Dugopolje

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Dugopolje
Coordinates: 43°35′N16°36′E / 43.583°N 16.600°E / 43.583; 16.600
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Historical region Dalmatian Hinterland
County Flag of Split-Dalmatia County.svg  Split-Dalmatia
Area
[1]
 •  Municipality 63.6 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 •  Municipality 3,742
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 •  Urban
3,248
 • Urban density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Website dugopolje.hr

Dugopolje is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. [3]

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The name Dugopolje literally translates as 'long field'. [4]

In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality was 3,469, in the following settlements: [5]

In the same census, 99.5% were Croats. [6]

Noted in Dugopolje is Vranjača cave. Dugopolje is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Split.

Dugopolje is located at the junction of the A1 Zagreb–Split–Dubrovnik motorway linking the north and the south of Croatia and the D1 Split-Sinj state road linking the coast and the hinterland of Central Dalmatia. Split Airport is 28 km from Dugopolje, making the area an attractive place to stay for those wanting to avoid crowded areas closer to Split.[ tone ] Other transportation options are also close by with the Split ferry terminal and Split railway station less than 20 km away. [7]

Main sites

Vranjača Cave

Located a short drive from Dugopolje in the village of Kotlenice (in the Dalmatian hinterland), the Vranjača Cave is increasingly becoming a popular tourist destination for those interested in exploring nature.[ tone ]

The 65 meter deep cave was first discovered in 1903 by Stipe Punda and first became open to the public in 1929. [8] The cave is estimated to be 65 to 70 million years old. [9] [ unreliable source? ]

History

Dugopolje's first mentioning dates back to 1283, when it was under the administration of neighbouring Klis [4]

The area near the Kapela hamlet is a site of a former Roman road bifurcation of the Salona - Aequum pathway and Tilurium - Argentaria pathway. Many graveyards from approximately the 4th century were found nearby, implying that the Ilyrians descended from the hills and built a settlement there road-side. [10]

While Dugopolje was not harmed in World War I, World War II brought many devastations. The village was damaged by all the sides, whether it was Italians, Germans, Chetniks or Partisans. It was first sieged by Italians in January 1942 on their way to Split through the Rera railway, killing 7 peasants and burning down several houses in the process. In April 1942 partisans killed Don Šimun Karaman, a local priest. [11]

Perhaps the most noted massacre of Croats in Dugopolje and its neighbouring villages, occurred in October 1942. It was committed by Chetniks, supported by Italian forces. The October 1942 massacre took place at the same time as the Gata massacre, that was also nearby; Chetnik and Italian forces killed at least thirty-two Croat civilians while Croatian historian Zdravko Dizdar mentions 120 civilians killed in Dugopolje and neighbouring villages. [12] [13]

By the end of 1943, over 300 houses were burnt down by numerous sides, and many civilians were murdered. Dugopolje fell into the Partisan arms in late 1944. [14]

After World War II, Dugopolje was a part of Yugoslavia, and fell under the administration of Solin municipality, and eventually had electricity and waterlines installed. Many inhabitants of the village took part in the Croatian War of Independence, although the village itself wasn't harmed during the period. After the war, Dugopolje gained its own municipality and the leading local party was HDZ. At first, it was a transit spot for passengers on the D1 road between Split and Sinj, but in the early 21st century, the A1 motorway was built, and Dugopolje became the important intersection towards Split, thus providing the opportunity to Zlatko Ževrnja who was the Dugopolje mayor at the time, to design and build the biggest industrial zone in Dalmatia, which at one point had more people working in it than the population of the whole village.

People from Dugopolje

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  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ Dugopolje profile
  4. 1 2 "Dugopolje Beyond the Shopping and the Motorway" . Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Dugopolje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Dugopolje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Dugopolje".
  8. ↑ "Dugopolje Discover Dalmatian Hinterland". visitdugopolje.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Antika - Općina Dugopolje" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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