Stari Grad (Hvar)

Stari degree
coat of arms
Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′ 1 ″  N , 16 ° 35 ′ 55 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Split-Dalmatia
Island :	Hvar
Height :	0  m. i. J.
Area :	52.59  km²
Residents :	2,781 (2011)
Population density :	53 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 021
Postal code :	21 460
License plate :	ST
Boat registration :	SG
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Vinko Maroević ( HDZ )
Postal address :	Novo Riva 3 21 460 Stari Grad
Website :	stari-grad.hr

Stari Grad ( Croatian for "Old Town", Italian Cittàvecchia , in ancient Greek Pharos ) is a port town in the western part of the island of Hvar in the Croatian Split-Dalmatia County . The port is one of the most important on the island. The village has 1885 inhabitants (2011 census) and is therefore the second largest town on the island after Hvar .

View of Stari Grad

St. Stephen's Church

history

The original Pharos settlement was founded in 384 BC. Founded by Greek colonists after they had broken the resistance of the old resident Illyrians . Mosaics under the pavement bear witness to the past. Stari Grad has appeared under the name Civitas Vetus since 1205 . In the 16th century, the poet Petar Hektorović built a villa that is still preserved today, in which he lived with his family for his entire life. Parts of the apartment have been preserved and the island's administration had a bronze bust erected in the place named after him in honor of the poet and polymath.

In 2008, the Stari Grad plain east of the city , which has been used for agriculture since ancient times, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List . The historic old town on the south side of the marina, built between the 16th and 19th centuries, is also part of the award-winning site.

There are several Roman Catholic churches in the village, including the imposing St. Stephen's Church , St. John's Church and St. Peter's Church by the Dominican monastery .

At the edge of the residential area, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the initial settlement and made them accessible to tourists with information boards.

A partnership with the island and municipality of Šolta has existed since 2017 .

Economy and Infrastructure

Free-standing bell tower of St. Stephen's Church

The inhabitants live mainly from tourism (accommodation, restaurants, souvenir shops, city tours), but some fishing families are still active. The well-developed sailing harbor is important. Stari Grad is connected to the mainland by a car ferry to Split , Pescara and Ancona, and by the coastal ferry Rijeka - Dubrovnik .

Personalities from Stari Grad

• Petar Hektorović (1487–1572)

Web links

Commons : Stari Grad  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stari Grad website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lenorec Zann : Croatia: Journey to my ancestral home (s) . In: The Chronicle-Herald , January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015. 
2. ↑ ICOMOS evaluation report on the World Heritage designation (PDF; 3.6 MB)
3. ↑ Općina Šolta: Bratimljeni gradovi i Opčine - Stari Grad. November 9, 2018, accessed August 17, 2019 (Croatian).