Nerežišća
Municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
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Nerežišća (Croatian pronunciation: [něreʒiːɕt͡ɕa]) is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.
Nerežišća | |
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Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town | |
  Nerežišća | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′N 16°35′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 878 |
| • Density | 11.1/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | nerezisca |
In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island.[3] It was founded inside the island, not on its coast, because of fear of pirates marauding the Adriatic Sea. Once these pirates were eradicated by the Venetians, the locals started populating the settlements by the sea, especially Supetar and Sutivan, across the Brač Channel facing Split.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 862, in the following settlements:[4]
- Donji Humac, population 157
- Dračevica, population 89
- Nerežišća, population 616
In the same census, 98.84% were Croats.[5]
Nerežišća: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 1655 | 2029 | 2144 | 2547 | 2836 | 2619 | 1914 | 1900 | 1615 | 1512 | 1350 | 1105 | 1001 | 1013 | 868 | 862 | 878 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
