Island Murterf

The island with the area of 17.7 sq. kilometers, with about 5,000 inhabitants in four settlements. It is the largest island of the Šibenik archipelago. It is separated from the mainland by the narrow Murter channel, that is bridged by 37.5 meters long bridge. The limestone part of the island is covered by scarce vegetation. The sunny coves are nice for swimming (Slanica, Jezera). The settlements are: Murter, Tisno, Betina, and Jezera. The inhabitants grow olives, fruits and vegetables. They are also fishermen (Jezera, Murter) and cattle farmers (pastures on the island of Murter and on the islands of Kornati). The oldest inhabitants of the island were Illyrians (the remains of the settlement Collentum near Betina).>