▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁increased ▁as ▁refuge es ▁fled ▁from ▁the ▁Tur ks . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁naval ▁battle ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁T 7 ▁- ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pro - N azi ▁Navy ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁State ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁- ▁was ▁driven ▁a ground ▁on ▁Mur ter ▁and ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Fair mile ▁D ▁motor ▁tor ped o ▁boats . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁Many ▁Christian ▁texts ▁written ▁in ▁G lag olit ic / S lav onic ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Latin ▁style ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁and ▁are ▁preserved ▁here ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁church , ▁St . R ock ' s ▁chap el , ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Grad ina ▁are ▁the ▁oldest ▁churches ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Mur ter ▁tradition ally ▁deal ▁with ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁fish ing ▁and ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁these ▁skills , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁produ cers ▁of ▁excellent ▁o live ▁oil . ▁Be aches , ▁quality ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁various ▁services ▁make ▁Mur ter ▁an ▁ideal ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁visited ▁destin ations ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁mostly ▁unknown ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁island ▁had ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁built ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁Two ▁on ▁top