Sumartin on Brac Island
Sumartin is a village and harbour on the south
coast of the island of Brac. This
is a farming, olive growing, tourism and fishing community.
Sumartin has handy ferry connection with Makarska on the Croatian
mainland.
The village was established in mid 17th century
by refugees from the coastal region of Makarska fleeing from
the Turks. Therefore, even nowdays, Sumartin is the only place
on the island of Brac in which the Stokavski dialect, or standard
Croatian, is still spoken.
The Franciscan monastery in Sumartin, built in
1747 and founded by Croatian poet Andrija Kacic Miosic, has
its own archives and museum. The museum has recently been modernized
and displays several Venetian Baroque paintings, unique hand
drawn multicolored navigation maps and charts as well as medieval
jewelry and ethnographic collection. Pre-Romanesque church of Sveti Nikola, with dome
from 10th century, is located on hill Glavica above Sumartin
village. It is considered to be the votive church of the seafarers,
having maintained its sacral function up to now.
Sumartin Links: Sumartin Photo Gallery, Island Brac, About Milna , Milna
Photos, Milna
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