The nearly 13,000 residents of the island are predominantly Catholic Croats. They live in several small towns. Main with over 3000 inhabitants is Supetar. Here during the summer about an hour (in the winter months rarely) the ferries, which for the crossing from the mainland about an hour. Is another Sumartin ferry port, the island connects with Makarska. The smallest settlement of the island is Novo Selo, with 150 inhabitants. [1] Other places are mainly touristic Bol (see Vidova Gora), which places Splitska, Postira, Pučišća Povlja and on the north side of the island and the oldest settlement Škrip.
Brac lives mainly from tourism, the other from the fishing and agriculture (especially wine and olives) and the reduction of high-quality stones.
By strong migration to the whole world, especially in the 20th Century, many houses are now empty. Since the construction of an airport at Bol hopes on economic stabilization.
Bol is regarded as the tourist center of Brac. In the immediate vicinity of the place is the Golden Horn, supposedly the most beautiful beach in Croatia.
The most impressive vineyards on the Island Brac are located at its southern slopes above the village of Bol. The wine is grown on small terraces. The dark red Bolski Plavac is by its pleasant bitterness and its specific characteristic bouquet.
In the Vidova Gora, a part of the central plateau of the island grows a forest of indigenous Dalmatian black pines, from which long ago resin was obtained. The now extinct from this traditional activity herrührenden scars in the tree bark still on display.
Brac is known for its white limestone, which is under the soil erosion in recent centuries have become very sparsely located ground blanket. The quality of the rocks already knew the ancient Romans, the resulting towns in Dalmatia, amphitheater, temples, palaces and tombs built.
Marble (in reality a very pure limestone, not a metamorphic rock like real marble) from the island of Brac was among others at the Palace of Diocletian in Split, the medieval bell towers and cathedrals of Sibenik and Trogir, the White House in Washington, DC, the Parliament and the Neue Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Budapest and at the Parliament Palace in Trieste governor installed. Brac to be dismantled several places stone. The main quarries are found in the coastal zone, because in past centuries, the supply of ingots and transporting workpieces through the landing ships has been greatly facilitated. In the southern city Pučišća Steinmetz, a school with great tradition. It represents the legacy of significant stone processing plant in Dalmatia. In 1902 founded the masons' First Dalmatian stonemason cooperative. " This evolved in a short time increased training needs, establishing a training conducted. Some quarries are located in the south of the island.
According to legend, fell in the town of Bol on the south side of the sparsely populated coast at a 5th August snow. Since this is the Feast of Our Lady of the Snow celebrated.
In Postira was built in 1876 on Brac in Croatia very well-known poet Vladimir Nazor born.
The inhabitants of Brac in Croatia's jokes are often characterized as greedy, like the Swabians or bulkheads.
Little known to most tourists is the large number of early Christian and early Croatian churches, which are mostly in rough-and territory-unbeschildert over the whole island to distribute. Among the more attainable include the early Christian religious centers of Povlja (remains of a large Basilica of 6.Jh. beside the church) and Lovrecina (ruins of a church 5./6.Jh.) Into the bay east of Postira. Also good to find the Jadro Church (6.Jh.) on the road between Splitska and Skrip, and the early Christian mosaics north of the parish church of Supetar. Hidden are still mostly very small early Croatian churches of the 8-11. Century - Only Sv.Duh in Skrip as such by a sign. Also on routes to reach the St. Michael's Church of Donje Humac (in 9.Jh. from the remains of a Roman mausoleum built, 2 miles west of the town) and the tiny church Sv.Juraj above the road to Postira. Approx. 20-30 more churches whose construction before the year 1000 dated, can only be met through topographical maps and longer hikes to reach.
Brac lives mainly from tourism, the other from the fishing and agriculture (especially wine and olives) and the reduction of high-quality stones.
By strong migration to the whole world, especially in the 20th Century, many houses are now empty. Since the construction of an airport at Bol hopes on economic stabilization.
Bol is regarded as the tourist center of Brac. In the immediate vicinity of the place is the Golden Horn, supposedly the most beautiful beach in Croatia.
The most impressive vineyards on the Island Brac are located at its southern slopes above the village of Bol. The wine is grown on small terraces. The dark red Bolski Plavac is by its pleasant bitterness and its specific characteristic bouquet.
In the Vidova Gora, a part of the central plateau of the island grows a forest of indigenous Dalmatian black pines, from which long ago resin was obtained. The now extinct from this traditional activity herrührenden scars in the tree bark still on display.
Brac is known for its white limestone, which is under the soil erosion in recent centuries have become very sparsely located ground blanket. The quality of the rocks already knew the ancient Romans, the resulting towns in Dalmatia, amphitheater, temples, palaces and tombs built.
Marble (in reality a very pure limestone, not a metamorphic rock like real marble) from the island of Brac was among others at the Palace of Diocletian in Split, the medieval bell towers and cathedrals of Sibenik and Trogir, the White House in Washington, DC, the Parliament and the Neue Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Budapest and at the Parliament Palace in Trieste governor installed. Brac to be dismantled several places stone. The main quarries are found in the coastal zone, because in past centuries, the supply of ingots and transporting workpieces through the landing ships has been greatly facilitated. In the southern city Pučišća Steinmetz, a school with great tradition. It represents the legacy of significant stone processing plant in Dalmatia. In 1902 founded the masons' First Dalmatian stonemason cooperative. " This evolved in a short time increased training needs, establishing a training conducted. Some quarries are located in the south of the island.
According to legend, fell in the town of Bol on the south side of the sparsely populated coast at a 5th August snow. Since this is the Feast of Our Lady of the Snow celebrated.
In Postira was built in 1876 on Brac in Croatia very well-known poet Vladimir Nazor born.
The inhabitants of Brac in Croatia's jokes are often characterized as greedy, like the Swabians or bulkheads.
Little known to most tourists is the large number of early Christian and early Croatian churches, which are mostly in rough-and territory-unbeschildert over the whole island to distribute. Among the more attainable include the early Christian religious centers of Povlja (remains of a large Basilica of 6.Jh. beside the church) and Lovrecina (ruins of a church 5./6.Jh.) Into the bay east of Postira. Also good to find the Jadro Church (6.Jh.) on the road between Splitska and Skrip, and the early Christian mosaics north of the parish church of Supetar. Hidden are still mostly very small early Croatian churches of the 8-11. Century - Only Sv.Duh in Skrip as such by a sign. Also on routes to reach the St. Michael's Church of Donje Humac (in 9.Jh. from the remains of a Roman mausoleum built, 2 miles west of the town) and the tiny church Sv.Juraj above the road to Postira. Approx. 20-30 more churches whose construction before the year 1000 dated, can only be met through topographical maps and longer hikes to reach.
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