By a popular theory, the city draws its name from the spiny broom (Calicotome spinosa, ασπάλαθος in Greek), after which the Greek colony of Aspálathos (Aσπάλαθος) or Spálathos (Σπάλαθος) was named. The theory is

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Antiquity
Although the beginnings of Split are traditionally associated with the construction of Diocletian's Palacein 305, the city was founded

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Split is situated on a peninsula between the eastern part of the Gulf of Kaštela and the Split Channel. The Marjan hill (178 metres (584 ft)), rises in the western part of the peninsula. The

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According to the 2011 census, the city of Split had 178,102 inhabitants. Ethnically, Croats make up 96.23% of the population, and 86.15% of the residents of the city are Roman Catholics.
The settlements included in the administrative area of the

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Split's economy is still suffering the backlash from the recession caused by the transfer to a market economy and privatization. In the Yugoslav era, however, the city had been a highly

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There are 24 primary schools and 23 secondary schools including 11 grammar schools.
University
The University of Split (Croatian: Sveučilište u Splitu) was founded in 1974. In the last few years it has

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Split has a borderline humid subtropical (Cfa) and Mediterranean climate (Csa) in the Köppen climate classification, since only one summer month has less than 40 mm (1.6 in) of rainfall,

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