jezera

Jezera is a toponym used in several South Slavic languages, derived from the word jezero meaning "lake." The name is commonly employed for settlements in the Balkan region, and it often signals a historical or geographic association with lakes or wetland landscapes.

In Croatia, Jezera is best known as a village on the island of Murter in the Adriatic Sea, where the settlement is associated with coastal scenery and local maritime activity. The name is characteristic of many Croatian place names that reflect natural features, and it is sometimes used more broadly for other small communities in coastal or lake-adjacent areas.

Beyond Croatia, the term Jezera appears in other parts of the former Yugoslavia and neighboring regions, reflecting shared linguistic roots. In each location, the name typically indicates some connection to water features—whether lakes, wetlands, or bodies of coastal water—rather than to a single uniform type of settlement.

Etymologically, Jezera is the plural form of jezero, emphasizing a landscape with multiple lakes or a region historically noted for bodies of water. This pattern is common in Slavic toponymy, where geographic features are frequently embedded in place names.

See also: Jezero, the related singular form, and other disambiguation pages that help distinguish between locations named Jezera in different national contexts.