Makarska
Makarska [ makarska ] (Italian Macarsca ) is a coastal city in Croatia.
Geography
The town lies in the historical region of Dalmatia, on the Adriatic Sea in the center of the Makarska Riviera. She is also the second seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Split - Makarska.
Makarska has 13,834 inhabitants, of which the vast majority of the population with 95.43 % are Croats ( 2011 census ).
Northeast of the town dominates the Biokovo massif with the highest peak Sveti Jure, to over 1,767 m.
The city is accessible via the landside Jadranska Magistrala and since the end of 2008, the Croatian A1 motorway.
History
Makarska was dominated over time by many different peoples, according to the Romans ruled Croats, the Venetians, and later the Habsburgs over the city.
The ancient settlement, probably Muccurum, was according to tradition, destroyed in 548 by the Ostrogoth king Totila. Later Makarska is one of the main bases of the tribe of Neretljani ( Narentanier ) (see Pagania ). By the 14th century, the city recognizes the sovereignty of the Croatian dynasties or the Hungarian- Croatian kings. From 1324 to 1463 it is under the control of the Bosnian dynasty Kotromanić. 1499-1646 it is occupied by the Turks, 1646-1797 and 1815-1918 of Venice from Austria.
In recent times, Makarska is known for the international tennis tournaments (Makarska International Championships ) of the WTA, such as in April 1998 and 2003.
Coat of arms
Description: Red protrudes from the right edge of a silver shield arm with raised silver saber out. A silver six-pointed star floating in the plate.
Heritage
On the shore you can see the baroque church of St. Philip Neri and the building of the former Oratorianerklosters that has retained its original appearance. At the western end of the promenade Obala kralja Zvonimira a coastal promenade, on which one can bypass the headland Sveti Petar starts ( Lighthouse, foundation walls of St. Peter's Church from the 15th century and renovated in 1993 Peter Church ).
To the east of the pier, the shore road Marineta extends to a reaching to the wooded Osejava Cape Ave. Not far from the Franciscan monastery with cloister is from the year 1400 (1540 renewed in its current form since 1614). In the old monastery nave church with a Baroque bell tower dating back to 1715 today an art gallery is housed ( Assumption by Pietro de Coster, 1760 ). In the cloister of the monastery you can admire a Shell Museum.
Steps lead from the pier to Kacic Square ( Kacicev trg) in the historic center, where a monument to the poet Andrija Kačić Miošić recalls (a work by Ivan Rendić, 1889); on the northern side of the square stands the Baroque parish church of St. Marko (built 1700-1776 ), which was also the Episcopal Church until 1828. In its interior, the silver- studded altar of the Madonna of the Rosary ( from 1818 ) and the main altar encrusted marble ( a Venetian work from the 18th century) can be admired. Before the southern side of the building there is a Baroque fountain built in 1775.
Personalities
Daughters and sons of the city:
- Giuseppe Addobbati (1909-1986), Italian actor
- Alen Bokšić (born 1970 ), Croatian football player
- Mario Carević (* 1982 ), Croatian football player
- Stipe Drvis, pseudonym: Stipe Drews (born 1973 ), Croatian basketball player, professional boxer (WBA )
People who worked in the city:
- Lovro Šitović (1682-1729), Croatian writer and epic poet.
- Ante Juric (1922-2012), Archbishop Emeritus of Split - Makarska.
Gallery
Kacicev trg ( Kacic Square )
Port
Biokovo above Makarska
Makarska
View of Makarska 1964
Park in the city center
Entrance to the Malacological museum which is located inside the Franciscan monastery