Kaštela (;) is a town in Split-Dalmatia County. The town is an Urban Agglomeration, 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 (city), Split, west of Solin, Croatia, Solin and east of Trogir, on the central Dalmatian coast. With a total population of 37,794 census, it is the 14th List of cities and towns in Croatia, largest town in the country.

Geography

Settlements

The Town of Kaštela consists of following settlements (populations parenthesised): *Kaštel Gomilica (4,699) *Kaštel Kambelovac (5,051) *Kaštel Lukšić (5,221) *Kaštel Novi (6,507) *Kaštel Stari (6,950) *Kaštel Sućurac (6,544) *Kaštel Štafilić (2,822)

Overview

The Kaštela Riviera is a fertile area, about in length, featuring the first Ancient Rome, Roman floating dock (impounded), floating docks and 50 places on the long, verdant area, northwest of Split (city), Split. It is divided into Gornja (''upper'') and Donja Kaštela (''lower''), and it consists of seven old and two relatively new Human settlement, settlements. The Kaštela region with its Mediterranean tone, picturesque landscape and unique composition of natural environment attracted people since prehistoric times. From ancient Greeks, ancient Greek sailors, Roman Patrician (ancient Rome), patricians, Kings of Croatia, Croatian kings, rulers, Republic of Venice, 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) flows through the town of Solin, Croatia, Solin and provides water supply to both Split (city), Split and Kaštela. Contemporary studies indicate favourable water quality levels of the river near the headwaters at Jadro Spring. Certain other studies of hydrology 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 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).

Twin towns

Kaštela is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Bardejov, Slovakia, * Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, * Kiseljak and Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina, * Pszczyna, Poland, * Lindlar, Germany, * Sušice, Czech Republic, * Zaprešić, Croatia, and * Yountville, California, Yountville, United States.

References

External links

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