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The local organization of Croatian Falcon [] (Croatian: Hrvatski sokol) was founded in 1893 in Split.Its first leader was Vinko (Vicko) Katalinić. The idea of building the “Croatian Home” emerged in 1896 and its was purpose gathering Split's Croatian-nationalist cultural, artistic, and sports societies. These include: National Reading Room,
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
The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.The tournament was held in Split, Croatia. [1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.
Split Summer Festival (Splitsko ljeto) established in 1954, the second oldest festival of performing arts in the country (after the Dubrovnik Summer Festival).The festival is usually held over a 30-day period between mid-July and mid-August and includes a great number of various events like open-air jazz and classical concerts, art exhibitions, theatre plays staged in public squares and modern ...
The Golden Gate (Croatian: Zlatna vrata, Latin: Porta Aurea), or "the Northern Gate", is one of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad (old town) of Split. Built as the main gate of Diocletian's Palace, it was elaborately decorated to mark its status. Over the course of the Middle Ages, the gate was sealed off and lost its columns ...