The picturesque village Mirca is located 3 km western of Supetar, less than half an hour walk and the old part of the village is south to the main road. The village was founded by the inhabitants of the nearby Sutivan and Donji Humac in the 16th century. In the 18th century was built the church of Marys Annunciation. In the church you can see the pala Madonna of seven sorrows, a work of the painter Felix Tironi from Supetar. Pave Gospodnetic, a painter of naive art from Postira, created the paintings of St. Ciril and St. Metod.The original people were here and in the southernmost part of the province of Dalmatia, and before the Roman time and in the Roman province of Dalmatiae, were tribe Dalmati. The whole area prospered well in the Roman time – many of Croatia’s coastal cities developed back at that time (Zadar, Split, etc.), but were not very populated. On the Island Vis (ref. “Issa”), just south of Bra?, there are traces of the vineyards and olive tree (wine and olive oil production facilities) from the old Greek colony’s establishment.
Then, Croats arrived in the 7th century (a big movement of the south Slavic peoples, pagan people then) and the region became more populated. Croats took over through sheer numerical advantage, and accepted Christianity and Roman style dwellings. Dalmatia became the southern province of the Croatian Kingdom which was independent through 12th century. Ever since then – many Kingdoms were spreading their influence and power in Croatia and in Dalmatia in particular. In 1991 Croatia became fully independent again.
Then, Croats arrived in the 7th century (a big movement of the south Slavic peoples, pagan people then) and the region became more populated. Croats took over through sheer numerical advantage, and accepted Christianity and Roman style dwellings. Dalmatia became the southern province of the Croatian Kingdom which was independent through 12th century. Ever since then – many Kingdoms were spreading their influence and power in Croatia and in Dalmatia in particular. In 1991 Croatia became fully independent again.
