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the ancient city of
Arauzon. The settlement existed from the 7th century BC to the end of the 2nd century AD. The necropolis is located southeast of the hilltop settlement, along the road that led to it. During systematic archaeological research (1969 – 1974, 2011 – 2014), about 140, mostly Roman – cremation, but also prehistoric – inhumation graves (7th – 1st century BC) were discovered, which were also used in antiquity, and one medieval burial. Southwest of the hilltop settlement there is a vaulted Roman cistern rectangular in shape with an entrance on the eastern side, built during the 1st – 2nd centuries, known as Ograđenica or Pišća. Today, it is the central place of happening for the Vodice Bacchanalia manifestation.
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any time under threat of shooting was enacted. The village was surrounded by barbed wire and concrete fortifications. On April 16, 1943 the nearby village of
Raslina was burned down, and 450 homeless inhabitants of Raslina were brought to Zaton. On September 9, 1943 Italian troops left Zaton for good, and on October 20, 1943 the German army arrived to Zaton, and remained there until September 4, 1944. During the occupation, the Italian occupiers and the
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Zaton is located in the northwestern part of the Šibenik bay at 43° 47' north latitude and 15° 49' east longitude. It is surrounded by the hills Rasovač (133 m), Križeva glava (102 m), Mali Vranik (116 m) and Veliki Vranik (142 m). Along the sea, from Dobri dolac cove to Šarina draga cove, there is a
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Two to three kilometers northwest of Zaton is the Velika
Mrdakovica hill with an archaeological site consisting of a hilltop settlement, a necropolis and a cistern. On the upper third of the hill there is a Liburnian-Roman settlement of an unknown name of about 8500 m, which is often associated with
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committed numerous crimes against the population of Zaton, the most notable of which was the shooting of 11 women, 4 adult men and a 16-year-old boy at the local cemetery on June 13, 1943. During the occupation, 64 houses were burned down, and 580 inhabitants of Zaton passed through
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from the first half of the 6th century. In 1971, the remaining part of the cave was investigated by archaeologist Zdenko Brusić, who confirmed that it is possible to trace the occasional visits of man from the
Neolithic (6th millennium BC) to the late antique period. The cave was most intensively
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Tradanj hill near the village. He found fragments of prehistoric vessels with various cuts and symmetrical cavities, Roman oil lamps, jugs and a gold coin of the Eastern Roman emperor
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on various battlefields. Three men from Zaton died in the battle: Darko Crnica, Vedran Čoga and Vinko Ševerdija. Marko Bilušić was killed by a cluster bomb as a civilian victim of the war. A monument to the victims was erected in the center of the village.
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In 1496, Zaton belonged to the Parish of the
Assumption, and in 1533, the Parish of St. George and the Brotherhood of St. Luke were founded. The Parish Church of St. George, which with its cemetery still stands in the center of the town, was built in 1666.
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Department of Archaeology of the
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promenade about three kilometers long. On the northern coast are the beaches Zvizda and Šarina draga. There are several sources of fresh water in the village, which make the sea brackish.
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According to the 2021 census, Zaton has 929 inhabitants. The population is almost entirely Croatian by nationality, and almost entirely Catholic by religion.
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On June 26, 1928 the construction of a new parish church began right next to the old one, and it was not fully completed until August 15, 1995.
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971:(in Croatian). Zagreb: Naklada Nediljko Dominović. pp. 26–30.
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The Zaton Music was founded in 1983, and is still active today.
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The old church of St. George with the new one in the background
1129:(in Croatian). Šibenik: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Šibeniku.
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1169:"Zaton kod Šibenika okružen bodljikavom žicom 01.04.1943"
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in order to allow steamboats to dock at the waterfront.
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confirmed the ownership privileges of the citizens of
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743:A procession in Zaton in the early 20th century
1157:(in Croatian). Šibenik: Muzej grada Šibenika.
819:213 inhabitants of Zaton participated in the
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1085:(in Croatian). Šibenik: Ive Bareša.
281:View of Zaton from the Rasovač hill
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937:"Zaton | Hrvatska enciklopedija"
804:The Croatian War of Independence
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854:, spent his childhood in Zaton
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16:Village in Dalmatia, Croatia
1020:Klisović, Marijana (2015).
650:Church of Our Lady of Srima
576:on the Vrulja – end of July
261:is a settlement within the
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1153:Gradiška, Vitomir (1969).
1045:"ROMANIČKE FRESKE U SRIMI"
731:Communist Party of Croatia
1125:Kulaš, Vjekoslav (2004).
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561:1979 Mediterranean Games
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869:Grozdana Cvitan, writer
863:Gabrijel Cvitan, writer
1173:Antifašistički VJESNIK
969:Sela šibenskoga kotara
967:Stošić, Krsto (2020).
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766:Socialist Yugoslavia
586:– the 16th of August
248:Vehicle registration
178: • Density
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921:. Zagreb:
898:Q119585703
874:References
715:Stari Grad
599:Prehistory
584:Saint Roch
563:, in Zaton
539:1939: 1600
536:1928: 1526
533:1901: 1044
294:Population
165:Population
77:15°49′26″E
74:43°47′13″N
814:M80 Zolja
663:Charles I
625:Antiquity
606:Justinian
568:Festivals
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524:1774: 260
269:Geography
235:Area code
187:Time zone
1193:Category
894:Wikidata
772:Stanišić
674:Ottomans
521:1709: 97
126:Dalmatia
925:. 2022.
782:Šibenik
667:Šibenik
659:Zatocon
594:History
286:Economy
114:Croatia
102:Country
30:Village
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915:(xlsx)
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701:Vodice
574:Klapas
490:−10.9%
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133:County
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319:1857
259:Zaton
213:UTC+2
192:UTC+1
55:Zaton
23:Zaton
1131:ISBN
973:ISBN
308:Pop.
304:Year
240:+385
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