Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from
Dalmatian,
Venetian and
Italian
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: ); la, Tragurium;
Ancient Greek
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: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, ''Tragourion'') is a historic town and
harbour on the
Adriatic coast in
Split-Dalmatia County,
Croatia
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, with a population of 10,923 (2011) and a total municipal population of 13,192 (2011). The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of
Čiovo
Čiovo (pronounced ; it, Bua) is an island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of (length , width up to ),
population of 5,908 inhabitants (2011) and its highest peak is 218 m (Rudine).
The centre of the island has geograph ...
. It lies west of the city of
Split
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Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, entertai ...
.
Since 1997, the historic centre of Trogir has been included in the
UNESCO
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list of
World Heritage Site
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s for its Venetian architecture.
History
In the 3rd century BC, ''Tragurion'' was founded as a colony by
Ancient Greek colonists on the
Illyrian coast from the island of
Vis, and it developed into a major port until the
Roman
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period. The name comes from the Greek "tragos" (male goat) and "oros" (hill or mountain).
Similarly, the name of the neighbouring island of Bua comes from the Ancient Greek "voua" (herd of cattle). The sudden prosperity of
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 ...
deprived Trogir of its importance.
During the migration of
Croats
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the citizens of the destroyed Salona escaped to Trogir. Initially the Roman Tragurium was one of the
Dalmatian City-States. From the 9th century on, Trogir paid tribute to
Croatian rulers and to the Byzantine empire. The
diocese of Trogir was established in the 11th century (abolished in 1828; it is now part of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska ( hr, Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija; la, Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro. and has temporarily been a Latin
titular bishopric
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...
) and in 1107 it was chartered by the king of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia
Coloman Coloman, es, Colomán (german: Koloman (also Slovak, Czech, Croatian), it, Colomanno, ca, Colomà; hu, Kálmán)
The Germanic origin name Coloman used by Germans since the 9th century.
* Coloman, King of Hungary
* Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria ...
, gaining thus its autonomy as a town.
In the year 1000 the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
received submission from the Tragurium inhabitants and the city started since then to have commerce with the Italian peninsula enjoying cultural and economic improvements. However, in 1105 it acknowledged the supremacy of Hungary, while retaining its municipal freedom, and received a charter in 1108.
In 1123 Trogir was conquered and almost completely demolished by the
Saracens. However, Trogir recovered in a short period to experience powerful economic prosperity in the 12th and the 13th centuries, with some autonomy under Venetian leadership. In 1242 King
Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his fath ...
found refuge there as he fled the
Mongols
The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal membe ...
, who were unable to storm the island city.
In the 13th and the 14th centuries, members of the
Šubić family
The Šubić family was one of the Twelve noble tribes of Croatia and a great noble house which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages. They held the county of Bribir (''Varvaria'') in inland Dalmatia. From them branched prominent Zrin ...
were most frequently elected dukes by the citizens of Trogir; Mladen III (1348), according to the inscription on the sepulchral slab in the
Cathedral of Trogir called "the shield of the Croats", was one of the most prominent Šubićs. In
Dalmatian, the city was known as Tragur.
After the
War of Chioggia
The War of Chioggia ( it, Guerra di Chioggia) was a conflict between Genoa and Venice which lasted from 1378 to 1381, from which Venice emerged triumphant. It was a part of the Venetian-Genoese Wars.
The war had mixed results. Venice and her alli ...
between Genoa and Venice, on 14 March 1381
Chioggia
Chioggia (; vec, Cióxa , locally ; la, Clodia) is a coastal town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
Geography
The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the L ...
concluded an alliance with
Zadar
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and Trogir against Venice, and finally Chioggia became better protected by Venice in 1412, because the newly (21 July 1412) conquered
Šibenik
Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
, called Sebenico by the Venetian Republic, became the seat of the main
customs office and the seat of the salt consumers office with a
monopoly
A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a speci ...
on the salt trade in Chioggia and on the whole
Adriatic Sea
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.
In 1420 the period of a long-term
Venetian rule began and lasted nearly four centuries, when ''Traù'' (as the city was called by the Venetians) was a city with rich economy, as exemplified by numerous
Renaissance
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The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
works of art and architecture. In about 1650 a manuscript of the ancient Roman author
Petronius' ''
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...
'' was discovered at Trogir which contained the ''Cena Trimalchionis'' ("Trimalchio's Dinner"). This is the longest surviving portion of the ''Satyricon'' and a major discovery for
Roman literature
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.
On the fall of Venice in 1797, ''Traù'' became a part of the
Habsburg Empire
The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
, which ruled over the city until 1918, with the exception of Napoleon Bonaparte's
French rule from 1806 to 1814 (when the city was part of the Napoleonic
Kingdom of Italy
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and
Illyrian Provinces).
