Dugopolje
Dugopolje is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
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Municipality | |
Dugopolje | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′N 16°36′E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Historical region | Dalmatian Hinterland |
| County | Split-Dalmatia |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 63.6 km2 (24.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 3,742 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,248 |
| • Urban density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | dugopolje |
The name Dugopolje literally translates as 'long field'.
In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality was 3,469, in the following settlements:
- Dugopolje, population 2,993
- Koprivno, population 272
- Kotlenice, population 148
- Liska, population 56
In the same census, 99.5% were Croats.
Noted in Dugopolje is Vranjača cave. Dugopolje is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Split.
Dugopolje is located at the junction of the A1 Zagreb–Split–Dubrovnik motorway linking the north and the south of Croatia and the D1 Split-Sinj state road linking the coast and the hinterland of Central Dalmatia. Split Airport is 28 km from Dugopolje, making the area an attractive place to stay for those wanting to avoid crowded areas closer to Split. Other transportation options are also close by with the Split ferry terminal and Split railway station less than 20 km away.