. long and about 14 M. across at its widest part . The surface is mostly rugged and mountainous; but the central, southern ts%dwetern districts are fertile . The principal town is Veglia . (pop . 2074), situated on the south-west coast, with a good harbour and an interesting cathedral .