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Postira is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County on the island of Brač.

Postira
Village
Port in Postira with church
Postira Location of Postira within Croatia
Coordinates: 43°22′N 16°37′E
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia County
Island	Brač
Area [1]
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	1,559
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	021

Geography

The village of Postira is located on the northern coast of the island of Brač, eight kilometers from the island's port of Supetar. It is connected with nearby villages Pučišća, Splitska and Dol as well as with the city of Supetar with paved road, where local bus lines operate.

The municipality has a total population of 1,559 in two settlements:[2]

• Dol, population 139
• Postira, population 1,429

In the 2011 census, 98.5% of the population were Croats.[3]

History

Postira was first mentioned in the 14th century. It is assumed that its name come from the Latin pastura. Several stone buildings and palaces speak of the rich merchant history of the village, most of which are still standing. They were built using the special Brač stone from the surrounding quarries.

Economy

The main activities are fishing, agriculture, and tourism.

Home products are olive oil and local wine. Sardina d.d. company can fish producer from the high quality Adriatic pilchard Sardina pilchardus.

Next to the harbour are the beaches of Prvija and Zastivanje. Beach Mala Lozna is on the east end of Postira village and far more to the east, is the very attractive sand beach, Lovrečina. Near Lovrečina beach are the ruins of a large early Christian basilica from the 5th-6th century.

There are hotels Pastura, Vrilo and Lipa in the village and many private apartments. Near the port is supermarket Studenac, bakery, bank, post and market. There are also several restaurants and tourist information center.

Culture

In the center of the village is the Church of John the Baptist (Sv. Ivan Krstitelj).

Sport

N.K. Postira ex Kolektivac is local football club.

Notable persons

(in chronological order)

• Ivan Matija Škarić dr.theology, Croatian translated interpretation of the Holy Bible (1793–1871)
• Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), poet and writer, who was born in Postira
• Ruggero Tommaseo, writer and journalist, killed by communists 18.9.1943.^{[citation needed]}
• Josip Škarić (1889–1975), physician, founder of the Higijenski zavod the first bacteriology station in Balkan region

References

External links

• Home page Postira: Home page Postira
• Sardina d.d. company
• Postira-Brač Online

На других языках

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[de] Postira

Postira ist eine Gemeinde auf der Insel Brač in der Gespanschaft Split-Dalmatien, Kroatien. Der Hafenort liegt an der Nordküste der Insel, zehn Kilometer östlich von Supetar, und hat 1.559 Einwohner (Volkszählung 2011). Der Ort ist von malerischen Buchten wie Lučice oder Duboka umgeben. Nur etwa drei Kilometer östlich liegt eine über eine enge und steile Zufahrt erreichbare Sandbucht. Parken und Baden sind gebührenpflichtig.

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