Primošten is located in central Dalmatia about 60 kilometers north of Split and about 30 kilometers south of Šibenik on the Adriatic coast. The municipality consists of six towns and hamlets and has 2,828 inhabitants (2011), of which 1,631 live in the main town of Primošten alone.
The former fishing village with its old town (Raduča) located on a peninsula is now a popular tourist and holiday destination in Dalmatia . Primošten has been developed for tourism since 1960.
The inhabitants live mainly from tourism , fishing and from wine and olive cultivation. The red wine Babić is well known in the region .
Primošten was originally a small island in close proximity to the mainland. Initially the place was connected to the mainland by a mobile bridge, later the bridge was replaced by a dike. Therefore, the place was given its current name in 1564 after the verb primostiti , which means “to bridge”. At the highest point of the peninsula is the parish church of Sv., built in the 15th century. Juraj (St. George). The place is surrounded by the city wall built in the 17th century . Sailors often called the place “the Dry Cape” because of the long periods of drought that prevailed here.
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1 окт 2024
