Sukošan
Encyclopedia
Sukošan is a village in Dalmatia
, Croatia
, with 4,402 inhabitants, the majority which are Croats
. It is located along the Adriatic tourism road between Zadar
and Biograd na Moru
.
Sukošan is a beautiful holiday resort, with a spacious and cultivated long coastline, numerous intimate coves and clean clear sea. Known as a nautical center, Sukošan is a site of Zlatna luka Marina, the Tustica Nature Complex, pebble beaches, comfortable camping sites, distinguished buildings, olive groves, vineyards, hospitable people and tradition.
, Sukosan has no sand beaches. The town itself offers nice walks through the traditional narrow alleys.
Due to its numerous restaurants and taverns, Sukosan is known as a place of drinking wine and singing.
A small church from the 17th century rises on the graveyard. Fragments with "pleter" (interlacery ornaments) are incorporated in its door-posts and on the front.
The ruins of the 15th-century summer villa of the archbishops of Zadar can be seen on an islet in the bay. The earth utilized to form the base of the villa was dredged from the neighborhood Punta, forming a festering tidal pool, known as Lake Sukošan, or Sukošan Jezero.
The ruins of the mediaeval fortress erected by the counts of Bribir rise on Cape Bribircina.
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, with 4,402 inhabitants, the majority which are Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
. It is located along the Adriatic tourism road between Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
and Biograd na Moru
Biograd na Moru
Biograd na Moru is a city and municipality in northern Dalmatia, Croatia and is significant for being the former capital of the medieval Croatian Kingdom. Its population is 6,059 . Biograd is administratively part of the Zadar County...
.
Sukošan is a beautiful holiday resort, with a spacious and cultivated long coastline, numerous intimate coves and clean clear sea. Known as a nautical center, Sukošan is a site of Zlatna luka Marina, the Tustica Nature Complex, pebble beaches, comfortable camping sites, distinguished buildings, olive groves, vineyards, hospitable people and tradition.
Geography
Situated in a bayBay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
, Sukosan has no sand beaches. The town itself offers nice walks through the traditional narrow alleys.
Culture
Sukosan cherishes the old customs. They are linked to the feast of St. Kasijan, the patron saint of Sukosan (13 August). The Nights of Sukosan is another event offering entertainment. During the carnival season, "luzari", masques typical only of Sukosan, represent a special attraction.Due to its numerous restaurants and taverns, Sukosan is known as a place of drinking wine and singing.
History
The parish church of St. Kasijan, erected probably in the 11th century (fragments with "pleter" motifs - interlacery ornamentation), assumed its present aspect in the 17th century. it tends to be open for special occasions, such as August 13th, the feast of St Kasijan.A small church from the 17th century rises on the graveyard. Fragments with "pleter" (interlacery ornaments) are incorporated in its door-posts and on the front.
The ruins of the 15th-century summer villa of the archbishops of Zadar can be seen on an islet in the bay. The earth utilized to form the base of the villa was dredged from the neighborhood Punta, forming a festering tidal pool, known as Lake Sukošan, or Sukošan Jezero.
The ruins of the mediaeval fortress erected by the counts of Bribir rise on Cape Bribircina.