After
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Trogir, together with most parts of
Dalmatia, became a part of the
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs ( sh, Država Slovenaca, Hrvata i Srba / ; sl, Država Slovencev, Hrvatov in Srbov) was a political entity that was constituted in October 1918, at the end of World War I, by Slovenes, Croats and Serbs ( ...
and subsequently the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...
. During this period
Dalmatian Italians
Dalmatian Italians are the historical Italian national minority living in the region of Dalmatia, now part of Croatia and Montenegro. Since the middle of the 19th century, the community, counting according to some sources nearly 20% of all Da ...
, who until 1918 were present in the city, left for Italy. In 1939 it become a part of
Banovina of Croatia. During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, Trogir was annexed by
Italy
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and was part of the Italian
Governorate of Dalmatia
The Governorate of Dalmatia ( it, Governatorato di Dalmazia) was a territory divided into three provinces of Italy during the Italian Kingdom and Italian Empire epoch. It was created later as an entity in April 1941 at the start of World War II ...
from 1941 to 1943 being part of the
province of Spalato
Province of Spalato ( it, Provincia di Spalato) was a province of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia, created in May 1941 during World War II (by the "Regio Decreto Legge del 18 maggio 1941"). It lasted until September 1943.
History
The puppet In ...
. After a short period of partisan rule it became part of the
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It was established in p ...
under German military supervision from 1943 to 1944. Subsequently Tito's
Partisans liberated it for the second time in 1944. After that it belonged to the
second Yugoslavia, and from 1991 to
Croatia
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Population
Main sights
Trogir has 2300 years of continuous urban tradition. Its culture was created under the influence of the ancient
Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...
, and then the
Romans
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, and
Venetians. Trogir has a high concentration of palaces, churches, and towers, as well as a fortress on a small island, and in 1997 was inscribed in the
UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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. "The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the
Hellenistic
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period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many fine public and domestic buildings and fortifications. Its beautiful
Romanesque churches are complemented by the outstanding
Renaissance
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and
Baroque buildings from the Venetian period", says the UNESCO report.
Trogir is the best-preserved Romanesque-
Gothic
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complex not only in the Adriatic, but in all of
Central Europe
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. Trogir's
medieval
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core, surrounded by walls, comprises a preserved castle and tower and a series of dwellings and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Trogir's grandest building is the church of
St. Lawrence
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ...
, whose main west portal is a masterpiece by
Radovan
Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...
, and the most significant work of the Romanesque-Gothic style in Croatia.
The most important sites include:
* Historical city core, with about 10 churches and numerous buildings from the 13th century
* The city gate (17th century) and city walls (15th century)
* The
Fortress Kamerlengo (15th century)
* The Duke's Palace (13th century)
*
The Cathedral (13th century) with the Portal of
Master Radovan, the unique work of this Dalmatian artist
* The big and small palaces Cipiko from the 15th century
* The city loggia from 15th century
The St. Peter Church was part of the women's
Benedictine
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monastery
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which was, according to the legend, founded by the wife of king
Bela IV of Hungary. The west front of the church is embellished by a
Baroque portal decorated with a
bust
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* A woman's breasts
* Bust (sculpture), of head and shoulders
* An arrest
Bust may also refer to:
Places
* Bust, Bas-Rhin, a city in France
*Lashkargah, Afghanistan, known as Bust historically
Media
* ''Bust'' (magazin ...
of St. Peter, the work of Niccolo di Giovanni Fiorentino. The interior was restored in a Baroque style in the second half of the 17th century. The wooden ceiling dating from that period is divided into oval, semioval and hexagon fields, framed by richly decorated borders. It was then that the two side-altars were added, dedicated to Mother Mary and St. Ignatius of Loyola. The high altar from the same period was made of wood, but only the statues of St. Peter and St. Paul have survived to the present day. Set into the pavement of the church one finds tombs of Trogir noble families Andreis and Cipiko.
The St. Sebastian's Church was built in 1476 as a votive church or an offering given by the citizens of Trogir in thanks for deliverance from the
plague
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*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pe ...
. The front of this
Renaissance
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building, which was executed by Niccolo di Giovanni Fiorentino, is decorated with the sculptures of St. Sebastian and Christ the Saviour. It displays the coats of arms of Bishop Giacomo Torlon and that of the duke Malipiero. Above the front rises the two-story
tower
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Towers are specifi ...
of the town clock. A part of the eastern
wall
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* Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the sup ...
contains the remains of a centrally planned church with six apses dedicated to St. Mary. Against the west walls rests a
plaque
Plaque may refer to:
Commemorations or awards
* Commemorative plaque, a plate or tablet fixed to a wall to mark an event, person, etc.
* Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I
* Pl ...
bearing names of the fallen defenders in the
Croatian War for Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugos ...
.
The Town Loggia of Trogir was first recorded in documents of the 13th century. It served as a furnished public gathering space, and on certain dates and hours it was used by the communal legal service, as a place were contracts were signed, official announcements made, laws proclaimed, and where law proceedings took place. In 1471, the workshop of Niccolo di Giovanni Fiorentino executed a relief of Justice on the eastern wall, depicting the Venetian lion with S. Lawrence and B. John of Trogir, both guardians of the city. It was, in fact, a monument dedicated to the Republic of Venice. The central field with the lion was removed in 1932. On the south wall, the relief of a horseman depicting
Petar Berislavić
Petar Berislavić (or Péter Beriszló in Hungarian) (Trogir, 1475 – 20 May 1520), a member of the Berislavići Trogirski noble family, was the ban (viceroy) of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of Veszprém.
Petar was born in Trogir. ...
, viceroy of Croatia (1513–1520), was done by
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pavle Bilinić's ...
. The Loggia was renovated in 1892.
The Garagnin-Fanfogna Palace is constituted of two blocks of
Romanesque and
Gothic
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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buildings, incorporated into the ensemble in the second half of the 18th century, after the plans of Ignacije Macanović. The two-story building with the stone stairway situated on the south side originally had an economy purpose. Today its ground floor houses the town ''lapidarium'' within which the city walls of the Hellenistic Tragurion are presented. On the first floor there is
Cata Dujšin-Ribar Gallery. The main entrance to the Palace with a lobby and a staircase was situated on the east side, in the main street, and decorated with a Late Baroque elements characteristic of the Macanović workshop. In the interior there is the original 18th century drawing room embellished with stucco decorations. The
library
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owned by Ivan L. Garagnin (1722–1783), a numismatist and collector of archaeological monuments, is decorated with wall paintings portraying philosophers and writers. The ensemble houses collections of paintings and graphics from the 17th and 18th centuries and the Town Museum.
The Museum of sacred art is hosted in the Late Baroque building on the Trogir main
square
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, dating from the 18th century. There is a rich collection of early Dalmatian and Venetian sacred paintings (14th–15th century) with masterpieces of Gentile Bellini, Paolo Veneziano, Quirizio da Murano and others. Works of local masters, paintings of Blaž Jurjev Trogiranin
lase, son of George from Trogiror the 13th century
polyptych
A polyptych ( ; Greek: ''poly-'' "many" and ''ptychē'' "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Specifically, a "diptych" is a two-part work of art; a " triptych" is a three-part work; a tetrapt ...
of the cathedral's high altar are exhibited in the Pinacotheca.
The ''Santa Maria de Platea'' belongs to the early 9th century hexafoil patern churches. It is the central type building, consisting of a high dome surrounded by six apses, in the manner of Carolingian chapels. In the 17th century visitation four altars were described: the high was dedicated to the Assumption of Mary; the Renaissance one, built in 1463 was dedicated to St. Jerome; the remaining two were dedicated to St. Mary of Loreto and St. Lucy respectively. The church was demolished in the mid 19th century, its only image is preserved on the 18th century
French illustrator Ch. L. Clerisseau's drawing. The apses had three niches divided by pilaster strips on the outside surface wheres niches and
window
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s gave rhythm to the tambour of the dome. To the west there was a portico used as a medieval courtroom, street was closed by the city clock tower in the 15th century.
Economy
Tourism
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is the most important economic factor in the Trogir region, covering 50% of the municipal budget with more than 20,000 beds in hotels and private apartments. It is one of the fastest growing ports for sail-tourism in Croatia, and boasts two yacht marinas. There is also a strong
fishing
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and
agriculture
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tradition among the population in surrounding areas.
The most important industry is
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befo ...
, with shipyard "Trogir" established at the beginning of the 20th century. The
shipyard has a capacity of two ships of 55,000 tons. Between 1990 and 2004, 93 ships were built in the shipyard.
Trogir has also been used as a location for several television productions; it notably featured in two 2010 episodes of the British TV series ''
Doctor Who''. Due to its Venetian architecture, it served as a double for 16th-century
Venice
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in ''
The Vampires of Venice
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'', and as a double for 19th-century
Provence
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in ''
Vincent and the Doctor
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''. It also doubled for 19th century Venice in the 2015 BBC miniseries ''
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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'', and was used for scenes set in the city of
Qarth
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Most of the story takes place on the continent of Westeros and in ...
in the
HBO series ''
Game of Thrones''.
