Omiš

Omiš
Municipality and town

Omiš from the air
Omiš
Coordinates: 43°26′N 16°41′E / 43.433°N 16.683°E / 43.433; 16.683
Country  Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • Mayor Ivan Kovačić (Most)
Area
 • Total 266 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 14,936
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Coordinates: 43°26′N 16°41′E / 43.433°N 16.683°E / 43.433; 16.683

Omiš (pronounced [ɔ̌miːʃ], Latin and Italian: Almissa) is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split. Its location is where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea. Omiš municipality has a population of 14,936[1] and its area is 266 square kilometres (103 sq mi).

Name

View of the town

It is supposed that the name of this city, Omiš, developed from the Slavic Holm, Hum as a translation from the Illyrian - Greek word Onaion, Oneon, meaning "hill" or "place on the hill", but there is also the possibility that the name of the settlement Onaeum was derived from the name of the river which was called Nestos by the Greek colonists in its lower flow, during Antiquity. According to Petar Šimunović, Omiš is derived from Proto-Indo-European *almissa ("rock", "cliff").[2]

Latin names during Ancient Rome were Onaeum, Oeneum, Alminium, and Almissum. During Medieval times the name was recorded as Olmissium, Almiyssium and from the end of the 15th century, when the city fell to the authority of Venetian Republic, its name was the Italian Almissa.[3]

History

Omiš Historical Coat of Arms from year 1541.

Omiš was well known in the past by the Corsairs of Almissa (Omiški gusari)[4] whose Sagittas (ships) (Genitive case: Sagittae, translated as The Arrow), brought fame to them because they were built for attack and fast retrieval into the mouth of the Cetina River, protecting the town from foreign invaders. At a very early date, neighbours of the Corsairs of Almissa, the highlanders of the Poljica Principality [5] (Poljička Republika), became their friends and allies. This allowed them to harass the seaborne trade, without fear of a sudden attack from inland.

In the Priko neighborhood, on the right bank of the Cetina River, stands the site with the most historic significance: the pre-Romanesque Church of St. Peter (Crkva Sv. Petra) from the tenth century A.D. This single-naved edifice, with a cupola and apse, was used in the 18th century as a Glagolithic seminary for novice priests.

Economy

Today, Omiš's economy is based on farming, fishing, textile and food-processing industries and tourism.

Settlements

Within the limits of the town lie the following settlements:[1]

  • Blato na Cetini, population 465
  • Borak, population 158
  • Čelina, population 222
  • Čisla, population 302
  • Donji Dolac, population 373
  • Dubrava, population 300
  • Gata, population 567
  • Gornji Dolac, population 119
  • Kostanje, population 605
  • Kučiće, population 607
  • Lokva Rogoznica, population 397
  • Marušići, population 151
  • Mimice, population 216
  • Naklice, population 236
  • Nova Sela, population 224
  • Omiš, population 6,462
  • Ostrvica, population 196
  • Pisak, population 202
  • Podašpilje, population 20
  • Podgrađe, population 280
  • Putišići, population 46
  • Seoca, population 140
  • Slime, population 270
  • Smolonje, population 79
  • Srijane, population 270
  • Stanići, population 534
  • Svinišće, population 98
  • Trnbusi, population 162
  • Tugare, population 885
  • Zakučac, population 148
  • Zvečanje, population 202

Culture

Klapa festival in Omiš

Omiš is best known for the traditional festival of the Dalmatian a cappella singing groups.[6][7] This festival is the highlight of Omiš's summer, the expression of the town's beauty. Omiš's Summer Festival - during which various concerts and recitals are performed - takes place at the plazas and in churches.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Omiš is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Omiš". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ Šimunović 2013, p. 173.
  3. ↑ "Povijest Grada Omiša". Omis.hr. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. ↑ Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Fine, John V. A.; Fine, John Van Antwerp (1 January 1994). "The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest". University of Michigan Press. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-06.

Sources

Bibliography

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