Ostrovica: Hotels and Accommodation

On Gradina in Ostrovica, the plateau contains remains of a prehistoric Liburnian settlement. Ostrovica also features a rural settlement unit with the building complex of Kvarcina Castle, as well as remains of traditional buildings in Bačkulići.

Culture

The Church of St. Luke in Ostrovica is an Orthodox church with a cemetery. St. Ante in Ostrovica served as a military chapel; soldiers’ graves, including the graves of foreigners, were found around it. The Feast of St. Anthony of Padua was celebrated there repeatedly on 13 June.

In the wider area of Lišane Ostrovičke, traditional songs and dances are maintained, including the ecclesiastical folk singing tradition “Lišanska misa”. The instruments cvitare and dipla are also played, and the tradition is continued at competitions and ethnographic events.

Asseria lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as an archaeological site. Burnum lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as an archaeological site. Fort Saint John lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as a fortress. Fort Saint Michael lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as a fortress.

History and Landscape

The medieval fortress of Ostrovica stood on Mačkov kamen, which is a point on a hiking trail and a viewpoint overlooking Ravni kotari, Lake Vrana, the Šibenik Archipelago, as well as Ostrovica and Lišane. The fortress’s strategic location enabled control of the routes connecting the areas of Zadar and Nin with Knin and Skradin. Some branches of the Croatian noble Šubić family ruled the fortress of Ostrovica for the longest period.

Visibaba lies in the vicinity of Ostrovica and is recorded as a mountain. Orljak lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as a mountain. Skradinski buk lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as a waterfall. Slapovi Krke lies in the wider regional surroundings of Ostrovica and is recorded as a waterfall. The Otres stream flows through the field.

Geographical Location

The Zadar–Benkovac–Kistanje–Knin road and the Zadar–Knin railway line run through the municipality of Lišane Ostrovičke.

Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Ostrovica can continue their accommodation search afterwards. Further information about the locality is available at Mali Iz.

To the higher-level travel overview: Zadar County.