Kaštela
Kaštela | |
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| Grad Kaštela Town of Kaštela | |
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  Kaštela Location of Kaštela in Croatia  Kaštela Kaštela (Croatia) | |
| Coordinates:43°33′N16°23′E/ 43.550°N 16.383°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Split-Dalmatia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Ivanović (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.6 km2(22.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,794 |
| • Density | 660/km2(1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 21212 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | kastela |
Kaštela(pronounced[kǎʃte̞la]) is a town and asuburbofSplit,inSplit-Dalmatia County,Croatia.The town is anagglomerationof 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 ofSplit,west ofSolinand east ofTrogir,on the centralDalmatiancoast. With a total population of 37,794 as of 2021[update]census, it is the 14thlargest town in the country.
Geography[edit]
Settlements[edit]
The Town of Kaštela consists of following settlements (populations parenthesised):
- Kaštel Gomilica(4,699)
- Kaštel Kambelovac(5,051)
- Kaštel Lukšić(5,221)
- Kaštel Novi(6,507)
- Kaštel Stari(6,950)
- Kaštel Sućurac(6,544)
- Kaštel Štafilić(2,822)
Overview[edit]
The Kaštela Riviera is a fertile area, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) in length, featuring the firstRomanfloating docksand 50 places on the long, verdant area, northwest ofSplit.It is divided into Gornja (upper) and Donja Kaštela (lower), and it consists of seven old and two relatively newsettlements.The Kaštela region with itsMediterraneantone, picturesque landscape and unique composition of natural environment attracted people sinceprehistorictimes. Fromancient Greeksailors, Romanpatricians,Croatian kings,rulers,Venetianroyals to the present sun and sea lovers, as well as mysterious legacies from the past[citation needed].
Once an ancient Greek port, a stopover point for Roman veterans and a summer place forCroatiankings is today a tourist resort, carrying the same name. Along its long sandy beach there are terraces and viewpoints,tennisand other sports grounds, surrounded by greenery of pine and tamaris trees.
TheJadroRiver (the originalwater supplyfor theancientcity ofDiocletian's Palace)[3]flows through the town ofSolinand provideswater supplyto bothSplitand Kaštela. Contemporary studies indicate favourablewater qualitylevels of the river near theheadwatersatJadro Spring.[4]Certain other studies ofhydrologyand sedimentation have been conducted in this area.[5]
Population[edit]
| population | 5097 | 5829 | 5981 | 6582 | 7286 | 7460 | 8346 | 8895 | 9731 | 11036 | 13526 | 18805 | 24328 | 29168 | 34103 | 38667 | 37794 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Economy[edit]
Theindustrial zoneis developed, and there is analuminium extractionfacility in the vicinity of Kaštel Sućurac and theSplit Airportis located in Kaštel Štafilić. Present area of Kaštela and its inland in the vicinity of ancientSalonawere inhabited very early (the finds from the Roman and Old Croatian period).
Culture[edit]
Folklore society KUD 7 Kaštela was formed in 1980. Society organizes annual "Tamburica & Mandolina" folklore summer event, with folklore societies fromSlavonijaandDalmatia.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
Bardejov,Slovakia
Hradec Králové,Czech Republic
Kiseljak,Bosnia and Herzegovina- Kupres,Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lindlar,Germany
Pszczyna,Poland
Yountville,United States
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia.WikidataQ119585703.
- ^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements"(xlsx).Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.2022.
- ^C.Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, A. Burnham ed, Oct 6, 2007
- ^Štambuk-Giljanović, Nives (2006)."The Pollution Load by Nitrogen and Phosphorus IN the Jadro River".Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.123(1–3): 13–30.doi:10.1007/s10661-005-9066-8.PMID17054013.S2CID21572417.
- ^P. Zannetti,Environmental Modeling: Computer Methods and Software,1996, Computational Mechanics Publications, 462 pagesISBN1-85312-342-0
- ^"Enjoy Croatian culture at the traditional 'Tamburica & Mandolina' night".croatiaweek.com.Croatia Week. 16 August 2023.Retrieved20 August2023.
- ^"Gradovi prijatelji"(in Croatian). Kaštela.Retrieved2024-06-10.
External links[edit]
Media related toKaštelaat Wikimedia Commons
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