Pakoštane

Pakoštane
coat of arms
Coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′ 34 ″  N , 15 ° 30 ′ 29 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Zadar
Height :	0  m. i. J.
Residents :	4,123 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 023
Postal code :	23 211
License plate :	ZD
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	Milivoj Kurtov ( HDZ )
Website :	www.pakostane.hr

Pakoštane (it. Pacostiane , Poschiane ; German Schantpag ) is a place in Croatia .

Location and inhabitants

It is located on the Adriatic Sea in Dalmatia , south of Zadar in the Zadar County (Županija zadarska). The place lies between the sea and the lake Vransko jezero . According to the 2011 census, the municipality has 4,123 inhabitants. There are four national parks and two nature parks in the area.

Villages

The Pakoštane municipality also includes the villages Drage, Vrana and Vrgada , which is located on a small island in front of Pakoštane.

Famous pepole

• Ante Gotovina , (1955), general, grew up in Pakoštane.
• Francesco Laurana (1430–1503), sculptor, born in Vrana
• Luciano Laurana (1420–1479), architect, born in Vrana

Web links

Commons : Pakoštane  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tourist board Pakoštane (Croatian, German, English, Italian)
• Information about fishing on Lake Vrana (Croatian, German, English)

Pakoštane, at the port