Primošten

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In the past, Primošten was situated on the islet close to the mainland. During the Turkish invasions in 1542 the islet was protected by the walls and towers and a draw bridge connected it to the mainland. When the Turks retreated, the draw bridge was replaced by the causeway and in 1564 the settlement was named Primošten after the Croatian verb primostiti (to bridge).

It is built on a hill and is dominated by the parish church of St. George which was built in 1485 and restored in 1760 close to the local graveyard from which a unique view spreads to the sea and the surroundings.

History

The Ancestors

In the Primošten region, traces of very ancient Illyrian, Greek and Croatian settlements are known. In the Middle Ages, i.e. in the 10th century, this region was known as Primorje. Only from the end of the 19th century, it is mentioned as Bosiljine. From Bosiljin, two regions were created: Primošten and Rogoznica regions.

The ancestors of Primošten were Bogomils. Fleeing the Turkish invasion, they came to Šibenik and asked the rulers of Šibenik for protection. The landowners accepted these families and then transported them by sea ten nautical miles south of Šibenik and landed them there. Then they headed east, four kilometers from the sea coast. There they encountered a larger plateau, where they built a settlement and a small church with the help of the Šibenik diocese. This is how the oldest settlement in Primošten, today’s Prhovo, was born, and shortly after the settlements of Široke and Kruševo.

The new settlement

Conditions for a stable and safe life existed until the raids of Turkish companies. Around 1480, the citizens of Prhova, Široka and Kruševa took refuge from Turkish raids and plunder on the nearby islet “Gola Glava” (Caput Cista). Thus they founded a new settlement – Primošten. The settlement, which was built on the islet as a refuge, was first mentioned under the Croatian name, Primošten, in 1564. At that time, the islet was protected from the mainland with a movable wooden bridge. The island is therefore Primošten, from which the new settlement derives its name Primošten.

The inhabitants of the new center (Bosiljine-Primošten) have not, however, completely and definitively broken the bond with the inland area (Stanovi). Si recavano lì anche durante il periodo della minacia turca per utilizzare la terra, che rimeneva comunque la base più importante della loro economia. At the end of the XVIII and all the beginning of the XIX century, Primošten expanded and grew demographically, becoming a central economic and social point. At that rate, the former bridge was already replaced by a terrace and the residential-economic agglomeration was expanded beyond the old nucleus (Varoš, Crnica).

In addition to the land cultivated by the people of Primošten, livestock farming was an important branch of the economy. Vineyards are also mentioned, which points to a certain continuity of the older population.

First World War

During World War I, a difficult situation arose in this area, as in other regions, especially in terms of nutrition. Famine reigned, children and adults died. With the collapse of Austria-Hungary in the First World War. war, the Italians occupied the municipality of Šibenik on November 4, 1918. So was the Primošten region from 1918 to 1921. was under the Italian occupation rule.

Second World War

During World War II, the Primošten region was hit by various evils. One of the most severe was November 16, 1942, when the Italians, in revenge for the death of their sailors killed by the partisans in Jelinjak, attacked the entire parish of Primošten with a huge army.

More than 50 men, women and children were killed in apartments. Many houses were burned both in Stanovi and Selo. There were no human victims in Selo, because they secretly woke the population during the night and people hid mostly in various places, mostly in the church. For this reason, the people of Primošten thank Our Lady of Loreto for saving them, and that is why the first Sunday after November 16 of each year is a solemn thanksgiving to the Mother of God, with a solemn mass at the altar of Our Lady of Loreto. At the same time, that day was declared the day of the alliance.

After the Second World War, the life of our Primošten citizens was difficult. Worked on the reconstruction of destroyed and backward economic activities. The people of Primošten got caught up in a difficult life. They got land and started clearing vineyards in Kremik bay (Bucavac) and Kremik itself (Gaj). Young vineyards with the well-known variety “Babić” sprung up on the stingy red. The olive tree nourished them, however, poverty and hard life scattered the people of Primošten all over the planet.

* Content from Wikipedia