Nerežišća

Nerežišća (Croatian pronunciation: [něreʒiːɕt͡ɕa]) is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.

Nerežišća
Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town
Nerežišća
Coordinates: 43°20′N 16°35′E
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
Area
  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

In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 862, in the following settlements:[3]

In the same census, 98.84% were Croats.[4]

In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island.[5] 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.

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