1. Split

2. About Split  Split is the second largest city in Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia.  It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea.  Split has 178,000 inhabitants.

3.  Split is an important Croatia Mediterranean cultural center  Patron saint of Split is St. Duje.  St. Duje Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in the world.

4. History  Split is one of the oldest cities in the area.  The city center is the old Diocletian's palace from the 4th century.  Palace is built by the Roman Emperor Diocletian.

5. Tourism  Split is becoming increasingly popular tourist destination.  In the first nine months of 2014, as many as 863,000 overnight stays were registered.  Most of the tourist come from Germany, Great Britain, France, Czech Republic and Italy.

6.  Croatia is becoming more and more recognized as an attractive destination for the music festivals.  The Famous world music festival is Ultra Europe Music Festival.

7.  Written by: Kate Papić, Mia Šulenta and Lucija Urlić  On 15 May 2015  School: OŠ don Mihovil Pavlinović  Source: http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split http://www.split.hr/Default.aspx?sec=496