Kaštel Kambelovac

Kaštel Kambelovac
Kaštel Kambelovac is located in Croatia
Kaštel Kambelovac
Kaštel Kambelovac
Coordinates: 43°33′00″N 16°22′59″E / 43.55°N 16.383°E / 43.55; 16.383
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
CityKaštela
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
5,051
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kaštel Kambelovac is a town within the administrative area of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia.[3]

The town of Kaštela

The town of Kaštela is located on the coast of the Bay of Kaštela. It has over 40 000 inhabitants, and it is the second largest town in the Split and Dalmatia County and occupies a 17 kilometer shoreline. Although legally considered a single town (grad), Kaštela is traditionally divided between seven distinguished settlements all of which are centered on either a fort or castle:

History

Kaštel Kambelovac was built by the aristocratic family Cambi from Split (1589).[4] In 1517 noblemen and landowners from Split, brothers Jerolim and Nikola Cambi, built a castle on an islet to protect themselves and residents of Lažan and Kruševik settlements. The castle was cylindrically shaped (only one in Kaštela) and very suitable for defense.[5] The citadel was surrounded by the sea but was later connected with the mainland by filling up and levelling.[4]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Jeanne Oliver, Croatia, Lonely Planet Publications
  4. ^ a b Dalmatia J-K Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Turistička zajednica Kaštela - Kaštel Kambelovac".