Vranjic

Vranjic
Vragnizza (Italian)
Town
The ambience of present-day Vranjic is heavily degraded by the surrounding industries.
Vranjic
Location of Vranjic in Croatia
Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°31′50″N 16°28′21″E / 43.5306334300°N 16.4724219500°E / 43.5306334300; 16.4724219500
Country  Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia County
City Solin
Population (2011 census)[1]
 • Total 1,110
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 21211 Vranjic[2]

Vranjic (Italian: Vragnizza) is a town north of Split, near the mouth of Jadro River, part of the municipality of Solin. Because of its beauty it was nicknamed "Little Venice". The church of Saint Martin, the pope, is a place of cultural heritage, with sacred folk music performers Crkveni pjevači župe Sv. Martina - Vranjic.

Vranjic is the birthplace of one of the greatest archaeologists for early Christianity – Don Frane Bulić. Klapa Hurania (Latin name for Vranjic) also comes from the town. There is a small rustic villa there, leading people to believe that Vranjic was a vacation destination for rich Salonitan citizens (Salona – Colonia Martia of Iulius Caesar, the present-day town of Solin).

The town's population was 1110 in the 2011 census.[1]

A recognizable statue titled Anđeo Rafael ("Angel Raphael") stays at the entrance to Vranjic

Notable people

Industry

The former Salonit factory produced asbestos material since 1921. There is also a warehouse of Karlovačka pivovara and INA reservoirs.

Sport

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vranjic". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hrvatska pošta". www.posta.hr. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

Sources

  • Kečkemet, Duško. Vranjic kroz vjekove.
  • Bulić, Frane. Po ruševinama stare Salone.
  • Enciklopedija leksikografskog zavoda Miroslav Krleža. 6.
  • Goldstein, Ivo; Anić, Vladimir. Rječnik stranih riječi.
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