Grohote

Grohote is located in the inland capital of the island of Solta in Croatia Split-Dalmatia County. The has 441 inhabitants.

Geography

The village is connected to the mainland by a ferry or catamaran ferry to Split, stopping at the three kilometers away Rogač. Grohote is located in the center of the island at the state road D111, at a point at which cross the main roads. An old road leads to the neighboring village Srednje Selo and from there to Donje Selo southeast of the village lies the field Sridnje polje.

Economy

Grohote is the economic center of Solta. It is the seat of the administration and school location. There is a farmers market, two supermarkets, a pharmacy, post office, a permanently staffed fire station and an island hospital with doctor and helicopter landing pad. In the village there are several restaurants ( taverns ), offering regional cuisine. In Grohote also has the cultural association of the island, Šoltanski Trudi, his seat, art events, olive oil and wine tastings.

History

Grohote is the oldest and largest village on the island. The place was first in 1370, later mentioned as Grocotte as Grohotte what " crumbled rock " means. Witnesses of an ancient settlement are Roman floor mosaics in the houses of the families Bezic and Mladinov or fragments of columns and capitals, Roman pottery, grave stones or fragments of sarcophagi. Two early Christian sarcophagi are at the church cemetery. They were used between the two world wars again as tombs. The present church dates from the years 1914 to 1917 and was built on the basis of an earlier 1576. In addition, the fragments of an early Christian basilica were uncovered from the end of the 5th century for about 200 worshipers. Some floor mosaics have been preserved. The church was destroyed in 1240 by Prince Cres Kacic of Omis and his pirates. During the construction of the new church was found some ancient inscriptions, which are now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum in Split. Bizarre is the plaque of a grieving mother whose son was wounded during feeding of an ox whose horns. In the 16th century lived 400 to 500 people in the village. Today here are reported 400 people.

Demography

Grohote shows the typical for the island population development. The Places in the Heart lose massively to residents. In the coastal areas, the trend is opposite. Just before the end of aristocratic rule, a maximum population was reached in 1900 with 1,362. Since then, the population has been declining constantly and now stands at just over 441