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Kaštel Kambelovac is a town 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 and occupies a 17 kilometer shoreline. Although legally considered a single town (''grad''), Kaštela is traditionally divided between seven distinguished settlements all of which are centered on either a fort or castle: *
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 ...
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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 i ...
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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 ...
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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 Kambelovac was built by the aristocratic family Cambi from Split (1589).Dalmatia J-K
In 1517 noblemen and landowners from Split, brothers Jerolim and Nikola Cambi, built a castle ( Cambi Castle) on an islet to protect themselves and residents of Lažan and Kruševik settlements. The castle was cylindrically shaped (only one in Kaštela) and very suitable for defense. The citadel was surrounded by the sea but was later connected with the mainland by filling up and levelling.


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