Gata, Croatia
Encyclopedia
Gata is a village located at the foot of the mountain Mosor
, 16 miles east of the town of Split, and 1.3 miles inland from the coast of the Adriatic sea
.
It is administratively located within the city of Omiš
, in the Split-Dalmatia County
.
The village had a population of 596 in the 2001 census.
It is located in the area of Poljica
, near the river Cetina
, at an elevation of 932 ft.
, and up until the end of the Republic it was the place where the prince of Poljica was elected every year on the day of their patron Saint George
.
The village was heavily damaged during the massacre on 1 October 1942, when a group of Chetniks
led by Mane Rokvić (under Momčilo Đujić), under the protection of the fascist occupiers, killed 79 villagers and burned the village.
This date is still commemorated today in an annual mass.
Gata contains the ruins of an early Christian basilica.
Mosor
Mosor is a mountain range in Croatia located near the town of Split on the Adriatic coast. It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the pass of Klis in the northwest to the Cetina River in the southeast....
, 16 miles east of the town of Split, and 1.3 miles inland from the coast of the Adriatic sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
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It is administratively located within the city of Omiš
Omiš
Omiš is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split. Its location is where the emerald-green Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea...
, in the Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242...
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The village had a population of 596 in the 2001 census.
It is located in the area of Poljica
Poljica
Poljica may refer to:* Poljica , a region of inland Dalmatia, Croatia** Republic of Poljica, an autonomous community which existed in the area between the 13th and early 19th century...
, near the river Cetina
Cetina
Cetina is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . Cetina descends from an altitude of 385 m at its source to the sea level when it flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia....
, at an elevation of 932 ft.
History
Gata is a part of the historical Republic of PoljicaRepublic of Poljica
The Poljica Republic or duchy was an autonomous community which existed in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period in central Dalmatia, near modern-day Omiš, Croatia....
, and up until the end of the Republic it was the place where the prince of Poljica was elected every year on the day of their patron Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
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The village was heavily damaged during the massacre on 1 October 1942, when a group of Chetniks
Chetniks
Chetniks, or the Chetnik movement , were Serbian nationalist and royalist paramilitary organizations from the first half of the 20th century. The Chetniks were formed as a Serbian resistance against the Ottoman Empire in 1904, and participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II...
led by Mane Rokvić (under Momčilo Đujić), under the protection of the fascist occupiers, killed 79 villagers and burned the village.
This date is still commemorated today in an annual mass.
Culture
The village organizes an annual festival called the Days of Ivo Marjanović in honor of this great actor.Gata contains the ruins of an early Christian basilica.