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Split, a city and port in Central Dalmatia; population 189,388. Situated on
a peninsula between the eastern part of the Gulf of Kastela and the Split
Channel. A hill, Marjan (178 m), rises in the western part of the peninsula.
The ridges Kozjak (780 m) and Mosor (1,330 m) protect the city from the
north and northeast, and separate it from the hinterland. |
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Split has the Mediterranean climate: hot dry summers (average air
temperature in July reaches 26 °C) and mild, humid winters (average annual
rainfall is 900 mm). Split is one of the sunniest places in Europe: the
average daily insolation during the year is about 7 hours (in July about 12
hours). Vegetation is of the evergreen Mediterranean type, and subtropical
flora (palm-trees, agaves, cacti) grows in the city and its surroundings.
Marjan is covered with a cultivated forest. |
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Split is not only an urban, cultural and traffic centre of Dalmatia with
road and sea connections to Dalmatia's numerous summer resorts, but it is
itself often a tourist and excursionists destination. A city with a
1700-year old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical and
cultural monuments, among which the well-known Palace of Diocletian,
inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List, certainly occupies a special
position, and the warmth and offer of a modern Mediterranean city. The first
detailed tourist guide through the town and its surroundings, published in
1894, bears witness to the long tourist tradition in Split. |
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Split is an important Croatian port in terms of passenger and goods traffic.
It is the centre of the maritime connections with the ports on the coast and
the islands and terminal railway station of the rail connections with the
hinterland. Ferries operate regularly between Split and the central
Dalmatian islands, as well as to Ancona in Italy. Ship connections are
established, except with the islands, with Pula, Venice, Dubrovnik and
Greece. The airport of Split is situated in Resnik (Kastela). |
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Split has a variety of restaurants and wine cellars, offering domestic
specialities. There are many beaches and public beaches in the city and its
surroundings, the most popular of them being Bacvice, a sand beach almost in
the very heart of the town. |
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Split has four marinas: Split ACI Marina in the north-western part of the
City Port; the sports boats pier Spinut on the northern coast of Marjan; the
sports boats marina Poljud in the Poljud Port; the sports boat pier Zenta on
the eastern coast of Split. The City Port of Split in the centre of the city
is used only for passenger and ferry traffic. |
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