Kastela is a town consisting of 7 old settlements united under this name and having a population of over 30.000 inhabitants. It is situated to the north-west from Split at the foot of Mount Kozjak in the vicinity of the fortifications built against the invasion of Turks. Castle Sucurac is the county seat. A number of interesting fortresses, citadels and palaces are located here.
The names of the old settlements are: Castle STARI, Castle NOVI, STEFALIC castle, Castle LUKSIC, Castle GOMILICA, Castle KOLOMBOVAC, Castle SUCURAC. The new settlements are: Vinil and Nehaj Resnik. As the industry in Split experienced a boom, Kastela soon became Split's suburbs. The airport was built near by, and the nearby Solin is the location where traces of the antique Salona have been found.
The cement industry and the polymer industry are situated here. The endowment of the Croatian prince Mislav resulted in an impressive erection which stands some 3 km north form Castle Sucurac. The 9th century church of St. Juraj, situated in the village of Patulji, was later used as the foundation on which the new church has been built. The 15th century citadel and the summer residence belonging to the Split's aristocratic family Cambj are dominating the area of Castle Kolumbovac. Castle Gomilica, situated on the island of Gomila, has a Romanesque church dated in the 12th century. The 15th century Castle Luksic was built by the Trogir's aristocratic family of Vitturi, and the two gothic-renaissance churches, the old and the new one, have a valuable inventory which includes an altar by Juraj Dalmatinac.
Castle Rusinac was built in the 15th century in the western part of this area. Today this is the site of valuable ruins and a church with the grave of legendary Croatian lovers Miljenko and Do-brila, the Croatian pendant of Romeo and Juliette. Numerous other objects, churches and monuments of considerable historic value, dated between the 9th and the 18th century are located here. Castle Stefalic is the location of the 16th century Nehaj tower.
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