Sumartin | |
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Village | |
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  Sumartin Location of Sumartin in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′14″N 16°52′20″E / 43.28722°N 16.87222°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Split-Dalmatia County |
| County | Brač |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21420 |
| Area code | (+385) 21 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
Sumartin (Croatian pronunciation: [sûmartin], Previously known as Sv. Martin) is a port village in Croatia on the island of Brač. It is the youngest village on the island of Brač and administratively belongs to Municipality of Selca. According to 2011 census, it has a population of 491.[3] Village was founded on 11 November 1646 - the feast day of Saint Martin - by the refugees from the Dalmatian coast and Bosnia and Herzegovina who fled from the Ottomans.[4] It is connected by the D113 highway and by ferry.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements. Zagreb: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske (Croatian bureau of statistics). 2011. p. 140.
- ^ Koeffler, Matthias (2011). Dalmatien: Unterwegs zwischen Zadar und Dubrovnik. Berlin: Trescher Verlag. p. 226. ISBN 978-3-89794-179-3.
Sumartin ist ein kleiner verschlafener Fährhafen, in dem die Autofähren von Makarska anlegen. Vor den Türken Geflüchtete aus Bosnien gründeten den Ort am 11. November 1646 und benannten ihn nach dem heiligen Martin.