Split-Dalmatia County
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Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatia
n county in Croatia
. The administrative center is Split
. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4534 km².
Physically, the county is divided into three main parts: an elevated hinterland (Dalmatinska zagora) with numerous karst
fields; a narrow coastal strip with high population density; and the islands. Parts of the Dinaric Alps
, including Dinara
itself, form the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina
while the Kozjak, Mosor and Biokovo
mountains separate the coastal strip from the hinterland.
The most important economic
activity is tourism
. Manufacturing
and agriculture
are in decline.
The county is linked to the rest of Croatia by the newly built four-lane Split
-Zadar
-Karlovac
-Zagreb
highway and the Lika
railway. Split-Kaštela international airport is used mostly by tourist charter flights in the summer. There is also a smaller paved airfield on the island of Brač
.
In the hinterland
, the larger town
s are Sinj
(pop. 11,500 town, 25,373 with villages), Imotski
(4,350) and Vrgorac
(2,200).
Besides the largest city, Split
(189,000 city proper, 240,000 including Kaštela
and Solin), the towns on the coast are Trogir
(11,000), Omiš
(6,500) and Makarska
(13,400).
On the islands, the populations are smaller due to high levels of emigration, but are still mostly urban in character. The main townships are: Supetar (3,000) on the island of Brač
; Hvar town (3,700) and Stari Grad (1,900) on Hvar
; and Vis town (1,800) and Komiža
(1,500) on Vis
.
make up an absolute majority with 96.30% of the population.
called the Dalmatae
who inhabited in the area of the eastern Adriatic coast in the 1st millennium BC
. It was part of the Illyria
n kingdom between the 4th century BC until the Illyrian Wars
in the 220s BC and 168 BC
when the Roman Republic
established its protectorate south of the river Neretva
. Dalmatia as geographical name was in usage probably from the second half of the 2nd century BC for the area in the eastern Adriatic coast between Krka
and Neretva rivers. It was slowly incorporated into Roman possessions until the province of Illyricum
was formally established c. 32-27 BC.
Dalmatia became part of the Roman province of Illyricum
. In 9 AD the Dalmatians raised the final of a series of revolts
together with the Pannonians, but it was finally crushed, and in 10 AD, Illyricum was split into two provinces, Pannonia
and Dalmatia
which spread into larger area inland to cover all of the Dinaric Alps
and most of the eastern Adriatic coast. Dalmatia was the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian
, who constructed Diocletian's Palace
in the core of what is now present day Split.
The county assembly is composed of 51 representatives, organized as follows:
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n county in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. The administrative center is Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4534 km².
Physically, the county is divided into three main parts: an elevated hinterland (Dalmatinska zagora) with numerous karst
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
fields; a narrow coastal strip with high population density; and the islands. Parts of the Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps
The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro....
, including Dinara
Dinara
Dinara is a mountain located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of its summits, also called Dinara, is the highest point in Croatia at 1,831 m and a prominence of 728 m.-Etymology:...
itself, form the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
while the Kozjak, Mosor and Biokovo
Biokovo
Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva...
mountains separate the coastal strip from the hinterland.
The most important economic
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
activity is tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
are in decline.
The county is linked to the rest of Croatia by the newly built four-lane Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
-Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
-Karlovac
Karlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
-Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
highway and the Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
railway. Split-Kaštela international airport is used mostly by tourist charter flights in the summer. There is also a smaller paved airfield on the island of Brač
Brac
Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic...
.
In the hinterland
Hinterland
The hinterland is the land or district behind a coast or the shoreline of a river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast. The area from which products are delivered to a port for...
, the larger town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s are Sinj
Sinj
Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,448, while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is 24,832 ....
(pop. 11,500 town, 25,373 with villages), Imotski
Imotski
Imotski , is a small town situated on the northern side of Biokovo massif, Dalmatian hinterland, Croatia. The town was first mentioned as Imotski for the first time in the 10th century and it was held by the Turks from the fall of Bosnia until 1717 when it was captured by the Venetians. The town...
