Kaštela Explained

Kaštela
Official Name:Grad Kaštela
Town of Kaštela
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Croatia Split-Dalmatia County#Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kaštela in Croatia
Coordinates:43.55°N 39°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Split-Dalmatia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Denis Ivanović (HDZ)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:57.6
Elevation M:3
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:37794
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:21212
Area Code:021
Registration Plate:ST

Kaštela (pronounced as /hr/) 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 census, it is the 14th largest town in the country.

Geography

Settlements

The Town of Kaštela consists of following settlements (populations parenthesised):

Overview

The Kaštela Riviera is a fertile area, about 20km (10miles) 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.

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)[2] 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.[3] Certain other studies of hydrology and sedimentation have been conducted in this area.[4]

Economy

The 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

Folklore society KUD 7 Kaštela was formed in 1980. Society organizes annual "Tamburica & Mandolina" folklore summer event, with folklore societies from Slavonija and Dalmatia.[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Kaštela is twinned with: [6]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17691 C.Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, A. Burnham ed, Oct 6, 2007
  3. The Pollution Load by Nitrogen and Phosphorus IN the Jadro River . 10.1007/s10661-005-9066-8 . 2006 . Štambuk-Giljanović . Nives . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment . 123 . 1–3 . 13–30 . 17054013 . 21572417 .
  4. P. Zannetti, Environmental Modeling: Computer Methods and Software, 1996, Computational Mechanics Publications, 462 pages
  5. Web site: Enjoy Croatian culture at the traditional 'Tamburica & Mandolina' night. croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. 16 August 2023. 20 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Gradovi prijatelji. Kaštela. hr. 2024-06-10.