Nerežišća

Also known as Nerezisca, Nerežišće

Nerežišća () is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Nerežišća
Settlement.image_skyline: Nerezisca.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Split-Dalmatia
Settlement.area_total_km2: 78.8
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 878
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Nerežišća () is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.

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 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.