Nerežišća () is a village on the island

Brač Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of , making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the Brač Channel, which is wide. The island's talle ...

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. It has a population of 862 (2011 census). Of these, 98% are

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. In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island. It was founded inside the island, not on its coast, because of fear of pirates marauding the

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. Once these pirates were eradicated by the Venetians, the locals started populating the settlements by the sea, especially

Supetar Supetar (, it, San Pietro della Brazza) is a town on the northern side of the Dalmatian island of Brač, in the Split-Dalmatia County, in Croatia. It became the island's official centre in 1827. The Town of Supetar includes Supetar itself and th ...

and

Sutivan Sutivan () is a town on the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It has a population of 759 (2001 census), 93% which are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, ...

, across the

Brač Channel The Brač Channel ( hr, Brački kanal) is a channel in the Adriatic Sea between the Dalmatian mainland and the island of Brač Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of , making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and ...

facing

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