Dugi Rat

Dugi Rat is a municipality in Croatia. The oldest settlements within the municipality are placed at an altitude of 200 to 250 m, on the foot of Mount Perun, particularly Jesenice, Zeljovici, Krug and Duce. Today, they were deserted, because the populace has been descending the coast for years, mainly for the ultimate 30 years, due to the growing improvement of vacationer traffic.

The archaeological reveals inside the caves of Turkey Furnace and Ponistrica, which testify to the lifestyles of lifestyles in this place because the Stone Age, communicate of the age of settlements underneath the mountain. Persistent populations verify the castles and clergymen from the overdue Bronze and Iron Age. The population of Poljica built the forts on the elevations, as they could control the surrounding areas. Some boulders served as cemeteries, some because the borders of Illyrian tribes. Dugi Rat is positioned at the Adriatic coast, at the state road Split - Dubrovnik, 15 km southeast of Split, 3 km west of Omis. There are 3 settlements in the municipality, specifically: Duce, Dugi Rat and Jesenice.