Split (ceety)

Split
Ceety
Ceety o Split Grad Split
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Eik-name(s):  Velo misto (Croatie: "Big Ceety")
Motto(s):  Ništa kontra Splita (unoffeecial)
Split Location o Split in Croatie
Coordinates: 43°30′0″N 16°26′0″E
Kintra	Croatie
Coonty	Split-Dalmatie Coonty
Greek colony o Aspálathos established	6t century BC
Diocletian's Palace built	305 AD
Diocletian's Palace settled	639 AD
Govrenment
• Mayor	Željko Kerum
Area
• Ceety	79.38 km2 (30.65 sq mi)
• Ceety itsel	22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Ceety	178,192
• Density	2244/km2 (5,810/sq mi)
• Metro	349,314
• Ceety itsel	165893
• Ceety itsel density	7499/km2 (19,420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21000
Aurie code	21
Licence plate	ST
Lawest point	0 m
Heichest point	178 m (Marjan)
Website	www.split.hr

Split (Croatian pronunciation: [splît] ( listen)) is the lairgest Dalmatian ceety, the seicont-lairgest urban centre in Croatie, an the seat o Split-Dalmatie Coonty. The ceety is locatit on the shores o the Mediterranean, mair specifically on the eastren shore o the Adriatic Sea, spreadin ower a central peninsula an its surroondins, wi its metropolitan aurie includin the mony surroondin seaside touns as well. An intraregional transport hub, the ceety is an airtin tae the numerous surroondin Adriatic islands an the Apennine peninsulae, as well as a popular tourist destination.

Split is an aa ane o the auldest ceeties in the aurie, an is traditionally considered juist ower 1,700 year auld, while archaeological research relatin tae the auncient Greek colony o Aspálathos (6t century BC) establishes the ceety as being several hunder year aulder.

Name

The auncient ceety is named efter the Spiny Broom (Calicotome spinosa; brnistra or žuka in modren Croatie), a common shrub in the aurie. The 6t century BC Greek colony o Aspálathos (Aσπάλαθος) or Spálathos (Σπάλαθος), frae which the ceety oreeginates, wis named efter the common plant. As the ceety became a Roman possession, the Laitin name became "Spalatum", which in the Middle Ages evolved intae "Spalatro" in the Dalmatian leid o the ceety's Roman population. The Sooth Slavic version became "Split", while the Venetian italianized version wis "Spalato". Durin the early 19t century, the name wis "Spljet", an finally "Split" ance mair.

Thus, contrary tae popular belief, the name "Spalatum" haes nothin tae dae wi the Laotin wird for palace, palatium (thocht tae be a reference tae Diocletian's Palace, which forms the core o the ceety). The erroneous etymology wis notably due tae Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, an wis later reaffirmed bi Thomas the Archdeacon.

• Ancient Greek: Aσπάλαθος, romanised: Aspálathos
• Laitin: Spalatum
• Medieval Dalmatian: Spalatro
• Italian: Spalato