Murter - the Island in the heart of Dalmatia
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Murter is one of the best Croatian islands for family vacation and holidays. Murter is the island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic sea, located in the heart of Dalmatia as well as asmall village "Murter" on the north-western part of the island Murter.
Island Murter is situatedbetween towns Zadar (60km) and Sibenik (30km), only 3 hours driving from the Croatian capital city Zagreb with which is connected with 290 km new and modern highway and 30 km local roads.)
On the island of Murter, there are 4 villages: Jezera, Betina, Tisno and bigest village on the island of Murter is Murter village The small town of Betina is located on the northwestern side of the island Murter conected with Murter, while Jezera and Tisno are located on the southeastern coast of island Murter.
The island Murter population is about 5,192 inhabitants, whilst that of the village Murter is 2,010. Absolute majority are Croats (Catholics) with 97.59%.
In Murter is locatedlocal hospital, pharmacy, post office, bank and ATMs( Raiffeisen bank, Zagrebacka banka-Unicredit, PBZ-Intesa Sanpaolo, Jadranska Banka ) car and boat services, gas station and marine gas station, fish and green market, butchers, 3 supermarkets, marina Hramina Murter, summer cinema, tenis club, sports hall...
The island Murter is separated from the mainland by a 20 meter wide sea canal at Tisno which is spanned by a 37 meter draw-bridge. In the summer season, the bridge is closed (up) for traffic every day between 09.00-09.30h and 17.00-17.30h. We recommend that you avoid coming and going at that time because there is a big traffic jam on the road.
The island of Murter covers an area of about 18.7 km², and the highest point is the peak of Raduc at 125 meters above sea level. Village Murter spreads towards the Hramina Cove, where a marina has been built, and to the Slanica cove, which features the most beautiful beach of the Sibenik Riviera, as well as Podvrske beach on the north-west side". Hramina cove is protected from all winds and makes safe shelter for yachts. |
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The old part of the Murter called "Selo" (the Village), is located near the hill Raduc and closer to the island's interior. Due to Murter residents' growing concentration on the sea, the newer part of Murter was built on the coast of a large bay called Hramina.
Situated at the door of the Kornati islands (Murter inhabitants are their main owners), Murter is a very attractive nautical spot and, at the same time, it attracts all lovers of a peaceful vacation. Murter is also known for its most beautiful beaches in this part of Adriatic coast, such as Slanica beach , Podvrske beach, Cigrada beach , Kosirina beach as well as numerous interesting destinations in Murter vicinity ( the national parks: Kornati, Paklenica, and Krka; the nature parks of Telascica and Vransko lake; the cities of Zadar, Sibenik, and Split) .
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Murter and its wider surroundings are inevitable stop for yachtsmen who can use 350 berths and 170 places on the marina's premises, service workshops and all the necessary facilities. If we add to this numerous restaurants and inns, possibility for sport and recreation both on land and sea as well as various cultural and entertainment events, we shall find enough reasons to visit Murter..
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In the summer season various sports competitions take place here and they are introduced by the Murter-Kornati Cup regatta -(by 1988, 118 sailboats were competing in the Kornati Cup, and it has quickly become one of the biggest regattas on the east coast of the Adriatic). In september in Murter there is the Latinsko Idro, or ‘Latin Sail’ Regatta which was first organized in 1998 to celebrate the feast of St. Michael, the patron saint of the parish of Murter. It represents a celebration of all the local Murter knowledge, crafts, techniques, faiths, individuality and the maritime legacy of this remarkable group of islands. The Latinsko Idro event has always contained a rich, cultural programme.
Murter Traditional festivities areSt. Roko (16th August), Murter festivity of Mala gospa (Nativity of the Virgin Mary -8th September). When speaking of cultural events, the Festival of drama amateurs is of significant importance (in May). Although very much a rural village, over its history Murter has cultivated, nurtured and preserved the highest standards of culture, especially communal and spiritual expression. Authentic stone-vaulted streets, simple dwellings, stone walls covered with ivy, combined with modest but innovative ingenuity have all served to preserve the story of Murter from vanishing into the history books.
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