Pirovac

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pirovac
settlement_type = Village


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map_caption = Location of Pirovac in Croatia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Croatia
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Šibenik-Knin
area_total_km2 = 25.5
population_as_of = 2001
population_note =
population_total = 1846
latd = 43
latm = 49
latNS = N
longd = 15
longm = 40
longEW = E
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ante Šparica (HSS)
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST =CEST
utc_offset_DST =+2
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Pirovac is a coastal village in Croatia, formerly called Slosella, 26 km from the city of Šibenik with a total of 1,846 inhabitants, 97% of which are Croats.

History

The first historical mention of Pirovac was in 1298, under the name "Zlosela". At that time, the village belonged to noblemen from Bribir — the Šubić family, and later it became the property of the Šibenik Diocese and noblemen from Šibenik.

The settlement itself was founded in the 15th century by refugees who fled from the Turks. Nevertheless, this area was inhabited many centuries earlier, as shown by remnants of Roman settlements found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan (St. Stephen). Many other historical monuments tell us about the gradual settlement and development of this place.

The defence wall, erected around 1505 by Petar Draganić, has been partly preserved in the village. The 1506 parish church of St. George was restored in Baroque style in the 18th century. The graveyard chapel of the Draganić-Vrančić family features a Gothic sarcophagus with a relief made in 1447 by Andrija Budčić from Šibenik and Lorenzo Pincino from Venice, according to the sketches by Jurja Dalmatinca (George the Dalmatian). Roman artefacts have been found on the islet of Sveti Stjepan in front of the village; here also are the ruins of a Franciscan monastery (from 1511), which was abandoned in 1807.

External links

* http://www.infoadriatic.com/pirovac/index.shtml