The Island Maun in the Past

Otok Maun je u povijesti Dalmacije napose značajan po tome što ga je hrvatski kralj Petar Krešimir IV. darovao samostanu sv. Krševana u Zadru 1069. godine. Međutim, tako poznat otočić gotovo je zaboravljen, pa i u onim edicijama koje su morale čuvati sjećanje na njega. Stoga autor u ovom radu pokušava na temelju pronađenih izvora i literature pružiti što veći broj informacija o njegovoj prošlosti, gospodarske ili strateške naravi. Na taj se način svjedoči da je značenje otoka Mauna bilo veće nego što bi se to očekivalo s obzirom na njegovu veličinu. A to je zato što je bio značajan za rečeni samostan, Zadar i susjedne otoke.In the history of Dalmatia the island/islet of Maun is particularly significant because it was given as a gift by the Croatian king Krešimir IV to the monastery of St. Krševan in Zadar in 1069. However, known at the time as an islet and as the object of the king’s gift located “in our Dalmatian sea”, it was afterwards almost forgotten even in those editions whose duty it was to retain that event in memory. Because of this the author, on the basis of available data, attempts to offer as much information as possible concerning its history, in large part pertaining to its economy. Even such meager sources have provided a much broader insight into the history of this islet which has been so frequently mentioned by historians of the period of Croatian rulers. The article bears witness to the fact that its significance was greater than one would expect considering its size. This is due to the fact that it was so important to the above mentioned monastery, to the city of Zadar and to the neighboring islands