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Pakoštane

Pakoštane is a village and municipality in Croatia, located in Zadar County.

It is a tourist town with many gravel beaches and pine woods.

To the north of the town lies the Lake Vrana Nature Park, a popular picnic spot teeming with freshwater fish. Further north of the lake, 6 km from Pakoštane, is the historic settlement of Vrana.

In 2021, the municipality had 4,100 residents in the following 4 settlements:

In 2011, 97% of the population were Croats.

Materine užance (Mothers' customs) is an ethno-gastronomic event which takes place during the summer tourist season in Pakoštane. The Pakoštane Tourist Board and the Pakoštane Municipality organise the event. Materine užance has been taking place in the centre of Pakoštane every year since 2008. There are numerous stands in the centre of Pakoštane where authentic local food (boiled octopus, shellfish, pršut (smoked ham), cheeses, čućke, gnocchi, sweet desserts like mimice, fritule, kroštule, almonds in sugar, etc.) is prepared in front of visitors and can be tasted and purchased.

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