Biograd is a town and at the same time a port situated 28 km to the south of Zadar.According to the census from 2001 this town ,partly built on a small peninsula and partly on the mainland ,numbered 5 259 inhabitants.In the north of Biograd there is the Bosana bay and in the south there is the Soline bay.In front of Biograd there are the islands of Planac and St Katarina (with a lighthouse on it).The average temperature values reach 7´C in January,while in June they reach 24.5 ´C.The measurements report the annual precipitation of 840 mm on the average.In the Soline bay there is a big,public,sandy beach surrounded by the pine wood.
Biograd is a local commercial and traffic center,very well connected with the hinterland,coastal little towns and places.The town bases its economy on agriculture,fishing and tourism.It is a ferry port which connects the mainland with the island of Pasman.The town situated on the Adriatic main road Zadar-Split (M2,E65) is a center of the Riviera,the point to which other places of the Riviera gravitate and these are:Sv Petar n/m,Turanj.Sv Filip i Jakov,Pakostane,Drage,as well as several places on the island of Pasman like:Tkon,Pasman,Barotul Mrljane,Nevidane,Dobropoljana,Banj i Zdrelac and Vrgada on the island which has the same name.
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| The picturesque Pasman channel with a string of islands protects the Biograd Riviera against the strong winds blowing from the sea which happens to be favourable for swimmers and sailors.The town is a starting point for boat trips to the Kornati archipelago and to the Telašcica bay.In the vicinity (7 km)there is the Vrana lake,the biggest lake in Croatia which abounds in fresh-water fish.In Biograd there is a posibility of going on a fishing trip as well. The town has one of the biggest and best equipped tennis camps in this part of the Adriatic with its 14 earth courts and 6 hard courts.The camp is situated in the pine wood by the sea. Sailing and diving along with the possibility of taking sailing and diving courses are offered as well. |
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