The people of the island of Murter were labourers, peasants and cattle breeders from the very beginnings (13th and 14th century). Betina was first mentioned in written documents dated back to the year of 1478. In the 16th century, there was a case of overpopulation of this relatively small island. The islanders were forced to cultivate lands away from the island and they expanded their territory. The people of Betina and Murter came to the islands of Kornati in the 1730s as shepherds of the Zadar gentlemen. After the Turks withdrew in the 17th century, they also came to the area of Modrava around the Vransko Lake. Today the estates of Betina and Murter cover the islands of Kornati, the Žut-Sit archipelago, Gangaro, Žižanj, a…