Marina, Croatia

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Marina
Coordinates: 43°30′50.7″N16°6′29.4″E / 43.514083°N 16.108167°E / 43.514083; 16.108167
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia
Area
[1]
  Total118.4 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total4,273
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website marina.hr

Marina is a village and a municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.

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Population

In the 2011 census, it had a total municipality population of 4,595, in the following settlements. [3]

In the 2011 census, 97.6% of the population were Croats. [4]

Geography

It is the most western municipality in Split-Dalmatia County and is bordering Šibenik-Knin County.

Marina is located on the Adriatic Highway (D8). It is a tourist village with a pebble beach shaded by olive and pine trees.[ citation needed ]

Tourism

Tourist also enjoy the atmosphere of ancient Dalmatian wine cellars, fresh fish and quality local wines, a blend of the ancient and the modern. Yachting, diving and fishing are practiced. Small yachts may dock within the small harbour and larger ones at the end of the bay, southeast of the chapel and south of the Plokata hill.[ citation needed ]

History

The settlement was planned in the 16th century. In the period 1495-1500 the bishops of Trogir built a quadrangular tower on the islet in the bay. The tower has console battlements. The channel between the mainland and the tower was filled up and levelled at the beginning of the 20th century. The structure was repaired during the Cretan war in 1657 and 1717 and reconstructed in 1971 to 1972. The church of St John has Gothic and Renaissance elements. In a field close to the village there is a small Gothic church of St. Luke with the coat of arms of the Sobota family.[ citation needed ]

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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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Marina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.