SPLIT
Split is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia,
the administrative center of Croatia's Split-Dalmatia
County. It is situated on a small peninsula on the
eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. The absolute
majority of its citizens are Croats: 95.15% (2001 census).
Split is situated on a peninsula between the eastern
part of the Gulf of Kastela and the Split Channel. A
hill, Marjan (178 m), rises in the western part of the
peninsula. The ridges Kozjak (780 m) and Mosor (1,330 m)
protect the city from the north and northeast, and
separate it from the hinterland. Split has a
Mediterranean climate: hot, dry summers (maximum air
temperature in July reaches 36°C) and warm, wet winters
(average annual rainfall is 900 mm). Split is one of the
sunniest places in Europe. Vegetation is of the
evergreen Mediterranean type, and subtropical flora (palm-trees,
agaves, cacti) grow in the city and its surroundings.
Marjan is covered with a cultivated forest. |