Starigrad, Zadar County


Starigrad is a municipality in the Zadar County in Croatia.

History

The Roman settlement of Argyruntum was on a, now silted, island in the area east of the port. Emperor Tiberius erected protective walls and towers. Findings from about four hundred tombs are an evidence of great prosperity and trade relations in the Mediterranean. The oldest relic in the vicinity of Starigrad is the St. George Chapel in Rovanjska and St. Peter's Chapel in Starigrad from the ninth or tenth century. Many mediaeval ruins are present in the area, such as the Večka tower, which was the mediaeval Harbormasters’ [offices (Croatia)|Harbormasters' office], located on a peninsula east of Starigrad, and the fortress of Paklarić, which stands on the site of an ancient fort, on the eastern side of the entrance to the Velika Paklenica canyon.

Population

In 2021, the municipality had 1,697 residents in the following 3 settlements:
According to the 2011 census, 96% of the population were Croats.

Climate

For the period 1992–2019, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was, on 10 August 2017. The coldest temperature was, on 27 December 1996.

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is HPD "Paklenica", which had 14 members in 1936 under the don Ante Adžija presidency. That year, a path from Anića Kuk to the entrance of Manita Peć was planned, along with the construction of a water pipeline to Starigrad. Membership rose to 20 in 1937, staying the same in 1938, the year the subterranean path in Manita Peć and the path to the cave were completed.
The HPD "Gromovača" in Starigrad was liquidated on 16 November 1935.