Kaštela
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Kaštela is a series of seven towns in central Dalmatia, located northeast of Split, east of Solin and west of Trogir, in Croatia. They are part of the Split-Dalmatia county and are treated as a single city with a population of 34,103 (2001), although they are individually between 2,500 and 6,500 residents each.
The Kaštela (which is plural of Kaštel) include:
- Kaštel Gomilica, 4,075
- Kaštel Kambelovac, 4,505
- Kaštel Lukšić, 4,880
- Kaštel Novi, 5,309
- Kaštel Stari, 6,448
- Kaštel Sućurac, 6,236
- Kaštel Štafilić, 2,650
Kastela Riviera
The fertile, about 20 kilometres the reign of the first Roman floating docks and 50 places on the long, green area, north-west of Split. It is divided on Gornja and Donja Kastela, and it consists of seven old and two relatively new settlements. The Kastela region with its mediterranean charm, picturesque landscape and the unique composition of natural beauties was attracting people since the prehistoric times. From ancient Greek sailors, Roman perticians, Croatian kings, rulers, venetian royals to the present lovers of sun, sea and 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 industrial zone is developed,and there's an aluminium extraction facility in the vicinity of Kaštel Sućurac and Resnik, the airport of Split, is also there. Present area of Kastela and its inland in the vicinity of antique Salona were inhabited very early (the finds from the Roman and Old Croatian period).
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