Historical background to Pasman
Like most Croatian islands, the history of Pašman goes far back into prehistoric times. Earliest written records of life on Pašman date from early Middle Age while most of preserved evidence dates from the time of Roman rule in Dalmatia (loads of remnants of Roman architecture and Roman coins as well as stone inscriptions).
Just like Hvar and Korčula, the island of Pašman felt, after 1409, what it was like to be ruled by the Venetian Republic. Local people of Pašman were under constant threat from the 15th century well into 18th century because of Turkish attacks.
After the fall of the Venetian Republic, Dalmatia thus the island of Pašman, falls in the hands of the French; Austro-Hungarian Monarchy rules the island after France and in 1918 the island of Pašman becomes the part of Yugoslavia; in 1992 the island of Pašman is a part of the Republic of Croatia.