Pirovac
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Pirovac is a coastal municipality and village in Croatia
, formerly called Zlosela, 26 km from the city of Šibenik
with a total of 1,846 inhabitants, 97% of which are Croats
.
family, and later it became the property of the Šibenik Diocese and noblemen from Šibenik.
The settlement itself was founded in the 15th century by refugees who fled from the Turks
. Nevertheless, this area was inhabited many centuries earlier, as shown by remnants of Roman
settlements found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan (St. Stephen). Many other historical monuments tell us about the gradual settlement and development of this place.
The defence wall, erected around 1505 by Petar Draganić, has been partly preserved in the village. The 1506 parish church
of St. George was restored in Baroque
style in the 18th century. The graveyard chapel of the Draganić-Vrančić family features a Gothic sarcophagus
with a relief made in 1447 by Andrija Budčić from Šibenik and Lorenzo Pincino from Venice
, according to the sketches by Giorgio da Sebenico (George the Dalmatian). Roman artefacts have been found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan in front of the village; here also are the ruins of a Franciscan monastery
(from 1511), which was abandoned in 1807.
The village of Kašić Banjevački in the municipality was home to a Partisan monument, which was destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence
. In 2008, the village replaced the previous monument with a memorial chapel to the dead from both the Second World War and the War of Independence.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, formerly called Zlosela, 26 km from the city of Šibenik
Šibenik
Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea...
with a total of 1,846 inhabitants, 97% of which are Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
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History
The first historical mention of Pirovac was in 1298, under the name "Zlosela". At that time, the village belonged to noblemen from Bribir — the ŠubićŠubic
The Šubić were one of the twelve tribes which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages; they held the county of Bribir in inland Dalmatia.-Origins:...
family, and later it became the property of the Šibenik Diocese and noblemen from Šibenik.
The settlement itself was founded in the 15th century by refugees who fled from the Turks
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. Nevertheless, this area was inhabited many centuries earlier, as shown by remnants of Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
settlements found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan (St. Stephen). Many other historical monuments tell us about the gradual settlement and development of this place.
The defence wall, erected around 1505 by Petar Draganić, has been partly preserved in the village. The 1506 parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of St. George was restored in Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style in the 18th century. The graveyard chapel of the Draganić-Vrančić family features a Gothic sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σαρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγειν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos...
with a relief made in 1447 by Andrija Budčić from Šibenik and Lorenzo Pincino from Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, according to the sketches by Giorgio da Sebenico (George the Dalmatian). Roman artefacts have been found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan in front of the village; here also are the ruins of a Franciscan monastery
Franciscan Monastery
The Franciscan Friary, Baja, is a Franciscan friary in the city of Baja in the Southern Great Plain Region of Hungary....
(from 1511), which was abandoned in 1807.
The village of Kašić Banjevački in the municipality was home to a Partisan monument, which was destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
. In 2008, the village replaced the previous monument with a memorial chapel to the dead from both the Second World War and the War of Independence.
External links
- http://www.infoadriatic.com/pirovac/index.shtml