Preko
Sign in to savePreko (Italian: Oltre; lit. "Across") is a village and a municipality in Zadar County, Croatia. It is situated, as the name suggests, opposite of Zadar, on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia. Its old centre consists of typical Dalmatian architecture with numerous patrician family summer houses. According to the 2011 census, there are 3,805 inhabitants, 88% which are Croats.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Preko
- Settlement.official_name
- Općina PrekoMunicipality of Preko
- Settlement.other_name
- Oltre (Italian) San Michiel (Venetian)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Preko in Croatia
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- Croatia
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- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
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- County
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- border|23px Zadar County
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jure Brižić (HDZ)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 54.6
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 5.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 3556
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_urban
- 1250
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Preko (Italian: Oltre; lit. "Across") is a village and a municipality in Zadar County, Croatia. It is situated, as the name suggests, opposite of Zadar, on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia. Its old centre consists of typical Dalmatian architecture with numerous patrician family summer houses. According to the 2011 census, there are 3,805 inhabitants, 88% which are Croats.
==History== Sitting in the mountains above Preko is Fort St. Michael, built by the Eastern Roman Empire in the 6th century. The castle was rebuilt by the Republic of Venice in the 13th century. Its main purpose was control above channel of Zadar and the archipelago of islands behind the island of Ugljan. The castle was sacked by English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land, and by the Nazis in World War II. The high position of the castle made it the perfect lookout and listening station for the occupying Germans. Today, the castle is home to a telecommunications station. About 80 m from Preko lies the islet of Galevac (Školjić).