| Omiš | |
| Official Name: | Grad Omiš Town of Omiš |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Coordinates: | 43.4333°N 57°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Croatia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Split-Dalmatia |
| Government Type: | Mayor-Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ivo Tomasović (Ind.) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 266.2 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 3.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 14139 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 5985 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Omiš (in Croatian pronounced as /ɔ̌miːʃ/, Latin and Italian: Almissa) is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is approximately 25km (16miles) south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split, where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea. Omiš municipality has a population of 14,936 and its area is 266km².
It is supposed that the name of this city, Omiš, developed from the Slavic Holm, Hum as a translation from the Illyrian - Greek word Onaion, Oneon, meaning "hill" or "place on the hill", or from Greek onos (όνος) meaning donkey, perhaps from the shape of the rocky promontory by the city (naming a city after a natural form was common practice then, as it is now); there is also the possibility that the name of the settlement Onaeum was derived from the name of the river which was called Nestos by the Greek colonists in its lower flow, during Antiquity. According to Petar Šimunović, Omiš is derived from Proto-Indo-European *almissa ("rock", "cliff").
Latin names during Ancient Rome were Onaeum, Oeneum, Alminium, and Almissum. During Medieval times the name was recorded as Olmissium, Almiyssium and from the end of the 15th century, when the city fell to the authority of Venetian Republic, its name was the Italian Almissa.[2]
Omiš was well known in the past by the Corsairs of Almissa (Omiški gusari)[3] whose Sagittas (ships) (Genitive case: Sagittae, translated as The Arrow), brought fame to them because they were built for attack and fast retrieval into the mouth of the Cetina River, protecting the town from foreign invaders. At a very early date, neighbours of the Corsairs of Almissa, the highlanders of the Poljica Principality[4] (Poljička Republika), became their friends and allies. This allowed them to harass the seaborne trade, without fear of a sudden attack from inland.
In the Priko neighborhood, on the right bank of the Cetina River, stands the site with the most historic significance: the pre-Romanesque Church of St. Peter (Crkva Sv. Petra) from the tenth century A.D. This single-naved edifice, with a cupola and apse, was used in the 18th century as a Glagolithic seminary for novice priests.
Today, Omiš's economy is based on farming, fishing, textile and food-processing industries and tourism.
Within the limits of the town lie the following settlements:
Omiš is best known for the traditional festival of the Dalmatian a cappella singing groups.[5] [6] This festival is the highlight of Omiš's summer, the expression of the town's beauty. Omiš's Summer Festival - during which various concerts and recitals are performed - takes place at the plazas and in churches.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia.
Omiš is twinned with:
Havířov, Czech Republic Nepomuk, Czech Republic
Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia
San Felice del Molise, Italy
Ryazan, Russian Federation
Krupina, Slovakia Poprad, Slovakia