Postira
{{Short description|Village and municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia}}
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| official_name = Postira
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Postira.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = Port in Postira with church
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| pushpin_map = Croatia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Postira within Croatia
| coordinates = {{coord|43|22|N|16|37|E|region:HR|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Croatia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Split-Dalmatia County
| subdivision_type2 = Island
| subdivision_name2 = Brač
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| area_total_km2 = 46.9
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| area_urban_km2 = 10.1
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| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 1538
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 1431
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code{{Cite Q|Q125763583|mode=cs1}}
| postal_code = 21400 Supetar
| area_code = 021
| website = {{URL|opcina-postira.hr}}
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Postira is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County on the island of Brač.
Geography
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 1538 residents in the following 2 settlements:
- Dol, population 107
- Postira, population 1,431
{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Postira |p1857=1605 |p1869=1780 |p1880=1978 |p1890=2158 |p1900=2244 |p1910=2117 |p1921=1710 |p1931=1677 |p1948=1587 |p1953=1613 |p1961=1758 |p1971=1632 |p1981=1465 |p1991=1495 |p2001=1553 |p2011=1559 |p2021=1538}}
In the 2011 census, 98.5% of the population were Croats.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|17}}
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.
File:Tvornica Sardina, Postira.JPG
File:Postira, plaža Prvlja (Prja).jpg
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 Prvlja 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|date=February 2017}}
- Josip Škarić (1889–1975), physician, founder of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070601182133/http://www.zjz-split.t-com.hr/link5.htm Higijenski zavod] the first bacteriology station in Balkan region
References
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External links
- [http://www.postira.hr Home page Postira:] Home page Postira
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205123753/http://www.sardina.biz/engleski/glavna.php Sardina d.d. company]
- [http://braconline.blogspot.com/search/label/Postira?max-results=5 Postira-Brač Online]
{{Settlements of Brač}}
{{Split-Dalmatia}}
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{{Coord|43|23|N|16|38|E|region:HR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}}
Category:Municipalities of Croatia