Vrana | |
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Village | |
  Vrana | |
| Coordinates:43°57′22″N15°32′50″E / 43.95611°N 15.54722°E /43.95611; 15.54722 | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Municipality | Pakoštane |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.9 km2 (25.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 778 |
| • Density | 11.8/km2 (30.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
Vrana (Croatian:Vrana,Latin:Aurana orLaurana Arauzona) is a historic settlement located north of theVrana Lake, 6 kilometres (4 mi) fromPakoštane, a few kilometers from theAdriatic coast, inZadar County,Dalmatia,Croatia. Today it is a small rural settlement.
From 1981 to 2002, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F), on 14 July 1984.[3] The coldest temperature was −14.3 °C (6.3 °F), on 9 January 1987.[4]
The significance of Vrana to themedieval Croatian history was closely connected with three religiouscommunities: theBenedictines, theKnights Templar, and theKnights Hospitaller. The arrival of these three orders in Vrana and their cultural and political influence was conditioned by the medieval circumstances in Croatia and by theRoman Pope. Vrana had become one of the most important centers of political life, especially in the period from 1070.
After the pope's deputies crowned him as the king of Croatia,King Zvonimir Dmitar in 1076 donated the city of Vrana andBenedictine monastery ofSt. Gregory, as a sign of loyalty toPope Gregory VII. Vrana was the first permanent diplomatic headquarters of the pope's deputies in the entireSlavic region.Insignia of Croatian Kingdom were held within Vrana's walls for a long time. Consequently,Coloman of Hungary in 1102 came to the coronation inBiograd, as the nearest royal residence.
In the 12th century, the churchPriory of Vrana donated this property to Knights Templar. At that time, Vrana was fortified withwalls andtowers and amoat. There are assumptions that the present ruins of a fortified facility above the village were part of a fortified town with a church. After Knights Templars, Vrana was the property of the Knights Hospitallers from 1312.
TheOttoman Empire conquered Vrana in 1527, and it remained under their control for a century, before theRepublic of Venice took it in theCandian War briefly in 1647 andMorean War finally.[5] In October 1683, the population ofVenetian Dalmatia, principally Uskoks ofRavni kotari, took arms and together with therayah (lower class) of the Ottoman frontier regions rose up, takingSkradin,Karin, Vrana,Benkovac andObrovac.[6]
The Benedictine monastery in Vrana kept the crown ofCroatian kings.
According to legend, the Croatian Knights Templar buried the great treasure in Vrana.
John of Palisna was a 14th-century prior of Vrana.
Vrana was the birthplace of two famous 15th-century Croatian masters of the Renaissance:Luciano Laurana or Lucijan Vranjanin or "Lucijan the builder" and sculptorFrancesco Laurana or Franjo Laurana Vranjanin.
The theologianThomas Illyricus was born in Vrana in late 15th century.
Становништво Млетачке Далмације, на првом месту Котарски ускоци, још у октобру 1683. дигло се на оружје заједно с ра- јом у пограничним крајевима Турске. Устаници су "сами заузели Скрадин, Карин, Врану, Бенковац и Обровац
