About 2 km (1.24 mi) north-west of the town, along the road heading up to the mountains, lies a huge deserted industrial complex, an alumina plant built in the 1970s.

[citation needed] South of the town there is extraordinary Bijela River canyon with a lot of waterfalls and small ponds and pools.

In October 1683, the population of Venetian Dalmatia, principally Uskoks of Ravni kotari, took arms and together with the rayah (lower class) of the Ottoman frontier regions rose up, taking Skradin, Karin, Vrana, Benkovac and Obrovac.

[citation needed] In 2008, Obrovac unveiled a restored riviera, which was the biggest financial investment in the city since Croatian independence.

[9] According to the 1991 census, shortly before the start of the Croatian War of Independence, 65.5% of population declared as ethnic Serbs.