Murter Strait

A narrow stretch of water separates the Dalmatian island of Murter from the mainland at Tisno. The island was settled long before the Middle Ages, and the remains of the Illyrian and Roman settlement of Colentum lie near Betina. Tisno grew as people fled nearby mainland villages during the Ottoman threat in the 16th century. A bridge was built across the strait in the early 18th century, and a later traveller described the water crowded with small boats beside the village.