Kaštel Štafilić
Kaštel Štafilić | |
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Clockwise from top: Panorama of Kaštel Štafilić, Immaculate Conception church, 1,500 year old Olive tree, Castle Rotondo, Old town and Nehaj fortress | |
Interactive map of Kaštel Štafilić | |
Kaštel Štafilić | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′53″N 16°19′59″E / 43.548°N 16.333°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia |
| City | Kaštela |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,822 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kaštel Štafilić is a settlement within the town of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia.
Sites
City square and promenade
Kaštel Štafilić's most majestic feature, is its old stone village, with its main square. It is situated on a long seafront, home to numerous summer festivals, and events.
One aspect that unites all the Kaštela’s, is a common promenade, where one can visit 6 other Kaštela’s, or go west, and take a leisurely stroll until they finally get to Trogir.
Resnik
The Resnik area in the west of Kaštel Štafilić is a known archaeological site, with underwater findings from the Middle Palaeolithic, the Neolithic and the Roman period.[3]
The Split Airport has been located in the inland area just northwest of Resnik since 1966. This is the second busiest airport in Croatia.
Castle Rotondo is an old castle first built in 1508, situated by a sea cliff. It is named after the noble family, Rotondo who owned, and inhabited for 400 years. It was initially built on an island, but was later linked to the land with a movable bridge. Its purpose was to protect the villagers from the pillaging of the Ottomans.[4][5]
Mastrinka - Old Olive Tree
The Mastrinka Olive Tree is more than 1500 years old. It shows that the processing and cultivation of olive trees in Kastela has taken place since ancient times. The tree is 11 meters high, with a radius of 23 m. The trunk is dry and hollow, but over the years around it has grown new branches and shoots.
The oil obtained from the olives, on the olive tree, is sold as a souvenir in small bottles in the town museum, in Kastela. In 1990, the tree was officially inducted into UNESCO's World Heritage List.[6]
Castle Nehaj
The Nehaj is a seaside castle or fortress which started to be built by the Lodi family in 1548. It was probably named Nehaj after Uskoks from Senj's Nehaj Fortress arrived to inhabit it later. The building is designated in the cultural properties register in Croatia.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Karavanić, Ivor; Vukosavljević, Nikola; Ahern, James C. M.; Čondić, Natalija; Šuta, Ivan; Gerometta, Katarina (11 June 2014). "The Late Mousterian in the eastern Adriatic – towards understanding of late Neanderthals' identity and their demise Project: a summary of the 1st year of research". Contributions of Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb. 31: 147–149.
- ^ Klikeri. "Kaštel Štafilić - Castle Rotondo - Split and Dalmatia County Tourist Board".
- ^ "Kaštela: 25 Things to Know About the City of Castles, Tragic Lovers and Homeland of Zinfandel". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ 1500 years old olive tree from Kaštel Stafilic near Split Croatia Travel Blog 17 January 2015 Archived 27 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kaštel Nehaj (Lodi)". Registar kulturnih dobara Republike Hrvatske (in Croatian). Ministry of Culture and Media (Croatia). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
External links
- Media related to Kaštel Štafilić at Wikimedia Commons