Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from Dalmatian,

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and Italian: ); la, Tragurium;

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: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, ''Tragourion'') is a historic town and

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on the

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coast in

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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

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. It lies west of the city of Split. Since 1997, the historic centre of Trogir has been included in the

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list of

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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

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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

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deprived Trogir of its importance. During the migration of

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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 Tragurium, Ancient Latin name of a city in Dalmatia (coastal Croatia), now called Trogir, was a bishopric until 1829 and a Latin titular bishopric until 1933.

was established in the 11th century (abolished in 1828; it is now part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska and has temporarily been a Latin titular bishopric) and in 1107 it was chartered by the king of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia

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, gaining thus its autonomy as a town. In the year 1000 the

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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

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. 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 found refuge there as he fled the

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, who were unable to storm the island city. In the 13th and the 14th centuries, members of the Šubić family were most frequently elected dukes by the citizens of Trogir; Mladen III (1348), according to the inscription on the sepulchral slab in the

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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 between Genoa and Venice, on 14 March 1381 Chioggia concluded an alliance with

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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, called Sebenico by the Venetian Republic, became the seat of the main

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office and the seat of the salt consumers office with a

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on the salt trade in Chioggia and on the whole

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. In 1420 the period of a long-term

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

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works of art and architecture. In about 1650 a manuscript of the ancient Roman author

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Satyricon'' 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. On the fall of Venice in 1797, ''Traù'' became a part of the Habsburg Empire, which ruled over the city until 1918, with the exception of Napoleon Bonaparte's

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rule from 1806 to 1814 (when the city was part of the Napoleonic

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and

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). After

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, Trogir, together with most parts of

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, became a part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and subsequently the

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. During this period Dalmatian Italians, who until 1918 were present in the city, left for Italy. In 1939 it become a part of

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. During

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, Trogir was annexed by

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and was part of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia from 1941 to 1943 being part of the province of Spalato. After a short period of partisan rule it became part of the

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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

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, and from 1991 to

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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

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, and then the Romans, 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

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. "The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the

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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

and

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buildings from the Venetian period", says the UNESCO report. Trogir is the best-preserved Romanesque-

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complex not only in the Adriatic, but in all of

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. Trogir's

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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

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, whose main west portal is a masterpiece by Radovan, 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

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which was, according to the legend, founded by the wife of king

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. The west front of the church is embellished by a

portal decorated with a bust 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

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. The front of this

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

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of the town clock. A part of the eastern

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contains the remains of a centrally planned church with six apses dedicated to St. Mary. Against the west walls rests a plaque bearing names of the fallen defenders in the

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. 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 (title), ban (viceroy) of Croatia from 1513 to 1520 and also bishop of Veszprém. Petar was born ...

, viceroy of Croatia (1513–1520), was done by Ivan Meštrović. The Loggia was renovated in 1892. The Garagnin-Fanfogna Palace is constituted of two blocks of Romanesque and

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

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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

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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, 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 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

illustrator Ch. L. Clerisseau's drawing. The apses had three niches divided by pilaster strips on the outside surface wheres niches and

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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

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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

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and

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tradition among the population in surrounding areas. The most important industry is

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, with shipyard "Trogir" established at the beginning of the 20th century. The

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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 ''

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''. Due to its Venetian architecture, it served as a double for 16th-century

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in '' The Vampires of Venice'', and as a double for 19th-century

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in ''

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''. It also doubled for 19th century Venice in the 2015 BBC miniseries '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'', and was used for scenes set in the city of Qarth in the

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series ''

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''.

Infrastructure

Trogir lies from

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, and a regular bus connects Trogir with the airport and Split. In the future, the

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will be lengthened towards the airport and Trogir. There are two yacht marinas in Trogir. Water supply to Trogir is sourced from the

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, the source that once supplied the ancient Diocletian's Palace.

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 *

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– basketball * ŽRK Trogir – women's handball * MRK Trogir – man's handball

Notable people from Trogir

* Johannes Lucius, historian * Giovanni Dalmata, sculptor *

, Croatian ban * Radovan, 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 a ...

, fashion designer, true name Maria Carmen Nutrizio *

Vinko Coce Vinko Coce (22 December 1954 – 27 October 2013) was a prominent Croatian opera and pop singer. Biography Coce was born in Trogir and joined the Klapa ''Trogir'' in 1972. Between 1983 and 1988, he was a tenor in the mixed choir of the Croatian N ...

, singer and songwriter *

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, topmodel

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Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

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subtype for this climate is "

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International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Trogir is twinned with: *

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, Bulgaria * Újbuda,

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, 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 Mountain ...

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

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, 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 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

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Historic City of Trogir – UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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