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Osor
is
a town and port on the south-western coast of the island of Cres.
Situated at an artificially dug-up straits which connect the
islands of Cres and Losinj, and separates the Osor Bay in the
north from the Losinj Channel in the south; a drawbridge spans
over the narrow strait. The islands of Cres and Losinj are found
in the earliest sources under a common name Apsyrtides, and
the main settlement was called Apsorros. Chief occupations
include farming, viniculture, olive growing, livestock breeding,
fishing and tourism. |
