Murter-Kornati is a municipality in central
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
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Croatia
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. It is named after the two
settlements that it consists of; Murter, located on the
eponymous island, which it shares with
Tisno
Tisno is a town and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.
Etymology
Tisno was named after the Croatian ikavian word ''tisno'' which means strait, which describes its location at the narrow strait separating the island of Murter from th ...
, and Kornati which consists of the
eponymous archipelago.
Population
In the 2011 census, the population of the municipality was 2,044,
the majority of whom were ethnic
Croats
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with 97.65%.
The municipality consists of two settlements:
* Murter, population 2,025 and
* Kornati, population 19
Geography
The settlement of Murter spans the following areas:
* Hramina cove, where a marina has been built, protected from all winds, making it a safe shelter for yachts.
* Slanica cove, which features a sandy beach, as well as an auto camp and a hotel ("Colentum")
* The old part of the Murter, called "Selo" (the Village), located near the Raduč hill 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 Hramina.
References
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Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County
Populated coastal places in Croatia
Municipalities of Croatia