Maslinica is a port
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
on the island of
Šolta
Šolta (; ; ) is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago.
Geography
Šolta is located west of the island of Brač, south of Split (city), Split (separated by Split Channel) and east of the D ...
in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
in the
Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County ( ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4.540 km2, the total area is 14.106,40 km2.
Split-Dalmati ...
. It is connected by the
D111 highway. Maslinica has 208 inhabitants. The center of the village, the westernmost town of the island, the castle Martinis Marchi, now a luxury hotel with marina for about 60 boats.
During the time of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire the villages of Šolta still have their
Italian names as well as ''Porto Olivetto''.
In the 19th century the best wine of the island came from Maslinica. The best qualities of national importance were created in the 1870s and 80s by Pietro degli Alberti from Porto Oliveto di Solta. At the
Vienna World Fair in 1873 he received an honorary prize. At the Triester exhibition in 1882 he received a gold medal.
Image gallery
Image:Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Hafen 2012 d.jpg, Southern bay
Image:Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Hafen 2012 g.jpg, New Marina from 2012
Image:Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Hafen 2012 n.jpg, Inner bay
Image:Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Hafen 2012 f.jpg, Northern bay
References
Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County
Šolta
External links
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* (Official page of Šolta)
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