Omiš () is a town and port in the

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region of

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, and a municipality in the

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. The town is approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split, where the Cetina River meets the

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. In 2021, the municipality had a population of 14,139.

Name

It is supposed that the name of this city, ''Omiš'', developed from the Slavic ''Holm'', ''Hum'' as a translation from the Illyrian - Greek word ''Onaion'', ''Oneon'', meaning "hill" or "place on the hill", or from Greek onos (όνος) meaning donkey, perhaps from the shape of the rocky promontory by the city (naming a city after a natural form was common practice then, as it is now); there is also the possibility that the name of the settlement ''Onaeum'' was derived from the name of the river which was called ''Nestos'' by the Greek colonists in its lower flow, during Antiquity. According to Petar Šimunović, Omiš is derived from

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''*almissa'' ("rock", "cliff").

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names during

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were ''Onaeum'', ''Oeneum'', ''Alminium'', and ''Almissum.'' During medieval times the name was recorded as ''Olmissium'', ''Almiyssium'' and from the end of the 15th century, when the city fell to the authority of Venetian Republic, its name was the Italian ''Almissa''.

History

Omiš was well known in the past by the Corsairs of Almissa (''Omiški gusari'') whose Sagittas (ships) (

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: ''Sagittae'', translated as ''The Arrow''), brought fame to them because they were built for attack and fast retrieval into the mouth of the Cetina River, protecting the town from foreign invaders. At a very early date, neighbours of the Corsairs of Almissa, the highlanders of the Poljica Principality (''Poljička Republika''), became their friends and allies. This allowed them to harass the seaborne trade, without fear of a sudden attack from inland. *Historical monuments: ** Church of St Euphemia by the coast on Brzet, from the early 6th century ** Mirabella Fortress (Peovica) from the 13th century ** Starigrad Fortress (Fortica) from the 15th century ** Renaissance church of the Holy Spirit from the 15th century ** Old cemetery, the 16th century or 17th century ** Parochial church from the 17th century ** Franciscan Monastery on Skalice from the 18th century In the Priko neighborhood, on the right bank of the Cetina River, stands the site with the most historic significance: the pre-Romanesque Church of St. Peter (''Crkva Sv. Petra'') from the tenth century A.D. This single-naved edifice, with a cupola and apse, was used in the 18th century as a Glagolithic seminary for novice priests.

Economy

Today, Omiš's economy is based on farming, fishing, textile and food-processing industries and tourism.

Settlements

In 2021, the town had 14139 residents in the following 31 settlements: * Blato na Cetini, population 462 * Borak, population 199 * Čelina, population 206 * Čisla, population 310 * Donji Dolac, population 284 * Dubrava, population 305 * Gata, population 599 * Gornji Dolac, population 107 * Kostanje, population 572 * Kučiće, population 634 * Lokva Rogoznica, population 334 * Marušići, population 141 * Mimice, population 241 * Naklice, population 237 * Nova Sela, population 152 *Omiš, population 5,985 * Ostrvica, population 191 * Pisak, population 150 * Podašpilje, population 20 * Podgrađe, population 289 * Putišići, population 37 * Seoca, population 132 *

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, population 271 * Smolonje, population 75 * Srijane, population 223 * Stanići, population 482 * Svinišće, population 87 * Trnbusi, population 176 * Tugare, population 875 * Zakučac, population 156 * Zvečanje, population 207

Culture

Omiš is best known for the traditional festival of the Dalmatian a cappella singing groups. This festival is the highlight of Omiš's summer, the expression of the town's beauty. Omiš's Summer Festival - during which various concerts and recitals are performed - takes place at the plazas and in churches. *Omiš as a town has eight churches: ** church of Saint Michael ** church of Holy Ghost ** church of Saint Rock ** church of Saint Peter ** church of Saint Luca ** church of Saint Mary ** Franciscan Monastery with church of Our Lady of Carmel ** church of Saint Stephan and ** remains of church of Saint John in Borak.

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is ''HPD "Dinara"''. Membership was at 54 in 1936 under the Slavko Recelj presidency, and the chapter had to be liquidated on 20 April 1938.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Omiš is twinned with: * Bol,

* Havířov,

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* Zagorje ob Savi,

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* San Felice del Molise,

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* Krupina,

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Image gallery

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References

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External links

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Omiš tourist board official websiteUnofficial Website of Omis, Croatia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Omis Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County Populated coastal places in Croatia Seaside resorts in Croatia