About Solin
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City Walls
The construction of the Salonitan city walls took several centuries. The earliest part of the city was surrounded by walls as early as the second century BC. During the Pax…
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The Five Bridge
In the eastern suburb of Salona five arches spanned the western-most backwater of the Jadro river (the ancient Salon river). The bridge carried one extension of Decumanus Maximus which branched…
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Amphitheatre
At the westernmost point of Solin (Salona) lies the most recognizable buildings of Roman architecture, the Amphitheatre, in the second half of the second century A.D. The remains of such…
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Geography
Solin is located near the river mouth of the Jadro River, 5 km northeast of Split. It consists of three separate units: the central part at the intersection of roads…
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History
The Croatian name Solin is derived from the Latin name Salon, which has its root in the Illyrian language. This name is mentioned in history for the first time in…