Podstrana

Podstrana is a municipality in Dalmatia with 9,129 inhabitants ( 2011). It is located on the Croatian coast, about 8 km south of the city of Split.

Local communities

History

The area of present-day Podstrana was already inhabited during the Stone Age, but a proof for the existence of stone-built houses delivers next archaeological finds only a tradition of the Roman writer Pliny the Elder. He tells of a castle, which was built here by Illyrian settlers and occupied shortly thereafter by the Roman invaders. Beginning of the 7th century, Slavic tribes native to Podstrana.

Podstrana was placed under the Doge of Venice in 1444 and later, 1514-1686 the Turks. From 1686 to 1806 belonged to Podstrana Poljica. 1806 Napoleon conquered I. the area, a little later, the French were driven out by the Austrians.

Economy

Most inhabitants live by agriculture and tourism.

Twinning

The twin town of Podstrana is Vukovar in Croatia and Murska Sobota in Slovenia.