a town of the Austrian empire, in the kingdom of Dalmatia, circle and 42 miles S.E. of Zara, on a bay of the same name, at the mouth of the Kirka. It is built in the form of an amphitheatre, rising up the side of a hill from the sea to the summit, which is occupied by two forts. Old walls surround the town; and another fort, new and strong, commands the entrance of the bay. The most conspicuous building is the cathedral, in the Lombardic style, which has a very grand interior and a lofty dome. There is here also an old Venetian town-hall, several churches, and convents. Wine and oil are obtained in abundance in the surrounding country. Distilling is carried on in the town; and there is a considerable trade. In 1855 there entered the port 1704 vessels, tonnage 78,342; and there cleared 1542, tonnage 76,159. Pop. 5500.