40 Facts About Split Croatia

For much of the High and Late Middle Ages, Split enjoyed autonomy as a free city of the Dalmatian city-states, caught in the middle of a struggle between Venice and Croatia for control over the Dalmatian cities.

Venice eventually prevailed and during the early modern period Split Croatia remained a Venetian city, a heavily fortified outpost surrounded by Ottoman territory.

Until the Sack of Constantinople, Split Croatia remained a de jure possession of the Byzantine Empire as a Byzantine duchy, administered by the Exarchate of Ravenna and after 751 by Jadera .

In 925 Tomislav's Kingdom of Split Croatia emerged in the hinterland of the city, centered in Nin as an ally of Byzantium against Simeon I of Bulgaria - though without receiving any power from the Emperor over the Dalmatian cities.

In 1105 Coloman, King of Hungary, having conquered the Kingdom of Split Croatia, reneged on its alliance with Venice and moved on the coastal towns, besieging and taking Zadar.

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Split Croatia was to pay no tribute, it was to choose its own count and archbishop whom the king would confirm, it preserved its old Roman laws, and appointed its own judge.

In that period Split Croatia was to see one brief restoration of Imperial power in Dalmatia.

Split Croatia was to remain in Byzantine hands until Manuel's death in 1180, when Bela III of Hungary moved to restore Hungarian power in Dalmatia.

Split Croatia eventually developed into a significant port-city, with important trade routes to the Ottoman-held interior through the nearby Klis pass.

Culture flourished as well, Split being the hometown of Marko Marulic, the Croatian national poet.

In 1797 Split Croatia was ceded to the Habsburg monarchy by the Treaty of Campo Formio, as part of the dissolution and partition of the ancient Republic of Venice.

Split Croatia became part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1805, after the defeat of the Third Coalition at the Battle of Austerlitz and the consequent Treaty of Pressburg.

Split Croatia region became part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, a separate administrative unit.

Split Croatia was the site of a series of incidents between 1918 and 1920.

The country changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929, and the Port of Split Croatia became the seat of new administrative unit, Littoral Banovina.

One month later on 18 May 1941, when the Treaties of Rome were signed, Italy formally annexed Split Croatia, which was included in the province of Spalato, and large parts of Dalmatia down to Kotor.

Italian rule met heavy opposition from the Croat population as Split Croatia became a centre of anti-fascist sentiment in Yugoslavia.

The local football clubs refused to compete in the Italian championship; HNK Hajduk and RNK Split Croatia suspended their activities and both joined the Partisans along with their entire staff after the Italian capitulation provided the opportunity.

The city became the economic centre of an area exceeding the borders of Split Croatia and was flooded by waves of rural migrants from the undeveloped hinterland who found employment in the newly established industry, as part of large-scale industrialization and investment by the Yugoslav Federal Government.

When Croatia declared its independence again in 1991, Split had a large garrison of Yugoslav People's Army troops, as well as the headquarters and facilities of the Yugoslav Navy .

The most tragic incident occurred on 15 November 1991, when the JRM light frigate Split Croatia fired a small number of shells at the city and its surroundings.

From being just a transport centre, Split is a major Croatian tourist destination.

Split Croatia is situated on a peninsula between the eastern part of the Gulf of Kastela and the Split Croatia Channel.

Split Croatia has a borderline humid subtropical and Mediterranean climate in the Koppen climate classification.

In February 2012, Split Croatia received unusually large amount of snow which caused major problems with traffic.

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Wider urban area of Split Croatia has 293,298 inhabitants, while there are 346,314 people in the Split Croatia metropolitan area.

Split Croatia's economy is still suffering the backlash from the recession caused by the transfer to a market economy and privatization.

In 1979, the historic center of Split Croatia was included into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

Also, the more notable musicians and bands from Split Croatia are Oliver Dragojevic, Gibonni, Daleka Obala, Magazin, Severina, Dino Dvornik, Jasmin Stavros, Neno Belan, Goran Karan, Drazen Zecic, Doris Dragovic, Jelena Rozga, Tutti Frutti, Sinisa Vuco, Meri Cetinic and guitar player Petar Culic.

The most popular sports in Split Croatia are association football, tennis, basketball, swimming, rowing, sailing, waterpolo, athletics, and handball.

Residents of Split Croatia prefer to call their city as "the sportiest city in the world".

Basketball is popular, and the city basketball club, KK Split Croatia, holds the record of winning the EuroLeague three consecutive times, with notable players like Toni Kukoc and Dino Rada, both of whom are Split Croatia natives.

The biggest sports events to be held in Split Croatia were the 1979 Mediterranean Games, and the 1990 European Athletics Championships.

Split Croatia was one of the host cities of the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship.

Split Croatia used to be the home to three top-level water polo clubs, the winners of many domestic and international titles: Jadran, Mornar and now defunct POSK .

Many players from Split have participated at the Olympic Games, World, and European Championships, both for Croatia and Yugoslavia, having won a lot of medals.

Several water polo players from Split Croatia have been considered the best in the world during their careers: Ratko Rudic, Damir Polic, Milivoj Bebic, and Deni Lusic.

Split Croatia is an important transport center for Dalmatia and the wider region.

Port of Split Croatia, which serves 4 million passengers every year, is the third busiest port in the Mediterranean.

Split Croatia is becoming a major cruise ship destination, with over 260 ship visits, carrying 130,000 passengers.