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​History

The name of the island is derived the name Pharia, under the influence of Croatian pronunciation in the medieval documents spelt the name as Quara derived from an old Croatian adjective meaning "forest", which actually corresponded to the appearance of the island at the time of the Neretljani. The finds from Grapčeva and Markova spilja (caves) have enabled the archaeologists to identify the so-called Hvar culture (around 3500 to 2500 BC). The examples of painted and encrusted pottery, with their various spiral motives, are among the most decorative artefacts from pre-Illyrian times.

In the 16th C, local noblemen and in habitants fortified  the monastery in Stari Grad above Hektorović's Tvrdalj (Hektorović's Fortress). Prosperity came to the island in the 16th century, when viticulture was intensified, wine being produced in sufficient quantities both for local needs and for export. Fishing was also an important source of livelihood. In 1512, the people of Poljice produced 4000 to 5000 barrels of salted pilchard and as many barrels of salted mackerel. Before 1907, the inhabitants of Jelsa travelled to Hvar by ship from Stari Grad via Split! Or they rode on mules and donkeys for eight to nine hours. There were 300 caulkers in the 15th century, but this number was reduced to 40 in the second half of the 16th century. The main reason was the devastation of pine woods through fires started by shepherds.

 

Vision
Permadana Nature Reserve endeavers to conserve the habitat and the biodiversity witin the peninsula of Kabal with emphasis on out-door field study resourse building supported by sustainable mehods.

 

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