Modro Jezero
pages offer rich
multimedia information about nature, history, and culture of Imotski
and its county.
Modro
jezero or Blue lake is one of the main focuses. Its proximity
to Imotski and easy access to the constantly changing water level made
this karst chasm a place that has been captured forever in
people hearths, evoking many nice memories.
The abundance of the images on www.modrojezero.org would hopefully
bring back many youth
adventure memories or motivate people to visit Imotski and experience
the
unparalleled beauty first hand.
The location of Imotski and nearby villages could be best
explored from maps.
The town map
is the first Imotski map on the Internet. Older maps are here.
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It
would
be a great injustice if the Imotski nature is reduced only to Modro
jezero. Many other lakes, starting with Red lake, Biokovo mountain,
Vrljika river, and
Imotski valley make Imotski quite nature special place.
Even though Imotski has a spectacular nature it is just one of the many
beautiful middle
and south Dalmatian places, including Mediteranian jewel
Dubrovnik,
a walled medieval town,
as it could be seen from our tourist pages and a collection of
additional images.
Imotski town with its many old stone buildings and houses in the old Jezero,
Djirada,
Pazar,
and Bazana
quarters
resembles a typical Dalmatian town. Placed on Podi plato
with a population of 4000 inhabitants, it is a unique place that
attracts visitors and especially emigrated population that surpasses
the
current census numbers many times.
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The history
of Imotski county has
been very turbulent and often volatile. While the direct written
records are fairly scarce, quite a large number of monuments and
artifacts have been unearthed dating back to neolithic age.
Imotski as a town
probably was founded during the reign of Croatian king Trpimir during
845-864 A.C, when Imota Zupania was first mentioned. Imotski fortress was
the center of
the Zupania.
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To explore
Imotski more there are aerial
photographs in the specials section of the slideshows and panoramic
or large
panoramic
images if you like. In order to heal or start your nostalgia you
could
have a virtual walk to Modro Jezero, take a literary night out
in the town, make a hike around Red lake, or simply go far
back into history or just a hundred
years back.
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