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About Split
Split is the economic and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia. Split has about 200,000 inhabitants.
Also it is the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic. The site was first settled when the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here at the end of the third century AD.
The importance of Diocletian's Palace far exceeds local significance due to its level of preservation and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within its walls, which today form the very heart of old Split.
Split's growth became rapid in the 7th century, when the inhabitants of the destroyed Greek and Roman metropolis Salonae (present-day Solin) took refuge within its walls. Split was an autonomous commune in the Middle Ages.
Many of Split's historical and cultural buildings can be found within the walls of Diocletian's Palace and numerous museums, the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction.
Split is a busy port, with regular ferry services with the nearby islands, the north and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece and an international airport. The merchant and passenger ships of the Split shipyards may be encountered in almost all the seas of the world and also the city has large chemical works, metallurgy plants, and workshops for the production of solar cells. The fertile fields around Split represent a good base for agriculture. Cultural monuments, superb landscapes and unparalleled seascapes make it a tourist's wonderland. Split is a university seat and host to numerous scientific institutions.
