Kaštel Gomilica is the oldest town in Kastela bay within the administrative area of

Kaštela Kaštela () is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. The town is an 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 no ...

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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 town in the Split and Dalmatia County. It stretches over the length of 17 kilometers. The town is specific because it developed around 7 settlements or around castles. Kaštel Gomilica is the second of 7 "''kaštels''", counting from East. *

Kaštel Sućurac Kaštel Sućurac () is a Settlement (Croatia), settlement within the town of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. Kaštel Sućurac is the first of the 7 Kaštels from the East. Patron saint of the town is Saint George (Croatian: ''Sveti Jure''). Histor ...

*Kaštel Gomilica * Kaštel Kambelovac * Kaštel Lukšić * Kaštel Stari *

Kaštel Novi Kaštel Novi 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 Fortified village of Cippic ...

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 Kaštel Štafilić's most majestic f ...

History

Kaštel Gomilica was built in the first half of the 16th century by the

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nuns from

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. The nuns built it on the estate (Pustica) which they received as a donation from King Zvonimir of Croatia in 1078.Dalmatia J-K
They also built the Romanesque Church of St. Cosmas and Damian in 1160, and erected a

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on a small island known today Kaštilac. Kaštel Gomilica was used as one of the shooting locations in the HBO series ''

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'' where it was used as a backdrop for the Free City of Braavos.

Sport

The town is home of NK GOŠK Kaštel Gomilica, an

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team previously called Jugovinil.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kastel Gomilica Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County