Murter

Murter is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The metropolis of Murter is positioned on the north-western a part of the island. Other settlements at the island consist of the small town of Betina at the northwestern facet and Jezera and Tisno at the southeastern coast. In the 2011 census, the full island populace is set 5,138 inhabitants. The island has been populated for nearly millennia. An Illyric-Roman settlement called Colentum has been found near Betina.

In 1293, files display that Murter changed into known as "Villa Magna' which means big village. During the 13th century there had been documented settlements at the island Jezera and Veliko selo, Srimac and the island itself was noted in the yr 1318 as Insula Mortari. Betina and Tisno were maximum probable built round the start of the 15th century, all through the time of Ottoman attacks inside the region. The populace of the island elevated as refugees fled from the Turks.