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Lesina (Hvar)
Naziv ostrva Hvar najverovatnije dolazi od grčkog Faros (svetionik), ali starije ime od Hvar bilo je Lesina. Lesina ne znači ništa više nego velika šuma (les), a grčki pesnik Apolonije sa Rodosa u 3. veku PNE ovo ostrvo naziva Piteyeia, od grčke reči pitys, što znači bor.
As a Greek colony, the island was known as Pharos "lighthouse". However, during the 3rd century BC, the Greek poet Apollonius of Rhodes referred to it as Piteyeia – a name derived from the Greek word pitys, meaning pine tree. As part of the Roman province of Dalmatia, it was known as Pharia and, later, Fara.
From the 7th century onwards, the Byzantine Theme of Dalmatia, including Fara, was settled by the Pannonian Avars and Croats. However, the population initially remained culturally Illyro-Roman and part of the Byzantine Roman world. Under the linguistic influence of the newcomers, the official name became Quarra – because the Slavic languages did not originally have the f/-sound. Later, the name was Slavicised further as Hvar.
Since the late 11th century, the Italian name of the island has been Lesina or, in Venetian, Liesena. These names appear to have their origin in the Proto-Slavic root les-, meaning "wood" or "forest". Liesena was the official name during the era of Venetian Dalmatia (16th and 17th centuries).
Naziv ostrva Hvar najverovatnije dolazi od grčkog Faros (svetionik), ali starije ime od Hvar bilo je Lesina. Lesina ne znači ništa više nego velika šuma (les), a grčki pesnik Apolonije sa Rodosa u 3. veku PNE ovo ostrvo naziva Piteyeia, od grčke reči pitys, što znači bor.
As a Greek colony, the island was known as Pharos "lighthouse". However, during the 3rd century BC, the Greek poet Apollonius of Rhodes referred to it as Piteyeia – a name derived from the Greek word pitys, meaning pine tree. As part of the Roman province of Dalmatia, it was known as Pharia and, later, Fara.
From the 7th century onwards, the Byzantine Theme of Dalmatia, including Fara, was settled by the Pannonian Avars and Croats. However, the population initially remained culturally Illyro-Roman and part of the Byzantine Roman world. Under the linguistic influence of the newcomers, the official name became Quarra – because the Slavic languages did not originally have the f/-sound. Later, the name was Slavicised further as Hvar.
Since the late 11th century, the Italian name of the island has been Lesina or, in Venetian, Liesena. These names appear to have their origin in the Proto-Slavic root les-, meaning "wood" or "forest". Liesena was the official name during the era of Venetian Dalmatia (16th and 17th centuries).
