Nerežišća
Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town
Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town
Nerežišća is located in Croatia
Nerežišća
Nerežišća
Coordinates: 43°20′N 16°35′E / 43.333°N 16.583°E / 43.333; 16.583
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
Area
[1]
 • Total78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total878
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitenerezisca.hr

Nerežišća (Croatian pronunciation: [něreʒiːʃt͡ɕa]) is a village on the island Brač in Croatia. It has a population of 862 (2011 census). Of these, 98% are Croats.[3]

In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island.[4] It was founded inside the island, not on its coast, because of fear of pirates marauding the Adriatic Sea. Once these pirates were eradicated by the Venetians, the locals started populating the settlements by the sea, especially Supetar and Sutivan, across the Brač Channel facing Split.

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ Croatian Census 2001 (Popis stanovništva 2001)
  4. ↑ Footprint Croatia by Jane Foster
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