Korcula

Korcula is a Croatian island within the Adriatic Sea. It has a place of 279 km2 46.8 km lengthy and on average 7.8 km extensive and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 population make it the second one maximum populous Adriatic island after Krk and the maximum populous Croatian island not linked to the mainland by using a bridge.

The populace are almost absolutely ethnic Croats. The island is twinned with Rothesay in Scotland. According to legend, the island was founded by Trojan hero Antenor inside the 12th century BC. The island was first settled by means of Mesolithic and Neolithic peoples. There is archaeological evidence on the websites of Vela Spila and at Jakas Cave near the village of Zrnovo. The findings at Vela Spila are on show at the Center for Culture in Vela Luka. The fate of those peoples is not regarded but the web sites do provide a window into their manner of existence. The 2d wave of human agreement changed into by using Illyrians. It is believed that the Illyrians arrived in Balkans approximately a 1000 BC. They had been semi-nomadic tribal people dwelling from agriculture. There are numerous antique stone buildings and fortresses left behind by the Illyrians.