Official Name: | Postira |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Postira within Croatia |
Coordinates: | 43.3667°N 53°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Split-Dalmatia County |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Brač |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 46.9 |
Area Urban Km2: | 10.1 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 1538 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 1431 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Area Code: | 021 |
Postira is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County on the island of Brač.
The village of Postira is located on the northern coast of the island of Brač, eight kilometers from the island's port of Supetar. It is connected with nearby villages Pučišća, Splitska and Dol as well as with the city of Supetar with paved road, where local bus lines operate.
The municipality has a total population of 1,559 in two settlements:
In the 2011 census, 98.5% of the population were Croats.
Postira was first mentioned in the 14th century. It is assumed that its name come from the Latin pastura. Several stone buildings and palaces speak of the rich merchant history of the village, most of which are still standing. They were built using the special Brač stone from the surrounding quarries.
The main activities are fishing, agriculture, and tourism.Home products are olive oil and local wine. Sardina d.d. company can fish producer from the high quality Adriatic pilchard Sardina pilchardus.
Next to the harbour are the beaches of Prvlja and Zastivanje. Beach Mala Lozna is on the east end of Postira village and far more to the east, is the very attractive sand beach, Lovrečina. Near Lovrečina beach are the ruins of a large early Christian basilica from the 5th-6th century.
There are hotels Pastura, Vrilo and Lipa in the village and many private apartments. Near the port is supermarket Studenac, bakery, bank, post and market. There are also several restaurants and tourist information center.
In the center of the village is the Church of John the Baptist (Sv. Ivan Krstitelj).
N.K. Postira ex Kolektivac is local football club.
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