Infrastructure
Trogir lies from
Split Airport
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, and a regular bus connects Trogir with the airport and
Split
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Places
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* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, entertai ...
. In the future, the
Split Suburban Railway
The Split Metro ( hr, Splitski metro) is a suburban railway network in Split, Croatia. The railway was opened on refurbished existing M604 tracks on December 10, 2006. It consists of one line serving seven stations, running from Split centre to Ka ...
will be lengthened towards the airport and Trogir.
There are two yacht marinas in Trogir.
Water supply to Trogir is sourced from the
Jadro River
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 ...
, the source that once supplied the ancient
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 "pala ...
.
Sport in Trogir
*
HNK Trogir
HNK Trogir is a Croatian football club, based in town of Trogir on the Croatian coast. Trogir plays home matches at Igralište Batarija.
History
HNK Trogir was founded in 1912. In 2009 the club fell into financial difficulties and resigne ...
(ex "Slaven") – football
*
NK Trogir 1912 – football
*
KK Trogir
Košarkaški klub Trogir ( en, Trogir Basketball Club) is a professional basketball club based in Trogir, Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = ...
– basketball
*
ŽRK Trogir – women's handball
*
MRK Trogir – man's handball
Notable people from Trogir
*
Johannes Lucius
Johannes Lucius ( hr, Ivan Lučić; it, Giovanni Lucio; September 1604 – 11 January 1679) was a Dalmatian historian, whose greatest work is ''De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae'' ("On the Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia"), which includes valua ...
, historian
*
Giovanni Dalmata
Giovanni Dalmata ( hr, Ivan Duknović; c. 1440 – c. 1514), born Ioannes Stephani Duknovich de Tragurio, also known as Giovanni Duknovich di Traù in Italy and Ivan Stjepanov Duknović in Croatia, was a sculptor from Trogir, Dalmatia, who was mai ...
, sculptor
*
Petar Berislavić
Petar Berislavić (or Péter Beriszló in Hungarian) (Trogir, 1475 – 20 May 1520), a member of the Berislavići Trogirski noble family, was the ban (viceroy) of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of Veszprém.
Petar was born in Trogir. ...
, Croatian ban
*
Radovan
Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...
, sculptor and architect
*
Mila Schön
Mila Schön (born Maria Carmen Nutrizio; September 28, 1916 – September 5, 2008) was an Italian fashion designer. Her surname was also spelled as Schoen.
Early life
Born Maria Carmen Nutrizio in Trogir to wealthy Dalmatian Italian ...
, fashion designer, true name Maria Carmen Nutrizio
*
Vinko Coce, singer and songwriter
*
Faretta Radic, topmodel
Views
![Panorama de la ville de Trogir](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Panorama_de_la_ville_de_Trogir.jpg)
.
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
subtype for this climate is "
Csa
CSA may refer to:
Arts and media
* Canadian Screen Awards, annual awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
* Commission on Superhuman Activities, a fictional American government agency in Marvel Comics
* Crime Syndicate of Amer ...
" (Mediterranean climate/
Mediterranean climate
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).
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Trogir is
twinned with:
*
Ruse
Ruse may refer to:
Places
*Ruse, Bulgaria, a major city of Bulgaria
**Ruse Municipality
** Ruse Province
** 19th MMC – Ruse, a constituency
*Ruše, a town and municipality in north-eastern Slovenia
* Ruše, Žalec, a small settlement in east-ce ...
, Bulgaria
*
Újbuda
Újbuda (lit. ''New Buda'') is the 11th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of th ...
,
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Hungary
*
Lucera
Lucera ( Lucerino: ) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia.
Located upon a flat knoll in the Tavoliere Plains, near the foot of Daunian Mount ...
,
Foggia,
Apulia, Italy (since 1970)
*
Vaterstetten
Vaterstetten is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg. It lies east of Munich and is the district's biggest community. Vaterstetten is on the outskirts of Munich, roughly twenty minutes by S-Bahn from Marienplatz.
Geography ...
,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, Germany (since 2009)
*
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...
in Croatia (since 2011)
*
Kruševac
Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, t ...
, Serbia
See also
*
Dalmatia
*
List of ancient cities in Illyria
This is a list of settlements in Illyria founded by Illyrians (southern Illyrians, Dardanians, Pannonians), Liburni, Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. A number of cities in Illyria and later Illyricum were built on the sites or close to the ...
*
Dalmatian City-States
*
Stato da Màr
References
External links
Historic City of Trogir – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated coastal places in Croatia
World Heritage Sites in Croatia
Illyrian Croatia
Cities in ancient Illyria
Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County
Greek colonies in Illyria
Roman towns and cities in Croatia
Territories of the Republic of Venice