Diocletian's palace



Coat of Arms 
of Split

History





Split is located in the South Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. The population is about 250.000 inhabitants. The city's scenic location and historic monuments make it an important tourist and seaside resort.

Split grew around the palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (who died there), built between 295 and 305. In the 7th cent. the inhabitants of nearby Salona took refuge from the Avars in the palace, which became the nucleus of the city. 



Diocletianus
Split soon was made an episcopal, later an archiepiscopal, see of the Roman Catholic Church and became a flourishing port of medieval Dalmatia. It passed to Venice in 1420, but the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797) gave it to Austria, to which it was restored (1815) after the Napoleonic Wars. It was included in Yugoslavia in 1918 where it was until the breakup of Yugoslavia, 1990. 

The city has numerous historical and cultural buildings and sites which make it an important cultural attraction. The palace of Diocletian is the most remarkable among the Roman remains in Split. Its other ancient buildings include the cathedral and the baptistery, both originally Roman temples; parts of its ancient walls and gates; and the town hall.

Two famous truths about Split
Split is the most beautiful town in the world.
The women from Split are among the most beautiful women on the planet.
In my unbiased opinion these are true, and for sure you would share my opinion if you visited Split.  

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