. ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Š iben ik ▁arch ip el ago , ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁sea ▁canal ▁at ▁T is no ▁which ▁is ▁sp anned ▁by ▁a ▁short ▁draw - bridge . ▁The ▁island ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁Rad u č ▁at ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁There ▁are ▁old ▁military ▁t unn els ▁d ug ▁deep ▁inside ▁the ▁hill . ▁ ▁The ▁south western ▁coast line ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁ste ep ▁s lop es ▁divided ▁by ▁many ▁sand y ▁cov es . ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁lots ▁of ▁rock y ▁be aches , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁sand y ▁ones . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁been ▁populated ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁mill enn ia . ▁An ▁Il ly ric - R oman ▁settlement ▁known ▁as ▁Col ent um ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁near ▁Bet ina . ▁In ▁ 1 2 9 3 , ▁documents ▁show ▁that ▁Mur ter ▁was ▁called ▁" V illa ▁Mag na ' ▁meaning ▁big ▁village . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁documented ▁settlement s ▁on ▁the ▁island — J ez era ▁and ▁Vel iko ▁sel o , ▁Sr ima č ▁( now ▁Mur ter ) ▁-- ▁and ▁the ▁island ▁itself ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 3 1 8 ▁as ▁Ins ula ▁Mort ari . ▁Bet ina ▁and ▁T is no ▁were ▁most ▁likely ▁built ▁around ▁the