Trogir

Trogir

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Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′ 58 ″ N , 16 ° 14 ′ 59 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Split-Dalmatia

Height :

0 m. i. J.

Area :

39.10 km²

Residents :

13,192 (2011)

Population density :

337 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 021

Postal code :

21 220

License plate :

ST

Boat registration :

TG

Structure and administration
(as of 2017)

Community type :

city

Mayor :

Ante Bilić ( SDP )

Postal address :

Trg Pape Ivana Pavla II. 1
21 220 Trogir

Website :

www.trogir.hr

Others

Patron saint :

John of Trogir

View of Trogir

Trogir [ ˈtrɔ.ɡiːr ] (German and Hungarian Trau , ancient Greek Τραγούριον Tragoúrion , Latin Tragurium , Italian Traù ) is a port city in Croatia . This is located in central Dalmatia , about 15 kilometers west of Split . The entire old town is since 1997 the World Heritage of UNESCO .

Aerial view of Trogir

Places of the community

The population figures in brackets are from 2011.

Arbanija (374 inhabitants)
Divulje (26 inhabitants)
Drvenik Mali (87 inhabitants)
Drvenik Veliki (150 inhabitants)

Mastrinka (947 inhabitants)
Plano (553 inhabitants)
Trogir (10,923 inhabitants)
Žedno (132 inhabitants)

The population of Trogir is 13,192 (2011 census). A stone bridge in the north of the island leads from the historic city center, which is located on an island, to the mainland. On the south-eastern side of the old town Trogir is connected to the island of Čiovo by a bascule bridge, which is no longer open to shipping. The bascule bridge was the only land connection between the island and the mainland until 2018. Since July 2018, a new bridge has been connecting Ciovo directly to the mainland.

history

Trogir was already in the 3rd century BC. Known as the Greek settlement Τραγούριον Tragourion . Trogir lost its former importance due to the rapid rise of the nearby town of Salona . During the time of the arrival of Slavic tribes, refugees from the destroyed Salona settled in the city. From the 9th century onwards, the population had to pay tribute to the Croatian rulers. The city became a bishopric in the 11th century ( bishopric was abolished in 1828). In 1107 the Hungarian King Koloman granted the city its autonomy rights - according to tradition, because of the successful resistance of Bishop John (Ivan) , who is therefore venerated as the city's patron saint.

In 1123 the Saracens conquered the city and almost destroyed it to the ground. The city recovered quickly and experienced a strong economic boom in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1242, King Béla IV sought refuge here from the Tatars . In the 13th and 14th centuries, Trogir, part of the principality of Bribir , chose its princes most often from the ranks of the Šubić family ; under them stood Mladen III. (1348). The long period of Venetian rule began in 1420 .

After the fall of Venice in 1797, Trogir was Austrian until 1918 (with the exception of the French occupation from 1806 to 1814) and then fell to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . It later became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Trogir has been part of the independent state of Croatia since 1991 .

World heritage and sights

The entire old town of Trogir has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 . The place is considered an outstanding example of urban continuity.

The Romanesque city of Trogir is the best preserved Romanesque-Gothic complex not only on the Adriatic Sea, but in all of Eastern Europe. In the medieval, historical city center , which is partially surrounded by a city wall, there is a preserved castle, a tower, around ten churches and one Range of residential houses and palaces from the Romanesque , Gothic , Renaissance and Baroque periods .

The main attractions include:

St. Lawrence Cathedral from the 13th century. The main west portal is a masterpiece by the sculptor Radovan from the 13th century and the most important work in the Romanesque-Gothic style in Croatia.
City gate and city wall
Kamerlengo fortress from the 15th century
Prince's palace from the 13th century
Cipiko large and small palaces from the 15th century
City loggia and clock tower from the 15th century

Lawrence Cathedral
Waterfront
Trogir from the water
Clock tower and loggia (2014)
Kamerlengo fortress
Cathedral in Trogir
Main portal (Master Radovan)

Location

Trogir was used in the movie Winnetou 3rd part (1965) as a location for the city of Santa Fe . Winnetou and Old Shatterhand rode through the old streets here. The town hall formed the film set of the governor's palace.
The port of Trogir was one of the filming locations of the multi-part TV series Jack Holborn (1982) with Patrick Bach in the title role.
The episode "Vampires in Venice" of the TV series Dr. Who (2010) was shot in Trogir.
Some scenes from the HBO series Game of Thrones were filmed in the St. Dominik Monastery in the center of the old town. The monastery garden with its colonnade served as the garden of the city of Qarth.