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Unije, the largest of the islands surrounding Lošinj, was populated through all historical periods due to good geographical and traffic position at the entrance of Kvarner, several sources of fresh water and broad fertile land. Nia, its older name, probably derives from (he)neios, which in Greek means "tilled field", and refers to the fertile Unijsko Polje (Unije Field) which is by the soil composition (loess) very similar to those on the islands of Susak, Vele and Male Srakane, and the Lošinj’s peninsula of Kurile. The continuity of settlement, from prehistoric times until today is confirmed by a number of archaeological finds discovered on the land and in the sea surrounding the island. Both the northern and eastern sides of the island are steep and rocky, overgrown with evergreen holly-oak, while the southern and western sides are more unbroken and form a bay where only here one can see mirrored in the sea the facade of its houses and fertile fields. This is an island of olive groves whose branches bear witness to their distant past. The highest point of the island is Kalk (132 m.). The remains of Roman villas, shards of roof riles and bricks testify to the ancient settlement of the island. It was inhabited prior to the Ancient World suggested by the name Hill-fort for a location on the extreme northern and extreme south-eastern sides of the island which, in fact, is the name for old Illyrian hill-forts in this area. There is a small airport on the island, 30 km from Pula airport and 8 km from Lošinj airport. It is suggested that those arriving on the island with their own boat should use the more accessible western side of the island, in the bay of Maračol, where the sea is deepest. There are no cars on the island. In the village there are several restaurants, patisseries, bakeries, a post office and grocery stores and accommodation (rooms and apartments) is provided by the locals in their typical houses with wide gabled facades. A regular shipping line connects the island with Lošinj and several times a week the island is linked by catamaran with Rijeka.
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Površinom najveći među otočjem koje okružuje Lošinj, Unije su zahvaljujući dobrom geoprometnom položaju na ulazu u Kvarner, izvorima pitke vode i prostranom plodnom tlu kroz sva povijesna razdoblja imala svoje žitelje. Stariji naziv otoka Nia vjerojatno dolazi od (he)neios, što na grčkom znači „njiva“, a odnosi se na plodno Polje koje je sastavom tla (prapor) vrlo slično onom na otoku Susku, Velim i Malim Sarakanama i lošinjskom poluotoku Kurila. Taj kontinuitet naseljenosti, od prapovijesti pa sve do danas potvrđuju brojni arheološki nalazi otkriveni kako na kopnu tako i u podmorju otoka. Sjeverna i istočna strana otoka strme su i kamenite, obrasle zelenilom crnike, dok su južna i zapadna strana ravnije i tvore zaljev u kojem se nalazi jedino mjesto na otoku, koje u zrcalu mora odslikava pročelja svojih kuća i plodnih polja. To je otok maslinika u čijim krošnjama šumi dah starine. Najviša točka otoka je Kalk (132 m). Ostaci rimske vile, krhotine crijepova i opeka svjedoče o drevnoj naseljenosti otoka. Unije su bile naseljene i prije Starog vijeka, što sugerira naziv Gradina za lokacije na krajnjem sjevernom i na krajnjem jugoistočnom kraku otoka, što je inače naziv za stare ilirske utvrde u našim krajevima. Na otoku se nalazi i mala zračna luka, 30 km od pulske i 8 km od lošinjske zračne luke. Onima koji na otok stižu svojim plovilom savjetuje se pristupačnija zapadna strana otoka, zaljev Maračol u kojem je more najdublje. Na otoku nema automobila. U mjestu se nalazi nekoliko restorana, slastičarna, pekara, pošta i trgovina, a smještaj (sobe i apartmani) pružaju mještani u svojim karakterističnim kućama širokih zabatnih pročelja. Redovna brodska linija povezuje otok s Lošinjem, a nekoliko puta tjedno otok je povezan katamaranskom vezom i s Rijekom.