Zambratija

Zambratija Zambrattia
Village
Zambratija
Coordinates: 45°28′26″N13°30′36″E / 45.47389°N 13.51000°E / 45.47389; 13.51000
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Municipality	Umag
Area [1]
• Total	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	438
• Density	250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52470 Umag
Area code	052

Zambratija (Italian : Zambrattia) is a village in Umag municipality in Istria County, Croatia. ^[3]

Geography

The Zambratija bay has an tidal islet, Šipar, with elevation -1 m below sea level. ^[4]

History

In 2008, a sunken boat was discovered 200 meters off shore, and later investigation revealed that it was a Late Bronze Age boat, named the Zambratija shipwreck. It is the earliest known example of sewn boat hull construction technique in the Mediterranean. ^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 438. ^[2] It was 443 in 2001. ^[6]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. Umag - Umag (in Croatian)
4. Drenovec 2012 , p. 4
5. Pomey, Patrice; Boetto, Giulia (2019). "Ancient Mediterranean Sewn‐Boat Traditions" (PDF). International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 48 (1). Taylor & Francis: 5–51. doi:10.1111/1095-9270.12337. ISSN   1057-2414.
   pp. 8–10
6. "Population by sex and age by settlements, census 2001". dzs.hr. Crostat - Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

Bibliography

• Drenovec, Franček (December 2012). "Hrvatski jadranski otoci, otočići i hridi" (PDF). Hrvatski otoci (in Serbo-Croatian).