Nerežišća

Nerežišća (Croatian pronunciation: [něreʒiːɕt͡ɕa]) is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.

Nerežišća
Chapel with bonsai tree in the centre of the town
Nerežišća
Coordinates: 43°20′N 16°35′E
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Area
• Total	78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	878
• Density	11.1/km2 (28.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	nerezisca.hr

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.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 862, in the following settlements:

• Donji Humac, population 157
• Dračevica, population 89
• Nerežišća, population 616

In the same census, 98.84% were Croats.

Nerežišća: Population trends 1857–2021

v

population

1655

2029

2144

2547

2836

2619

1914

1900

1615

1512

1350

1105

1001

1013

868

862

878

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Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications