Split Harbor

Split harbor. "Spalato, the ancient Aspalathos, Croatian Spljet, with 31,450 inhab . (mostly Croatians), the economic centre of the Dalmatian trade in wine, lies picturesquely encircled by lofty hills, in a fertile region, on a peninsula washed on the N. side by the Canale Castelli, and on the S. side by the Canale di Spalato. From 1420 to 1797 it belonged to Venice".--Baedeker 1911. EE1975253p1

Split and Diocletian's Palace

August 12th 1975
Split was once known a Spalato and was a Venetian city from 1699 to 1797. The name stuck until World War I. The principal attraction in Split is Diocletian's Palace. The residence and garrison was built for Roman Emperor Diocletian in the 4th century when the city was known as Spalatum. Some of the building material was later used to construct Split. In some parts, the city had seemingly grown int ... read more

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more

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