Vranjic; , is a small peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

, closely north of Split

Split (city)

Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

, near the mouth of Jadro River

Jadro River

The Jadro River is a watercourse in Dalmatia, Croatia that discharges to the Adriatic Sea. The upper reaches of the Jadro River as well as its source are protected as an ichthyological nature reserve, partly due to the presence of an endemic species of soft-mouthed trout...

, part of the municipality of Solin (Solinska općina). Because of its beauty it was nicknamed "Little Venice". The church of Saint Martin, the pope, is a place of cultural heritage, with sacred folk music performers "Crkveni pjevači župe Sv. Martina - Vranjic". Vranjic is the birthplace of one of the greatest archeologists for early Christianity - Don Frane Bulić and also Don Luka Jelić. Klapa Hurania /Latin name for Vranjic/ is also from Vranjic. There is a small rustic villa there, leading people to believe that Vranjic was a vacation destination for rich Salonitan citizens (Salona

Salona

Salona was an ancient Illyrian Delmati city in the first millennium BC. The Greeks had set up an emporion there. After the conquest by the Romans, Salona became the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia...

 - Colonia Martia of Iulius Caesar, the present-day town of Solin

Solin

Solin is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro.Solin developed on the location of ancient town of Salona which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian...

). Population: 1500, in 2001.

Famous people

• dr. Frane Bulić
  Frane Bulic
  Frane Bulić was a Croatian priest, archeologist, and historian.Bulić was born in Vranjic near Split and studied theology in Zadar and then classical philology and archeology in Vienna...
  
  , archeologist, historian
  Historian
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   and roman catholic priest
• don Luka Jelić
• msgr. Ante Jurić
  Ante Juric (bishop)
  Ante Juric is an Croatian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.Ante Juric was born in Vranjic, Croatia, ordained a priest on May 18, 1947. Juric was appointed bishop to the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska on September 10, 1988 and ordained bishop October 16, 1988...
  
  
• Stjepan Benzon, poet

Industry

The ex Salonit factory produced azbestos material since 1921. There is also a warehouse of Karlovačka pivovara

Karlovacka pivovara

Karlovačka pivovara, d.d. is a brewery in Karlovac, Croatia, founded in 1854 by local landowner Baron Nikola Vranyczany. In 2003, Heineken International acquired a majority stake....

 and INA

INA

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 reservoirs.

Sport

• NK Omladinac Vranjic
  NK Omladinac Vranjic
  NK Omladinac is a football club from Vranjic, near Split, Croatia. The club was founded in 1914 with the name Uskok. In 1927, the name was changed to Omladinac. It plays in First league of Split-Dalmatia County.The supporters call themselves "Plave Murine"....
  
  , football club
• VK Vranjic, waterpolo club
• RK Piaggio, handball club