ODABRANE TEME IZ PASKE POVIJESNE TOPONIMIJE . SOL , DRVO , VJETAR I VODA: GLAVNEZNAÈAJKE PASKOGA POVIJESNOG OKOLISA U SREDNJEM I RANOME NOVOM VIJEKU/SELECTED TOPICS OF PAG HISTORICAL TOPONYMY. SOL, WOOD , THE WIND AND WATER MAIN FEATURES PAG HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT IN THE MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGE

The main purpose of the research is to point out the environmental features of the island of Pag in medieval and early modern times. The methodology used involved historical attestations of Pag's toponymy as well as closely analysed historical context and relations between the people of Pag and their environment. Mostly by using the historical sources, and (on a smaller scale) fieldwork, the author has allocated several important environmental features which had immense impact on the historical development of the island of Pag. Shipbuilding, seamanship and maritime trade are very important economic activities in the history and economy of every island. The historical sources and attestations of toponyms validate these assumptions. The last feature that is being depicted in the article is water. Once again the historical attestations confirmed the hypothesis, together with geological data, forcing the author to conclude that the island of Pag had always been rich with fresh water.