Slatine

Coordinates: 43°30′N 16°20′E / 43.500°N 16.333°E / 43.500; 16.333
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Slatine
Slatine is located in Croatia
Slatine
Slatine
Coordinates: 43°30′N 16°20′E / 43.500°N 16.333°E / 43.500; 16.333
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
CitySplit
Area
 • Total10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total924
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Slatine (Italian: Bagno di Bua) is a village on Čiovo, an island in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It is a small fishing and tourist village situated on the northeastern side of the island Čiovo, only 8 km from Trogir. It lies on the coast of Kaštela bay, opposite Split and peninsula Marjan, which are to the east. There are 1,106 inhabitants in the settlement (2011 census).[3]

Infrastructure[edit]

The village is in the Split metropolitan area with the city being responsible for the villages electricity, water and up until recently garbage disposal. a small road links Slatine with the rest of the island and the village is serviced by a bus link and in the summer months by a small ferry.

Services[edit]

Slatine has a baker, a post office and a small supermarket. The village also had a small primary school, a kindergarten. The village is serviced by a local volunteer fire service and has a church and a monastery nearby. Slatine has numerous restaurants and beach bars giving it popularity with locals and tourist for its nightlife.

Tourism[edit]

Slatine is popular with tourists particularly with locals and Germans. The village has a long beach and many hotel apartments.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Slatine". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.