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Split (/ s p l ɪ t /, [4] [5] Croatian: ⓘ), historically known as Spalato [6] (Italian: [ˈspaːlato]; Venetian: Spàlato; see other names), is the second-largest city of Croatia, after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. Split metropolitan area is home to about 330 000 people. [7]
The Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace, collotype (1909).. The history of Split as a significant city, in its own right, begins with the Sack of Salona by the Avars in 639 CE. . Conflicting versions of the event are in existence, and it is unknown whether the city was taken by treachery, by ruse, or whether the defense was simply abandoned by the terrified popul
After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. . Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav Wars from 1991 to 2001 which primarily affected Bosnia and Herzegovina, neighbouring parts of Croatia and, some years later, K
The celebration of love can be an excuse to leave the ordinary behind and jet off to swoon-worthy destinations across the UK and Europe to woo your beloved on a romance-filled city break – not ...
Rising star Anya Taylor-Joy calls her role of Casey in M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming film "Split" quite a "daunting" undertaking, so much so that she admits to crying after the first time she read ...
Here's Why 'Wicked' Was Split Into Two Movies Everett Sorry to Gladiator II and my many husbands in that film (Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington), but Wicked is currently ...
This proposal is not necessarily linked to a split-up of Belgium. Some have, however, suggested that these wealthy areas would make the city financially viable as an independent state, potentially give it around 1.5 million inhabitants, an airport and forest within its boundaries, and make it three or four times larger than the current capital ...
In its all-out effort to shed spring break crowds that are largely Black and Latino, the city of Miami Beach, under new leadership, has gone too far this year.. No matter how hip the “breaking ...