First inhabitants for its dwelling chose in 1390. a land part of today’s Rogoznica, Kopača. And near island, Kopara, on which inhabitants searched shelter from Turks, is colonized in 1518. When there was no any more danger from Turks, island is connected with a land part.
On island is in 1809. during French rule, built fortress. Old church St. John of Tragurion, from 1324. on near horn Ploča, is telling us that this area was visited and before first inhabitants came there. Contribution to this give us also a chapel of St. Nicholas in a cage Loznica where on a graveyard are discovered a few ledgers (stečci).
Rogoznica today is a typical mediterranean village whose population are around 800. People mostly work in tourism, on a land or on hookers. Thanks to preserved atmosphere of typical quiet little place, Rogoznica to its inhabitants and visitors offers peace and rest in front of all, completely different from a modern life.
That little place will hug you as a old friend and after just few days you’ll feel as a part of local people, saying hello to fisherman’s watching them leaving and coming back in to a harbour, or toasting to some known face looking for a short rest under palm leafs.
Moments of pleasure on some of natural beaches, soon will take you out of tensions, which gave you an idea to search a rest under a hot mediterranean sun.
If you’re one of the people in loved in a sea and in it’s boat, who explores eternal puzzles of the sea, a good hidden harbour will give you a place to rest and to supply. Visit a cave Milina and enjoy in a beauty of a near lake, Dragon eye, a natural phenomena, which is connected with a sea.
If you visit Rogoznica you become in loved with it, and Rogoznica will give you that love back.