And When All The Ships Leave, Neretva Will Run
by Jasna Dragun
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And When All The Ships Leave, Neretva Will Run
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Jasna Dragun
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Photograph - Photography
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Throughout history, in the Neretva Valley area, there were several ports and settlements around the archipelago. The oldest is Narona, an important traffic center that has peaked in the times of Roman rule. By the perversity of the West Roman Empire, the significance of Narona is lost. In the Middle Ages in the area of today's Gabela there was Drie, also a port and shopping center. The first mention of Drijes is contained in the contract of Dubrovnik and the Serb prefect Nemanje of 1186, which provided the freedom of trade and labor on the Neretva. With the arrival of the Turks in these areas, the Dubrovnik Republic and the Turks make partnership relations, while at the expense of the Venetian, which has created frequent conflicts. In the Karelian war, the Venetian Republic is expanding its lands, so it also gains the Neretva, which led to Drijeva's loss of importance, leaving the primacy of the new port in the Metković area.
The first recorded port traffic in Metković dates back to 1716. The oldest position of the port was on today's Metković area called Unka, on the right bank of the Neretva. Because of the shallow Neretva there were smaller ships, and larger goods were discharged downstream. Goods were transhipped on smaller ships or Neretva boats that could sail on the shallow Neretva. The sailing yachts at the mouth of the Neretva river were waiting for a favorable wind to sail towards Metkovic. It also used a specific way of pulling smaller vessels, so-called. connection plates. With the abolition of the customs system and health measures in the border regions, there was an increase in the store in Metković, and especially after the construction of the Metković - Mostar 1865 road. The route was on the left bank of the Neretva, so the port had to change the location, to the area known as Pukrugija. The new harbor could accommodate larger ships, near the intersection of Metković - Mostar and Napoleon Roads.
Between 1857 and 1860, the port of Metković was the leader of Dalmatian ports.
Caught in Metkovic, Croatia, July 2017.
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Jasna Dragun
Thanks a lot for the feature in the "Lady Photographers And Artists", much appreciate Karen!
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