(4,350) and Vrgorac
Vrgorac
Vrgorac is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.The total population of Vrgorac is 6,501 , in the following settlements:* Banja, population 214* Dragljane, population 47* Draževitići, population 204* Duge Njive, population 106...
(2,200).
Besides the largest city, Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
(189,000 city proper, 240,000 including Kaštela
Kaštela
Kaštela is a series of seven towns in central Dalmatia, located northwest of Split, west of Solin and east of Trogir, in Croatia. They are part of the Split-Dalmatia county and are treated as a single city with a population of 38,474 , although they are individually between 3,000 and 7,000...
and Solin), the towns on the coast are Trogir
Trogir
Trogir is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with a population of 12,995 and a total municipality population of 13,322 . The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of Čiovo...
(11,000), Omiš
Omiš
Omiš is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split. Its location is where the emerald-green Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea...
(6,500) and Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
(13,400).
On the islands, the populations are smaller due to high levels of emigration, but are still mostly urban in character. The main townships are: Supetar (3,000) on the island of Brač
Brac
Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic...
; Hvar town (3,700) and Stari Grad (1,900) on Hvar
Hvar
- Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7...
; and Vis town (1,800) and Komiža
Komiža
Komiža is a town, harbour and municipality on the western coast of the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea; population of 1677 residents.Komiža is located at the foot of the Hum hill . An average air temperature in January is . Economy is based on farming, winemaking, fishing and fish processing,...
(1,500) on Vis
Vis (island)
Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 . Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast...
.
Population
According to the 2001 census, Split-Dalmatia County has population of 463,676. CroatsCroats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
make up an absolute majority with 96.30% of the population.
History
The name Dalmatia comes from an Illyrian tribeIllyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
called the Dalmatae
Dalmatae
The Dalmatae or Delmatae were an ancient people who inhabited the core of what would then become known as Dalmatia after the Roman conquest - now the eastern Adriatic coast in Croatia, between the rivers Krka and Neretva...
who inhabited in the area of the eastern Adriatic coast in the 1st millennium BC
1st millennium BC
The 1st millennium BC encompasses the Iron Age and sees the rise of many successive empires, and spanned from 1000 BC to 1 BC.The Neo-Assyrian Empire, followed by the Achaemenids. In Greece, Classical Antiquity begins with the colonization of Magna Graecia and peaks with the rise of Hellenism. The...
. It was part of the Illyria
Illyria
In classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians....
n kingdom between the 4th century BC until the Illyrian Wars
Illyrian Wars
Illyrian Wars were a set of conflicts of 229 BC, 219 BC and 168 BC when Rome overran the Illyrian settlements and suppressed the piracy that had made the Adriatic unsafe for Italian commerce. There were three campaigns, the first against Teuta, the second against Demetrius of Pharos and the third...
in the 220s BC and 168 BC
168 BC
Year 168 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macedonicus and Crassus...
when the Roman Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
established its protectorate south of the river Neretva
Neretva
Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
. Dalmatia as geographical name was in usage probably from the second half of the 2nd century BC for the area in the eastern Adriatic coast between Krka
Krka
Krka is the name for several rivers :* Krka , tributary of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia* Krka , tributary of the Sava in Slovenia* Gurk River , tributary of the Drava in AustriaOther meanings:...
and Neretva rivers. It was slowly incorporated into Roman possessions until the province of Illyricum
Illyricum (Roman province)
The Roman province of Illyricum or Illyris Romana or Illyris Barbara or Illyria Barbara replaced most of the region of Illyria. It stretched from the Drilon river in modern north Albania to Istria in the west and to the Sava river in the north. Salona functioned as its capital...
was formally established c. 32-27 BC.
Dalmatia became part of the Roman province of Illyricum
Illyricum (Roman province)
The Roman province of Illyricum or Illyris Romana or Illyris Barbara or Illyria Barbara replaced most of the region of Illyria. It stretched from the Drilon river in modern north Albania to Istria in the west and to the Sava river in the north. Salona functioned as its capital...
