Pakoštane is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. It is a tourist town with many gravel beaches and pine woods.

Geography

According to the 2011 census, there are 4,123 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Drage, population 893 * Pakoštane, population 2,191 * Vrana, population 790 *

Vrgada Vrgada () is an island off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. It is located halfway between Zadar and Šibenik, in the archipelago northwest of Murter and south of Biograd na moru, from the mainland. It has area of . and population of 249. ...

, population 249 97% of the population are Croats. To the north of the town is the Lake Vrana Nature Park, a favorite picnicking site, abundant in fresh water fish. Further north of the lake, 6 km from Pakoštane, is the historic settlement of Vrana. Pakoštane - Church of St

Materine užance

Materine užance (Mothers' customs) is an ethno-gastronomic event which takes place during the summer tourist season in Pakoštane. The event is organised by the Pakoštane Tourist Board and the Pakoštane Municipality. Materine užance has been taking place in the centre of Pakoštane every year since 2008. There are numerous stands in the centre of Pakoštane where authentic local food (boiled

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shellfish Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater envir ...

pršut ''Prosciutto crudo'', in English often shortened to prosciutto ( , ), is Italian uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. ''Prosciutto crudo'' is usually served thinly sliced. Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crudo ...

(smoked ham),

cheeses Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

, čućke, gnocchi, sweet desserts like mimice, fritule, kroštule,

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in sugar, etc.) is prepared in front of visitors and can be tasted and purchased.

Notable residents

Croatian general Ante Gotovina grew up in Pakoštane.

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated coastal places in Croatia Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub