Vranjic

Village in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

43°31′50″N 16°28′21″E / 43.5306334300°N 16.4724219500°E / 43.5306334300; 16.4724219500Country

CroatiaCountySplit-Dalmatia CountyTownSolinArea

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• Total0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total1,064 • Density1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21211 Vranjic^[3]

Vranjic (Italian: Vragnizza) is a village north of Split, near the mouth of Jadro River, administratively located in the Town of Solin. Because of its beauty it was nicknamed "Little Venice". The church of Saint Martin, the pope, is a place of cultural heritage, with sacred folk music performers Crkveni pjevači župe sv. Martina - Vranjic.

Vranjic is the birthplace of one of the greatest archaeologists for early Christianity – Don Frane Bulić. Klapa Hurania (Latin name for Vranjic) also comes from the village. There is a small rustic villa there, leading people to believe that Vranjic was a vacation destination for rich Salonitan citizens (Salona – Colonia Martia of Iulius Caesar, the present-day town of Solin).

As of 2011 census, Vranjic has a population of 1,110.^[4]

Notable people

dr. Frane Bulić, archeologist, historian and Roman Catholic priest
don Luka Jelić
msgr. Ante Jurić
Stjepan Benzon, poet

Industry

The former Salonit factory produced asbestos material since 1921. There is also a warehouse of Karlovačka pivovara and INA reservoirs.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

NK Omladinac Vranjic, football club
VK Vranjic, waterpolo club
RK Piaggio, handball club

References

Footnotes

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Hrvatska pošta". www.posta.hr. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vranjic". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.