. In 9 AD the Dalmatians raised the final of a series of revolts
Great Illyrian revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt, was a major conflict between an alliance of indigenous communities from Illyricum and Roman forces that lasted for four years beginning in AD 6 and ending in AD 9.-The war:...
together with the Pannonians, but it was finally crushed, and in 10 AD, Illyricum was split into two provinces, Pannonia
Pannonia
Pannonia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....
and Dalmatia
Dalmatia (Roman province)
Dalmatia was an ancient Roman province. Its name is probably derived from the name of an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae which lived in the area of the eastern Adriatic coast in Classical antiquity....
which spread into larger area inland to cover all of the Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps
The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro....
and most of the eastern Adriatic coast. Dalmatia was the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
, who constructed Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian's Palace is a building in Split, Croatia, that was built by the Roman emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD.Diocletian built the massive palace in preparation for his retirement on 1 May 305 AD. It lies in a bay on the south side of a short peninsula running out from...
in the core of what is now present day Split.
Administrative division
Split-Dalmatia County is divided:| Town / municipality | Population (2011 census) |
Area (km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar | 4,239 | 75.50 | |
| Imotski Imotski Imotski , is a small town situated on the northern side of Biokovo massif, Dalmatian hinterland, Croatia. The town was first mentioned as Imotski for the first time in the 10th century and it was held by the Turks from the fall of Bosnia until 1717 when it was captured by the Venetians. The town... |
10,902 | 73.25 | |
| Kaštela Kaštela Kaštela is a series of seven towns in central Dalmatia, located northwest of Split, west of Solin and east of Trogir, in Croatia. They are part of the Split-Dalmatia county and are treated as a single city with a population of 38,474 , although they are individually between 3,000 and 7,000... |
38,474 | 57.67 | |
| Komiža Komiža Komiža is a town, harbour and municipality on the western coast of the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea; population of 1677 residents.Komiža is located at the foot of the Hum hill . An average air temperature in January is . Economy is based on farming, winemaking, fishing and fish processing,... |
1,509 | 48.00 | |
| Makarska Makarska Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County.... |
13,984 | 28.00 | |
| Omiš Omiš Omiš is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split. Its location is where the emerald-green Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea... |
14,872 | 266.20 | |
| Sinj Sinj Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,448, while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is 24,832 .... |
24,832 | 181.00 | |
| Solin | 23,985 | 18.37 | |
| Split | 178,192 | 79.33 | |
| Stari Grad Stari Grad, Croatia Stari Grad is a town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. One of the oldest towns in Europe, its position at the end of a long, protected bay and next to prime agricultural land, has long made it attractive for human settlement... |
2,686 | 52.59 | |
| Supetar Supetar Supetar is a town on the northern side of the Dalmatian island of Brač,in the Splitsko-Dalmatiska County, in Croatia. It became the island's official centre in 1827... |
4,096 | 30.00 | |
| Trilj Trilj Trilj is a municipality and town in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located southeast of Sinj and northeast of Split. The total population of the municipality is 9,417, with 2,110 in Trilj itself and the rest in small villages... |
9,417 | 267.00 | |
| Trogir Trogir Trogir is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with a population of 12,995 and a total municipality population of 13,322 . The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of Čiovo... |
13,260 | 39.10 | |
| Vis Vis (town) Vis is a town on the Vis island of the same name in Croatia. It has a population of 1960 residents . It is the center of the Vis municipality and part of Split-Dalmatia County.-History:... |
1,920 | 52.00 | |
| Vrgorac Vrgorac Vrgorac is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.The total population of Vrgorac is 6,501 , in the following settlements:* Banja, population 214* Dragljane, population 47* Draževitići, population 204* Duge Njive, population 106... |
6,501 | 284.00 | |
