Split is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatia's Split-Dalmatia county.
The city is situated on a small peninsula on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. Although the beginnings of Split are usually linked to the building of Diocletian's Palace, there is evidence that this area was inhabited as a Greek colony even earlier.
Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled between AD 284 and 305 and was known for his reforms and persecution of Christians. He ordered the work on the palace to begin in 293 in readiness for his retirement from politics in 305.
Today, Split is a city who's economy relies mostly on trade and tourism. There are also some old industries undergoing a much needed revival, such as agriculture (fishing, olive, wine production), paper, concrete, and chemicals.

	Country:	Croatia
	Location:	South
	Country Code:	+385
	Population:	200,000
	Language:	Croatian
	Currency:	Kuna (HRK)
	Time Zone:	GMT+1
	Train Station:	Split Station
	Tourism:	Split Tourism

By Car Split is well connected to the Croation motorway network. It is 216km from Dubrovnik and 391km from Zagreb.

By Train Split has good connections to all of Crotia and the rest of Europe by train. Zagreb can be reach in approx 6 hours.

By Ferry Split ferry port connects Croatia with the Italian port of Ancona.

• City Museum of Split
• The Museum of Croatian Archelogical Monuments
• Croatian Martime Museum
• The Art Gallery
• The Ivan Mestrovic Gallery

The founding of the City Museum of Split is related to the University library, established in 1911. The permanent exhibit shows urbanistic, cultural, hystorical, artistic and economical development of the city through centuries. The Museum of Croatian Archelogical Monuments is engaged in research, collection, presentation and study of material and spiritual remains of the Croats in the Middle Ages. The Croatian Martime Museum displays depict the naval history of East Adriatic region, with a chronological and hystorical presentation of the period from the arrival of Slavens to the 20th century. The Art Gallery is used as a museum of modern but equally of contemporary art. The Ivan Mestrovic Gallery is a special type of sculpture museum, its basic aim being to present the life and art of the sculptor Ivan Meštrovic in the authentic setting of the villa at Meje, which the artist designed and built as a studio and family home during the period from 1931 to 1939.