ANCHORAGE ILOVIK

Remains of the buildings that bring us back to the Roman times witness about interesting and ancient history. The oldest evidence of human settlements dates back to the Illyrian tribe Liburnians. The oldest known name of the island, Neumae Insulae, was recorded still at the 1071. It is believed that the founders of today’s Ilovik were Croatian immigrants who came from Veli Lošinj to the island in the late 18th century. An interesting fact is that there are three times more residents of Ilovik living in the USA than on the island. Today, the neighboring island of St. Peter is unpopulated but the traces of life can be dated back to early history. The walls that surround today’s cemetery are believed to be the remains of a Benedictine monastery, which was built in the 11th century.

At the end of the 16th century, Venetians had built a fortress on St. Peter to defend themselves against the frequent attacks. The fortress was demolished in the Napoleonic era in one of the many battles of France and England, in the wider area of the Lošinj archipelago. During the Austro-Hungarian reign, they build a fortress for the port administration, which served as customs during the Italian reign. The historical interweaving of life on these two neighboring islands follows the residents of

Ilovik throughout their lives. Their cemetery can be found on St. Peter, which has a symbolic meaning since the residents were sailing for the last time, but now to their final resting place.