Pakoštane
Pakoštane municipality within the Zadar County
Pakoštane municipality within the Zadar County
Pakoštane is located in Croatia
Pakoštane
Location of Pakoštane in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°55′N 15°31′E / 43.91°N 15.51°E / 43.91; 15.51
Area
[1]
 • City83.5 km2 (32.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City4,100
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,180
 • Urban density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Websiteopcina-pakostane.hr

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:[3]

  • Drage, population 893
  • Pakoštane, population 2,191
  • Vrana, population 790
  • Vrgada, population 249

97% of the population are Croats.[4]

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.Michael
Lake Vrana from road

Materine užance

Materine užance (Mothers' customs) is an ethno-gastronomic event which takes place during the summer tourist season in Pakoštane.[5] The event is organised by the Pakoštane Tourist Board and the Pakoštane Municipality.[6] Materine užance has been taking place in the centre of Pakoštane every year since 2008.[5] There are numerous stands in the centre of Pakoštane where authentic local food (boiled octopus, shellfish, pršut (smoked ham), cheeses, čućke, gnocchi, sweet desserts like mimice, fritule, kroštule, almonds in sugar, etc.) is prepared in front of visitors and can be tasted and purchased.[7]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Pakoštane". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Mother's Customs (Pakoštane, Northern Dalmatia, Croatia)". Aquarius Online. 2013-08-11. Archived from the original on 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  6. ↑ Ivana Karamako (2013-08-13). "Fešta od spize – Materine užance za sladokusce | Antena Zadar – Zadar, Hrvatska, svijet, sport, zabava, mozaik, fotogalerije i video zanimljivosti". Antenazadar.hr. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Materine užance Pakoštane - Turistička zajednica općine Pakoštane Hrvatska". Pakostane.hr. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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