Island Vrgada

VRGADA, an island in central Dalmatia, located southeast of the island of Pasman; area 3.7 sq km (length 2.1 km, width up to 1.2 km); population 236; the highest peak Srabljinovac (112 m). A fertile valley stretches between two parallel chains of low hills. The extreme parts of the valley are under water, forming several coves, Sveti Andrija in the north-west, Kranje in the south-east; Luka is one of the biggest coves and is surrounded by islets. The island is partly covered with forests (especially in the north-eastern part). The south-western coast plunges into the sea; on the lower north-eastern coast are smaller bays with sand beaches. The island's only village, Vrgada, stretches to the Luka bay on the north-eastern coast. Chief occupations are farming, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism. Ferry lines connect Vrgada with Pakostane and Biograd na Moru.
Constantine Porphyrogenitus mentioned Vrgada as early as the mid-10th century under the name Lumbrikaton. On the plateau above the cemetery are the ruins of defence walls with square towers, probably the remains of an ancient and early Renaissance castrum.
The small one-nave church of St. Andrew dates back to the early Gothic period. In the 15th century Vrgada was owned by the Venetian commune in Zadar, and after the fall of Venice the island's political future was the same as that of the rest of Dalmatia. 

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