Location
Dalmatian region
GENERAL PROFILE
The largest coastal region of Croatia, located in the south, covering areas of four counties (Zadar, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva):
- 12.951 sq.km. of land area (22,9% of the total land area of Croatia)
- 861.482 inhabitants (19,4% of the total population of Croatia)
City of Split is the largest town with 305 thousand inhabitants (urban area) and center of the most dynamic administrative, economic, and traffic activities.
Emerging economy and increasing entrepreneurial activities: The most developed sectors are trade, shipbuilding, food processing, construction and tourism related sectors (transportation, hotels, etc.) Increase of small and medium size entrepreneurship, mainly development of small family owned businesses, hotels, various service firms, etc.
Quality enhancement of traffic connections: Highway A1 "Dalmatina": Zagreb - Zadar - Šibenik - Split (- Dubrovnik) Airports of Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, and Brač Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Makarska, Dubrovnik, seaports as well as those on big islands (Šolta, Brač, Hvar, Vis, Korčula, Lastovo, etc.)
Šolta Island and Nečujam site
ISLAND IN CENTRAL DALMATIA:
- 57,9 km2 of land area (13th largest island in Croatia)
- 19,0 km long island with the length of coast of 73,1 km
- 1.479 inhabitants (25,6 inhabitants per km2)
SETTLEMENTS:
Grohote (administrative and island center), Maslinica, Rogač, Nečujam, and Stomorska ports and Donje Selo, Srednje Selo, and Gornje Selo villages.
CLIMATE:
Hot and dry summer with the highest air temp. over 30ºC in July Mild winter with the lowest air temp. of around 10ºC in January
Average yearly precipitation of 807 mm
Winds: maestral (in summer), bura and jugo (autumn - spring)
CULTURAL-HISTORICAL INTERESTS:
legend about Illyrian queen Teuta, sea pirates, Diocletian’s fishery, church architecture and art
ECONOMIC SECTORS AND TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS WITH SPLIT:
Tourism, agriculture, and fishing, Ferry line and Speedboat line Split