Mrljane is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in
Croatia
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. It is connected by the
D110 highway.
The village has a beach.
The family Jureško, owners of the world famous natural heart shaped island
Galešnjak - Love Island, coming from Mrljane village.
Prof.
Ivo Livljanić
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, the first
Croatian Ambassadors of the Republic of Croatia to the
Holy See
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, was born in Mrljane.
The oldest church on the island, the church of
saint Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, is located on the northwest side of the village.
The old village lodge consists of various old stone houses with some dating back to the 1600s and nowadays provides quality tourist accommodation by the seaside.
References
Populated places in Zadar County
Pašman
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Adjacent to Barotul