| Vrlika Vrlika Vrlika is a small town and municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. The town of Vrlika has a population of 959, while the municipality has a population of 2,705 . There are 2,670 Croatian speakers, 16 Serbian speakers and 19 speakers of other... |
2,159 | 243.00 | |
Municipalities of Croatia A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area... |
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| Baška Voda Baška Voda Baška Voda , is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,924 , 95.5% which are Croats, 1.03% Serbs, etc. It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia 10 km northwest of Makarska.... |
2,728 | 19.00 | |
| Bol Bol, Croatia Bol is a town on the south of the island of Brač in theSplit-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,661 .Bol is renowned for its most popular beach, the Zlatni rat . It is a promontory composed mostly of pebble rock that visibly shifts with the tidal movement, a unique sight... |
1,645 | 23.00 | |
| Brela Brela Brela is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 1,771 . The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska.... |
1,643 | 20.00 | |
| Cista Provo Cista Provo Cista Provo is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 3,674 , 100% which are Croats. Around Cista Provo, there are a few villages, including Olujići, Dumancici, and Kasumi.-Population:... |
2,377 | 98.00 | |
| Dicmo Dicmo Dicmo is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,657 , 97% which are Croats.... |
2,820 | 68.00 | |
| Dugi Rat Dugi Rat Dugi Rat is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 7,305 , 98% of whom are Croats. In Croatian dugi rat means "cape long".... |
7,091 | 10.80 | |
| Dugopolje Dugopolje Dugopolje is a highly developed municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of over 3500, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is a vranjaca, or cave. The city of Split, where considerable early history is centred, is located 15 km from Dugopolje... |
3,465 | 63.50 | |
| Gradac | 3,308 | 49.00 | |
| Hrvace Hrvace Hrvace is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 4,116 , 97% which are Croats. The mayor's name is Dinko Bošnjak.... |
3,653 | 210.00 | |
| Jelsa Jelsa, Croatia Jelsa is a town in Croatia, on the island of Hvar. Jelsa is also a district within the county of Split-Dalmatia.- District of Jelsa :The district of Jelsa covers an area of 121.2 km2 from the north coast to the south coast of Hvar... |
3,560 | 146.28 | |
| Klis Klis Klis is a village located around a mountain fortress bearing the same name. It is located in central Dalmatia, Croatia, located just northeast of Solin and Split near the eponymous mountain pass... |
4,739 | 176.10 | |
| Lećevica Lecevica Lećevica is a village in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 740 , 93% of which are Croats.... |
588 | 87.66 | |
| Lokvičići Lokvicici Lokvičići is a municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, near Imotski. Lokvičići got their name after the tribe of Lokvičići, consisting of several villages and several hamlets including Berinovac, Kljenovac, feared, Lokvičići, Vidulini, Dolića Dear Dear Dolića Lower and Upper... |
866 | 31.11 | |
| Lovreć Lovrec Lovreć is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,500 , 100% which are Croats. Nearby Lovreć are a few villages, including, Olujići, Dumancići and Kasumi, Šimundići, Čaljkušići, Bekavci, Milinovići, Nosići, Jelići, Petričevići, Nikolići, Ćorići.- Famous... |
1,712 | 105.25 | |
| Marina Marina, Split-Dalmatia County Marina is a municipality in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia. It has a population of 4,771 , 97% whom are Croats.Marina is located on a main road . It is a tourist village with a sandy beach shaded by olive and pine trees. Tourist also enjoy the atmosphere of ancient Dalmatian wine cellars, fresh... |
4,597 | 108.80 | |
| Milna Milna Milna is a village and municipality on the western side of the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia.It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the west.The village was settled in the 16th century, by sheppards from Nerežišća.- Villages in the... |
1,009 | 35.00 | |
| Muć MUC The abbreviation MUC can stand for* The IATA airport code for Munich Airport* Mazharul Uloom College Ambur * Mindanao Undercurrent * Le Mans Union Club 72 * Minzu University of China* Montreal Urban Community... |
3,835 | 210.80 | |
| Nerežišća Nerežišca Nerežišća is a village on the island Brač in Croatia. It has a population of 868 , 98% which are Croats.In the past, Nerežišća was the capital of the island. It was founded in the middle of the island because of fear of pirates marauding the Adriatic Sea... |
864 | 79.00 | |
| Okrug Okrug, Croatia Okrug is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,980 , 97% of which are Croats.... |
3,458 | 9.80 | |
| Otok | 5,468 | 95.00 | |
