Dobranje

Dobranje
—  Village  —
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia County
Municipality	Cista Provo
Population (2001)
- Total	378
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	021
Website	http://www.dobranje.hr/

Dobranje is a village in Cista Provo municipality, Croatia.

Dobranje is located to the north of Imotska Krajina. The village is 570 meters above sea level.

History

The oldest document which mentiones Dobranje is located in the archive of the Oriental Institute of Sarajevo and dates from 1585. Dobranje was probably populated before the Turkish invasion in the 15th century. When the Turks came the local population fled to various places. Later they returned and some newcomers also arrived. Since Dobranje was on the border of Ottoman Empire and the Venetian Republic there were many immigrants to the village. Major migrations happened when Turks expatriated Catholics from Herzegovina, especially in the time of the Morean War between Turks and Venetians (1684 - 1699) and the Austro-Turkish War (1716-1718).