page_title: Supetar
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Supetar / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Town Supetar, island Brac, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Parish church of St. Peter with bell tower. Left - the museum, right - сity tower. Українська: Місто Супетар, острів Брач, Сплітсько-Далматинська жупанія, Хорватія. Парафіяльна церква Св. Петра з дзвіницею. Ліворуч - музей, праворуч - міська вежа. Русский: Город Супетар, остров Брач, Сплитско-Далматинская жупания, Хорватия. Парафияльная церковь Св. Петра с колокольней. Слева - музей, справа - городская башня.
context_page_description: Supetar 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 the three villages: Splitska, Škrip and Mirca.
  With a population of 3,213, it is the island's largest town. It is accessible by ferry or via Brač Airport which is located 30 kilometres to the southeast.
context_section_description: Old Supetar was situated on the small peninsula where there is now a graveyard. The settlement came to an end during the early Christian era. In the late Middle Ages a new settlement started around the bay known as St. Peter's, from which the town derives its name. It originated from Sv. Petar during the Latin population of the town. "Sv" stands for "Sveti", meaning saint, therefore it takes its name from Saint Peter, which is the name's English equivalent translation.
  The present settlement of Supetar was founded in the 16th century when people living in Nerežišća, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) inland, began to use it as their harbour. The town's main period of development occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries when Supetar took over from Nerežišća as the administrative centre of the island of Brač.
caption: Church of Saint Peter in Supetar
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