Nerežišća () is a village and a municipality on the island Brač in Croatia.
In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island.Footprint Croatia by Jane Foster It was founded inside the island, not on its coast, because of fear of pirates marauding the Adriatic Sea. Once these pirates were eradicated by the Venetians, the locals started populating the settlements by the sea, especially Supetar and Sutivan, across the Brač Channel facing Split.
Demographics In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 862, in the following settlements: Donji Humac, population 157 Dračevica, population 89 Nerežišća, population 616
In the same census, 98.84% were Croats.
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