Kaštela (;) is a town in

Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2. Split-Dalmat ...

. The town is an

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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

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, west of

Solin Solin (Latin and it, Salona; grc, Σαλώνα ) is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ca ...

and east of

Trogir Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from Dalmatian, Venetian and Italian: ); la, Tragurium; Ancient Greek: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, ''Tragourion'') is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in S ...

, on the central

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

n 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): *

Kaštel Gomilica Kaštel Gomilica is the oldest town in Kastela bay within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. The town of Kaštela The town of Kaštela is located on the coast of the Bay of Kaštela. It has over 40 000 inhabitants, and it ...

(4,699) *

Kaštel Kambelovac Kaštel Kambelovac is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. The town of Kaštela The town of Kaštela is located on the coast of the Bay of Kaštela. It has over 40 000 inhabitants, and it is the second largest t ...

(5,051) *

Kaštel Lukšić Kaštel Lukšić is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. The town of Kaštela The town of Kaštela is located on the coast of the Bay of Kaštela. It has over 40 000 inhabitants, and it is the second largest tow ...

(5,221) *

Kaštel Novi Kaštel Novi ( it, Castelnuovo) is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia.Jeanne Oliver, ''Croatia'', Lonely Planet Publications Its name means ''New Castle''. History Kaštel Novi was founded in 1512. The Fortifie ...

(6,507) *

Kaštel Stari Kaštel Stari is a village within the administrative area of Kaštela, in Dalmatia, Croatia. Its name means ''Old Castle'', this came from a nobleman from Trogir Koriolan Cipiko, writer, humanist and military leader who built a mansion in 1476 whi ...

(6,950) *

Kaštel Sućurac Kaštel Sućurac () is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. Kaštel Sućurac is first of its 7 kastels from East. Patron saint of the town is Saint George (Sv. Jure locally). A noted element of the ancient hi ...

(6,544) *

Kaštel Štafilić Kaštel Štafilić is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. The oldest tree in Croatia, an olive tree estimated to be over 1,500 years old, is in Kaštela. Sites City Square Kastel Stafilic's most majestic fea ...

(2,822)

Overview

The Kaštela Riviera is a fertile area, about in length, featuring the first

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floating docks and 50 places on the long, verdant area, northwest of

. It is divided into Gornja (''upper'') and Donja Kaštela (''lower''), and it consists of seven old and two relatively new

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building * Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fin ...

s. The Kaštela region with its

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tone, picturesque landscape and unique composition of natural environment attracted people since

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times. From

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sailors, Roman

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s, 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

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n kings is today a tourist resort, carrying the same name. Along its long sandy beach there are terraces and viewpoints,

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

and other sports grounds, surrounded by greenery of pine and tamaris trees. The

Jadro The Jadro is a watercourse in Dalmatia, Croatia, that discharges into the Adriatic Sea. The upper reaches of the Jadro River, as well as its source, Jadro Spring, are protected as an ichthyological nature reserve, partly due to the presence of a ...

River (the original

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for the

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city of

Diocletian's Palace Diocletian's Palace ( hr, Dioklecijanova palača, ) is an ancient palace built for the Roman emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD, which today forms about half the old town of Split, Croatia. While it is referred to as a "palac ...

) flows through the town of

and provides

to both

and Kaštela. Contemporary studies indicate favourable

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levels of the river near the

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Jadro Spring The Jadro Spring is a water source rising in the Dinaric Alps in Croatia. The spring was the original water supply for the ancient city comprised by Diocletian's Palace (now an area within the present day city of Split). Contemporary studies indica ...

. Certain other studies of

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and sedimentation have been conducted in this area.

Population

Economy

The industrial zone is developed, and there is an aluminium extraction facility in the vicinity of Kaštel Sućurac and the

Split Airport Split Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Split; ), also known as Resnik Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Resnik), is the international airport serving the city of Split, Croatia. It is located from Split, on the west side of Kaštela Bay, in the town of Ka� ...

is located in Kaštel Štafilić. Present area of Kaštela and its inland in the vicinity of ancient

Salona Salona ( grc, Σάλωνα) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Salona is located in the modern town of Solin, next to Split, in Croatia. Salona was founded in the 3rd century BC and was mostly destroyed in t ...

were inhabited very early (the finds from the Roman and Old Croatian period).

Twin towns

Kaštela is twinned with: *

Bardejov Bardejov (; hu, Bártfa, german: Bartfeld, rue, Бардеёв, uk, Бардіїв) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. It ...

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, *

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, * Kiseljak and

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, *

Pszczyna Pszczyna (german: Pleß, cs, Pština) is a town in southern Poland with 25,823 inhabitants (2019), and a seat of a local gmina (commune). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship, and was a part of the Katowice Voivodeship from 1975 until adm ...

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, *

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, * Sušice,

, *

Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Hrvatsko zagorje, Zagreb County in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring m ...

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, and * Yountville,

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kastela Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County Populated coastal places in Croatia