The island has been inhabited since prehistoric times, 6000 years ago. From this period on the island there is a peculiar Hvar culture (3500th-2500th g.pr.Kr.), known for bojanoj ceramics. Is known as the Mark and cave in which he found oldest depiction of a ship in Europe on a fragment ceramic vases, and locality Purkin hip with megaliths. Later, the island was inhabited by the Illyrians.
Hvar was the site of ancient Greek colonization in the fourth Ct. AD .. It was at this time, 385th Mr BC Pharos was founded at the site of the Old City. Same Pharos was the polis. It is not known whether any other ancient Greek settlement on the island, maybe someone on the site of Hvar (the scientists have placed the Herakleia or Dimos). In Stari Grad area keep the ager, the original ancient Greek cadastral division of the country with a boundary stone (piles) that is still visible.
With the fall of Syracuse, patron of this important island, come the end of the power of the ancient Greeks. The island falls under the authority of ancient Rome 219th BC, the Pharos was named Pharia.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island remains under the Byzantine Empire. In the late classical period increased population of the island. This period is rich in archaeological finds. It developed a large number of new villa rustica at historical ager and the hitherto neglected eastern parts of the island. About this time there are gaps in written sources until the arrival of the Slavs.
Then comes into possession of the tri-centennial of the Neretva principality. In the same period, the population is poslavenjuje completely and takes on Croatian language, culture and names. Then on the island and settled old Croatian tribe Slavogost. In the 11th century became part of the medieval Croatian kingdom Petar Kresimir IV .. After the government smjenju Republic of Venice, Byzantium, the Croatian-Hungarian kingdom.
1331. Communes are finally placed under Venetian protection of Omis pirates. 1420. years by the Venetians in full control. The Venetian government was until the fall of Venice, 1797th year. In this period, the town of Hvar was the main Venetian port in the eastern Adriatic coast. Hvar Island was part of the same administrative unit, and the island of Vis, Hvar commune. Track this division is today's Hvar Brač-surplus-diocese.
Since 1510th the 1514th The uprising lasted Hvar commoners under the leadership of Matija Ivanic against Hvar's nobleman. Commoners overthrew the aristocratic rule on the island and the uprising was eventually quelled by Venice.
After the 1797th years, the island of Hvar came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. Since 1806th the 1814th briefly under Napoleon's France, and then again in the Habsburg monarchy, and the reorganization of the same, the Austrian part of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Then comes the "little golden period" for this island, are governed by all the island's airport, made a cadastre, it happens little industrialization, a rising conjunctural round the farm market (vine, feverfew, Levanda) strengthens the middle class population, and lag the lower layers be mitigated to the Left of principal on the island. Until the advent of steamships, the island had its own merchant marine.
The town of Hvar was then opened consulates in Greece, Parma, Naples and the Papal States Kingdom.
In 1858th Hvar is the opening of the first meteorological station in Croatia.
In 1868. has established the first tourist company ("Hygienic Society").
The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian 1918th year, enters the state. Kingdom of Italy occupied the same island 1918th year and stayed to 1921. when finally becomes part of Kingdom of SHS / Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
In 1941., The fall of the Kingdom, Hvar became part of the Independent State of Croatia, where he was part of a large parish Cetina.
With the fall of the NDH government, part of the Croatian NR / SR Croatian. The island was an administrative unit, the municipality of Hvar with its headquarters in the town of Hvar.
Croatian independence 1991st year, Hvar is divided into four municipalities: Town of Hvar, Stari Grad, Jelsa and Sućuraj.
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