Basic facts about island Brac

Brac is the largest middle dalmatian island. The debt is about 40 km and an average width of 12 km. With a total area of 395 km ² is the third largest island in the Adriatic.
Climate on island Brac features all the characteristics of Mediterranean climate: hot and dry summers and short, mild winters. Brac belongs to the sunniest Adriatic area with about 2700 hours of sunshine a year, somewhere between Split and Hvar. The average winter temperature is 9 ° C and summer 25 ° C.

History about island Brac

Archaeological research has confirmed the existence of human communities on the island in the Paleolithic (Kopacina Cave between Supetar and Lower Humac).
Later in the Bronze and Iron Age, the island was inhabited by the Illyrians, who were mostly stayed in the interior of the island.

After a long struggle with Delmata, the Romans finally broke the 9 years of their resistance.
Established the province of Dalmatia, whose capital was the Salon. Probably because of its proximity, the Brac is not established larger settlement, although there is evidence of Roman presence throughout the island (villa rustica, tanks, troughs for cattle, wine and oil, sarcophagi, remains of the port - Split, Bol.
Greatest importance for the island had a stone. Rich layers of limestone are favorable for the development of this craft, which is discussed monuments in the wider region, especially from the Salone and Aspalathos. The most important quarries were salaries, and Strazisce, Rasoha between Split and Skrip.
From there, a stone arrived in Split, and then to the site of Salona, and Diocletian's Palace. About all this witnessed by numerous epigraphic monuments on the island.

After the destruction of Salona by Avars and Slavs, Slavs began settling the island. According to tradition, which lasted for centuries, you have to avoid Salonians established place Skrip. Viewed politically, Brac was under the Byzantine Empire.

In the 12th c. Croatia with the Dalmatian towns annexed to Hungary, but Brac still retaining political independence. From 1268th to 1357th, recognized Bračani Venetian rule, and Hungary-Croatia, always maintaining its municipal government and the old privileges. Yr. 1420.begins long-term administration over the Venetian Dalmatia.

Till 13. century Brac has developed to a commune. The head of the commune stood the prince, who was previously elected among the island nobility, and later was sent from Venice.
The official language was Latin, but the Croatian daily, as every letter and the official documents, was Croatian Cyrillic, which was written in Povaljska listina 1184th, the oldest and most important preserved medieval document from Brac.
Venetian rule on the island of Brac lasted nearly four centuries, from the 1420th to 1797th The crucial event was the conquest of the Turks who were conquering in 16. century.
French government on the island of Brac (1805-1813) followed the collapse of the Venetian Republic in 1797. and lasted until the collapse of Napoleon's 1813th Congress of Vienna 1814thBrac and Dalmatia belonged to the whole of Austria.

In the spring 1941st Brac was occupied by Italian forces. The following year, organized in all the areas People's Liberation Committee and take action to combat against the enemy.
In 18. yuli 1944th Brac is released from occupation.