Kaštela ( pronounced [kǎʃte̞la] ) is a town and a suburb of Split , in Split-Dalmatia County , Croatia . The town is an agglomeration of seven individual settlements which are administered as a single municipality with populations individually ranging from 3,000 to 7,000 residents. The town is located northwest of the city of Split , west of Solin and east of Trogir , on the central Dalmatian coast. With a total population of 37,794 as of 2021 census, it is the 14th largest town in the country .
8-498: Kaštel Sućurac ( pronounced [kǎʃtɛl sût͡ɕurat͡s] ) is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia , Croatia . Kaštel Sućurac is first of its 7 kastels from East. Patron saint of the town is Saint George (Sv. Jure locally). A noted element of the ancient history of this region is Diocletian's Palace in nearby Split , which structure was constructed in the period 293 to 305 . In Kaštel Sućurac stands
16-716: A monument to the victims. Ka%C5%A1tela The Town of Kaštela consists of following settlements (populations parenthesised): The Kaštela Riviera is a fertile area, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) in length, featuring the first Roman floating docks and 50 places on the long, verdant area, northwest of Split . It is divided into Gornja ( upper ) and Donja Kaštela ( lower ), and it consists of seven old and two relatively new settlements . The Kaštela region with its Mediterranean tone, picturesque landscape and unique composition of natural environment attracted people since prehistoric times. From ancient Greek sailors, Roman patricians , Croatian kings , rulers, Venetian royals to
24-497: A yard of fortified palace – villa with the south wall opened by lavishly decorated windows in High Gothic style. Unlike other villages the square is here formed on the south side of the summer residence. Today, there is the exhibition room "Podvorje" where one part of archeological artifacts from Putalj is held. Only the bell tower remained of the parish church built in the 16th century after Allied bombing in 1943. Kaštel Sućurac
32-434: The ancient city of Diocletian's Palace ) flows through the town of Solin and provides water supply to both Split and Kaštela. Contemporary studies indicate favourable water quality levels of the river near the headwaters at Jadro Spring . Certain other studies of hydrology and sedimentation have been conducted in this area. The industrial zone is developed, and there is an aluminium extraction facility in
40-460: The oldest defensive fortress built in 1392 by A. Gvaldo the Archbishop of Split. to protect peasants from the settlement Putalj which was situated on the slopes of Kozjak, near the little church of St. Juraj. Additional building formed a settlement by the sea. Archbishop Averaldo built his summer residence in 1488, and castle gets its final form in 1509. The oldest center of Sućurac is Kaštilac,
48-435: The present sun and sea lovers, as well as mysterious legacies from the past . Once an ancient Greek port, a stopover point for Roman veterans and a summer place for Croatian kings is today a tourist resort, carrying the same name. Along its long sandy beach there are terraces and viewpoints, tennis and other sports grounds, surrounded by greenery of pine and tamaris trees. The Jadro River (the original water supply for
56-598: The vicinity of Kaštel Sućurac and the Split Airport is located in Kaštel Štafilić. Present area of Kaštela and its inland in the vicinity of ancient Salona were inhabited very early (the finds from the Roman and Old Croatian period). Folklore society KUD 7 Kaštela was formed in 1980. Society organizes annual "Tamburica & Mandolina" folklore summer event, with folklore societies from Slavonija and Dalmatia . Kaštela
64-509: Was bombed on 5 and 6 December 1943 by the Allies. In the attack, a parish church from the 16th century was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of 67 locals, including the parish's priest. On 13 December, another 38 were killed. In the communist Yugoslav era, the victims of the bombing were declared victims of fascism, which lasted until democratic changes in Croatia in 1990. In 2007 the town raised
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