| Podbablje Podbablje Podbablje is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 4,904 , 93.6% which are Croats.... |
4,709 | 41.76 | |
| Podgora | 2,514 | 52.00 | |
| Podstrana Podstrana Podstrana is a municipality and settlement in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 7,341 , 97% which are Croats.In the Second World War, the town suffered 131 casualties.... |
9,103 | 11.52 | |
| Postira Postira Postira is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county on the island of Brač.-Geography:The village of Postira is located on the northern coast of the island of Brač.... |
1,554 | 47.00 | |
| Prgomet Prgomet Prgomet is a village in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 797 , absolute majority of which are Croats.... |
689 | 77.23 | |
| Primorski Dolac Primorski Dolac Primorski Dolac is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 839 , absolute majority which are Croats.... |
773 | 31.23 | |
| Proložac Proložac Proložac is a municipality in Split–Dalmatia County, Croatia. In 2001 it had a population of 4,510. It borders Herzegovina and some Croatian municipalities such as Imotski and Lovreć.... |
3,796 | 85.60 | |
| Pučišća Pucišca Pučišća is a municipality in Croatia on the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 2,224 , 99% which are Croats. The municipality consists of three settlements: Gornji Humac, Pražnica and Pučišća.... |
2,189 | 106.00 | |
| Runovići | 2,442 | 60.21 | |
| Seget Seget Seget is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 4,904 , 97.5% which are Croats.... |
4,863 | 77.90 | |
| Selca | 1,804 | 53.00 | |
| Sućuraj Sucuraj Sućuraj is a picturesque small town on the east cape of the island Hvar in Croatia, 3 NM from the Dalmatian coast and 77 km from the town of Hvar.... |
463 | 44.65 | |
| Sutivan Sutivan Sutivan is a town on the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It has a population of 759 , 93% which are Croats.... |
826 | 22.00 | |
| Šestanovac Šestanovac Šestanovac is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 2,685 , 99% of which are Croats.Šestanovac municipality divided into three villages: Žeževica, Katuni-Kreševo and Grabovac.... |
1,917 | 88.90 | |
| Šolta Šolta Šolta is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brač, south of Split and east of the Drvenik islands . Its area is 58.98 km2 and it has a population of 1,675 .The highest peak of Šolta is the summit Vela Straža... |
1,675 | 5,898 | |
| Tučepi Tucepi Tučepi is a small town and municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. It is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia known as Makarska riviera, about 5 km southeast of Makarska, population 1,763... |
1,918 | 16.00 | |
| Zadvarje Zadvarje Zadvarje is a village and a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It has a population of 277 , 97% of which are Croats. The only settlement in Zadvarje municipality is Zadvarje itself.... |
289 | 13.40 | |
| Zagvozd Zagvozd Zagvozd is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 1,642 , 99% which are Croats.Zagvozd celebrates its municipal day on July 16 to coincide with the local celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.-History:From 1941 to 1945, Zagvozd was part of the... |
1,184 | 124.09 | |
| Zmijavci Zmijavci Zmijavci is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,130 , 98% of which are Croats.... |
2,080 | 13.82 | |
| Split-Dalmatia total | 455,242 | 4,572.00 | |
County government
Current Župan (prefect): Ante Sanader (HDZ)The county assembly is composed of 51 representatives, organized as follows:
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- HDZ-HSS-HSLS 19
- Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
(HDZ) - Croatian Peasant PartyCroatian Peasant PartyThe Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
(HSS) - Croatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS) - Independent list Željko Kerum 15
- SDP-HNS-HSU-DC-SU 14
- Social Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
(SDP) - Croatian People's Party (HNS)
- Croatian Party of PensionersCroatian Party of PensionersThe Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling...
(HSU) - Democratic Centre (DC)
- Party of Pensioners (SU)
- HSP-HČSP 3
- Croatian Party of RightsCroatian Party of RightsThe Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century...
(HSP) - Croatian Pure Party of RightsCroatian Pure Party of RightsCroatian Pure Party of Rights is a marginal far right political party in Croatia founded in 1904. The party claims to be an ideological descendant of the same-named right-wing historical party which was active in the early 20th century and which advocated the right to self-determination for...
(HČSP)
External links
- County web site
- Dalmatia.iNFO - Dalmatia travel portal
- Split Dalmatia County tourist guide in English