 The present settlement of Supetar was founded in the 16th century when people living in Nerežišća, about inland, began to use it as their harbour.The town's main period of development occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries when Supetar took over from Nerežišća as the administrative centre of the island of Brač.The Parish church of St. Peter (Sveti Petar) stands on the side of an old chapel which was restored in 1773 in a Baroque architectural style.