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Značajni krajobraz

„ŠĆEDRO“

Otok Šćedro 1972. je godina zaštićen u kategoriji značajni krajobraz. Vladinom Uredbom o proglašenju ekološke mreže područje otoka Šćedro utvrđeno je kao područe ekološke mreže u svrhu očuvanja preplavijenih ili dijelon preplavijenih morskih špilija, grebena, naselja morske cvjetnice posidonje (Posidonion oceanicae), pješčanih dna trajno prekrivenih morem te velikih pličkih uvale i zaljeva.

Significant landscape

„ŠĆEDRO“

Island Šćedro has been declared a significant landscape in 1972. by a government declaration relating to the ecological network, seabed of the island Šćedro has been declared a part of the network with a purpose of preserving submerged or partly submerged sea caves, reefs, Posidonia beds (Posidonia oceanica), sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time and large shallow inlets and bays.

Šćedro je otok iznimne ljepote, smješten uz južnu obalu Hvara i udaljen 2,7 km od mjesta Zavala na otoku Hvaru. Površina mu iznosi 8,36 km². Šćedro od Hvara dijeli Šćedorski kanal, a od Korčule – Korčulanski kanal. Pored Hvara, Šćedro naj bliže kopno jesu otočići Lukavci – tri otočića oko 3 km zapadne od Šćedra. Ime Šćedro dolazi od štedri, što na staroslavenskom znaći mlosrde jer je otok koji  nudi dvije duboke, dobro zaštićene uvale popodne za sidrenje. Latinski naziv za Šćedro je Tauris iz kojih proizlaze taljanski Tauricola ili Torcola pa se u povijesnim zapisima otok zvao Torkola.

Šćedro is a island of exceptional beauty, situated off the southern coastline of the island of Hvar, some 2,7 km from Zavala on Hvar. Its area amounts to 8,36 km². Šćedro is separated from the island of Hvar by the Šćedro channel and from the island Korčula, by the Korčula channel. Beside Hvar, the nearest continent is islets Lukavci -three islets some 3 km west of Šćedro. The name Šćedro comes from the word “štedri”, which in the old Slavic language means mercy, because the island offers two deep and well protected coves suitable for anchoring. The Latin name of Šćedro is Tauris from which the Italian terms Tauricola or Torcola originate; so in historical documents the island was called Torkola.

To je otok izrazito razvedenih obola i pokriven karakterističnom sredozemnom vegetacijom makije i šume alepskog bora. Prema Hvarskom Statutu iz 1331. godine bio je opće dobro i rezerviran za ispašu. Šćedro je bio vrlo plodan jer ima bilslu klimu od susjednog Hvara, a zbog noćnih rosa koriste se i za uzgoj žitarica. Nekad su na otoku bila naseljena mjesta Mostir i Nastane, koja su sada uglavnom napuštena; osim restorana i ostalih turističnih objekata u ljetnoj sezoni. Danas na otoku ljeti živi otprilike 30 ludi, a zimi oko 15.

Mediterranean vegetation of macchia and Aleppo Pine forests. According to the Hvar Statute from 1331, it was declared general goods and was reserved for pasture. Šćedro was very fertile because of its milder climate than the neigtbouring island Hvar and, because of its night dew, it was also used for the production of crops. Once the villages on the island Mostir and Nastane were inhabited, but now they are mostly abandoned except for a restaurant and other tourist buildings that are open during summer season. Nowadays, there are about 30 people on the island during the summer, and only 15 during winters.

Od kulturnih objekat, na otoku se nalaze crkva Gospe od milosrda i ostaci dominikanskog samostana osnovanog u uvali Mostir 1465. godine, a napuštenog u 18. stoljeću. U crkvi Gospe od milosrda još se uvijek jednom godišnje, prve srijede u srpnju održava bogoslužje. To je i stari kamenolom Stari Stine čji gips je bio korišten u izgradnji baroknih kapelica Hvarske katedrale. Otok je ovo koji ni danas sruju ni vodu pa se koriste gustirne, agregati i solari.

The island has a few cultural sites such as the Church of Our Lady of Mercy and the remains of a Dominican convent founded in the Mostir cove in 1465, abandoned in the 18^th century. Once a year, on the first Wednesday in July there is a mass held in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. There is also the old stone quarry Stare Stine whose plaster had been used in the construction of baroque chapels of the Hvar cathedral. This is an island that even today has no water or electricity, so cisterns, aggregates and solar energy are used instead.

Značajnim krajobrazom „Šćedro“ upravlja u skladu sa Zakonom o zaštiti prirode. Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode na području Splitsko-dalmatinske županije.

The significant landscape „Šćedro“ is managed by Public institution fort he Management of Protected Areas in the County of Split and Dalmatia in compliance to the Nature Protection Law.

Za sve radnje i aktivnosti u zaštićenom području potrebno je ishoditi dopuštenje koje sadrži uvjete zaštite prirode. Sve aktivnosti i radnje u značajnom krajobrazu „Šćedro“ odvijaju se na vlastitu odgovornost.

For all actions and activities in the protected area it is necessary to obtain a permission that includes the conditions of nature protection. All activities and actions in the significant landscape „Šćedro“ are performed at your own risk.