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History and cultural heritage
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There are a great many fascinating memories of the rich and stormy history of the region of Biograd n/m kept in the superbly interesting local museum.
Biograd n/m underwent its greatest flowering when it was capital
of the medieval Croatian kings, with the King of Croatia and Hungary,
Koloman, being actually crowned in the city 1102.
Of the ancient buildings of Biograd n/m only the Basilica of St. John (11th century) survived the Venetian sacking of the town in 1125. On the other hand, on the nearby island of Pasman
there is still the 800 year old monastery of St. Kuzma and St. Damjan, as well as the slightly more recent (14th century) Franciscan monastery of St. Dujam.
In neighbouring Vrana the medieval walls of the Knights Templar still
defy time together with the Turkish caravansary in Maskovic, talking
volumes of the clash of civilisations that occurred not so long ago,
and so far away from the coast of the Adriatic and the town of Biograd
n/m.
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The core of the ancient habitation was located on a small peninsula. Until the end of the 19th century, the town had walls with circular towers. The remains of the cathedral, a three-nave basilica, were destroyed, and the remains of the monastery church of St. John, also a three-nave basilica, have been explored and conserved.
The church of St. Thomas has been preserved only in fragments. Outside the ancient settlement, the ruins of a smaller one-nave church with an apse have been found and close to it also early Croatian graves. The parish church of St. Anastasia, built in 1761, features Baroque altars, one of which is of gold-plated wood.
Outside the ancient settlement are also the small churches of St. Roch (Rocco)
and St. Anthony (1850). The broader area features also prehistoric sites and
the remains of an antique aqueduct. The Town Museum houses an archaeological
collection with prehistoric, antique and early Croatian finds, as well as a collection
of ships' cargo from the end of the 16th century.
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