Split
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Summary
Split is a town in Croatia[1]. Split ranks in the top 0.79% of town in croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,940 views/month, #1 of 126).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Split-Dalmatia County[4]
- Country: Croatia[5]
- Head of government: Tomislav Šuta[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Official language: Croatian[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ancona[9], Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf[10], Dover[11], Antofagasta[12], Beit Shemesh[13], City of Cockburn[14], Ostrava[15], Trondheim[16], Benevento[17], Pescara[18], Agrigento[19], Cagli[20], Province of Ascoli Piceno[21], Gladsaxe Municipality[22]
- Postal code: 21000[23]
- Commons category: Split[24]
- Licence plate code: ST[25]
- Patron saint: Saint Domnius[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 021[28]
- Official website: https://split.hr/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Split, Croatia[30]
- Commons gallery: Split[31]
- Population: 178,102[32], 160,577[33]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Split[34]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[35], Pauly–Wissowa[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[40], Lexicon of Croatian Church music[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[43]
- Replaces: Spalatum[44]
- Capital of: Split-Dalmatia County[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Split include Split-Dalmatia County[46], a county of Croatia[47], in Croatia[48]; Split Festival[49], a music festival[50], in Croatia[51], founded in 1960[52]; Split Gates[53], a strait[54], in Croatia[55]; Split Channel[56], a strait[57], in Croatia[58]; and City of Split Award[59], an award[60], in Croatia[61], founded in 1984[62].
Why It Matters
Split has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Split is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Split include Split-Dalmatia County[46], a county of Croatia[47], in Croatia[48]; Split Festival[49], a music festival[50], in Croatia[51], founded in 1960[52]; Split Gates[53], a strait[54], in Croatia[55]; Split Channel[56], a strait[57], in Croatia[58]; and City of Split Award[59], an award[60], in Croatia[61], founded in 1984[62].