Vrsar

Historicaly, Vrsar was called: Ursaria, Ursarium, Vrsarium, Orsaria and other variations which all have in common the word ur which means spring. It got the name because of mediteranean sailors, who in the old times, got their water from the spring on the coasts between Funtana and Vrsar.

Vrsar has been populated since prehistorical times when the first fortifications in that area were built by the first knows inhabitants of the Istrian peninsula, the Histri. The develpment of Vrsar begins in the time of the Roman goverment, in the 4th century, under which it became a very important old christian centre because it was then an important crossroad of land and sea trade routes. From the 10th to the 14th century Vrsar was governed by bishops from Poreč, in the name of roman Popes, for whom Vrsar was a summer-resort. The 18th century is a period in which our main charachter Giacomo Casanova resides in Vrsar, in 1743. and 1744. In the second half of the 18th century Vrsar falls under the Venetian goverment. With the subsequent fall of Venice, Austria claims Vrsar, and in the begining of the 19th century briefly even France. From 1813. to 1819. Vrsar is again under the goverment of Austria and after that from 1918. till 1943. the whole Istria is part of the Kingdom of Italy. Till the end of World War II Istra was ocupied by Germans. In May 1945. Vrsar was liberated by partisans. After the libration Istria became a part of the Republic of Croatia, as a part of Yugoslavia, and since 1990. Croatia is an independant country.

Today Vrsar is a modern turist centre in Istria with about 2000 inhabitants. The place which will give you a fantastic vacation and will indulge all of your senses. Welcome, relax and enjoy!