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[update] census, it is the 14th largest town in the country.
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′N 16°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 |
Geography
editSettlements
editThe 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
editThe 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 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 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 the ancient city of Diocletian's Palace)[3] 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.[4] Certain other studies of hydrology and 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
editThe industrial zone is developed, and there is an aluminium extraction facility in 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).
Culture
editFolklore society KUD 7 Kaštela was formed in 1980. Society organizes annual "Tamburica & Mandolina" folklore summer event, with folklore societies from Slavonija and Dalmatia.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Bardejov, Slovakia
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina- Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lindlar, Germany
Pszczyna, Poland
Yountville, United States
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "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. PMID 17054013. S2CID 21572417.
- ^ P. Zannetti, Environmental Modeling: Computer Methods and Software, 1996, Computational Mechanics Publications, 462 pages ISBN 1-85312-342-0
- ^ "Enjoy Croatian culture at the traditional 'Tamburica & Mandolina' night". croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Gradovi prijatelji" (in Croatian). Kaštela. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
External links
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Media related to Kaštela at Wikimedia Commons