Lišane Ostrovičke: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Lišane Ostrovičke, the church folk music locally known as “Lišanska misa” is kept alive. It is closely related to the secular singing tradition of the Lišane region; the KUD Sv. Nikola Tavelić contributes to preserving this tradition. Ojkanje, locally also known as Orzenje, is performed in Lišane Ostrovičke.

Culture

In Lišane, the circle dance Kukulešće and playing the Cvitara and Diple are part of the traditional performance culture. The KUD Sv. Nikola Tavelić from Lišane Ostrovičke is recognized as a bearer of knowledge about Ojkanje. Ojkanje, also known as Orzenje, is part of the association’s standard repertoire and has been performed by its members at all their performances. In 2010, Ojkanje was added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

The Church of Sv. Nikola Tavelića was consecrated in 1978. The parish church of Sv. Nikola Tavelića in Lišane Ostrovičke was built between 1975 and 1977 according to plans by the architect Vinko Galić as a votive shrine. The church also contains a copy of a painting that was exhibited in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The copy was returned to its original pre-war location in the church.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Lišane Ostrovičke can include this destination in their travel plans.

History

Archaeological remains from antiquity and the Middle Ages have been found in Lišane. These include graves with stone cover slabs of the so-called Old Croatian type, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries. The foundations of an Old Croatian church have also been discovered.

Below the railway line above Nimci, the rock inscription “Hajduk–Split–Lišane” with a coat of arms is located in Lišane Ostrovičke. The inscription is approximately 100 metres long, and the coat of arms has a diameter of about 9 metres.

Geographical Location

Lišane Ostrovičke is located on the Benkovac–Skradin state road and the Zadar–Knin railway line, on the eastern edge of Ravni kotari. The village is also situated at the intersection of the three geographical areas of Bukovica, Ravni kotari and Zagora.

At the Ostrovica climbing site, a short path with a gentle incline leads from the car park to the first climbing routes; it takes about 15 minutes on foot.

To the higher-level travel overview: Municipality of Lišane Ostrovičke.