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Omiš
Omiš
Town
	Grad Omiš; Town of Omiš
	View of Omiš
	Omiš
	Coordinates: 43°26′N 16°41′E / 43.433°N 16.683°E
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Ante Pavelic (Ind.)
Area
• Town	266.2 km2 (102.8 sq mi)
• Urban	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Town	14,139
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	5,985
• Urban density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	omis.hr

Omiš (pronounced [ɔ̌miːʃ]) is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is approximately 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split, where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea. Omiš municipality has a population of 14,936^[3] and its area is 266 square kilometres (103 sq mi).

Name

It is supposed that the name of this city, Omiš, developed from the Slavic Holm, Hum as a translation from the Illyrian - Greek word Onaion, Oneon, meaning "hill" or "place on the hill", or from Greek onos (όνος) meaning donkey, perhaps from the shape of the rocky promontory by the city (naming a city after a natural form was common practice then, as it is now); there is also the possibility that the name of the settlement Onaeum was derived from the name of the river which was called Nestos by the Greek colonists in its lower flow, during Antiquity. According to Petar Šimunović, Omiš is derived from Proto-Indo-European *almissa ("rock", "cliff").^[4]

Latin names during Ancient Rome were Onaeum, Oeneum, Alminium, and Almissum. During Medieval times the name was recorded as Olmissium, Almiyssium and from the end of the 15th century, when the city fell to the authority of Venetian Republic, its name was the Italian Almissa.^[5]

History

Omiš was well known in the past by the Corsairs of Almissa (Omiški gusari)^[6] whose Sagittas (ships) (Genitive case: Sagittae, translated as The Arrow), brought fame to them because they were built for attack and fast retrieval into the mouth of the Cetina River, protecting the town from foreign invaders. At a very early date, neighbours of the Corsairs of Almissa, the highlanders of the Poljica Principality^[7] (Poljička Republika), became their friends and allies. This allowed them to harass the seaborne trade, without fear of a sudden attack from inland.

Historical monuments:
- Church of St Euphemia by the coast on Brzet, from the early 6th century
- Mirabella Fortress (Peovica) from the 13th century
- Starigrad Fortress (Fortica) from the 15th century
- Renaissance church of the Holy Spirit from the 15th century
- Old cemetery, the 16th century or 17th century
- Parochial church from the 17th century
- Franciscan Monastery on Skalice from the 18th century

In the Priko neighborhood, on the right bank of the Cetina River, stands the site with the most historic significance: the pre-Romanesque Church of St. Peter (Crkva Sv. Petra) from the tenth century A.D. This single-naved edifice, with a cupola and apse, was used in the 18th century as a Glagolithic seminary for novice priests.

Economy

Today, Omiš's economy is based on farming, fishing, textile and food-processing industries and tourism.

Settlements

Within the limits of the town lie the following settlements:^[3]

Blato na Cetini, population 465
Borak, population 158
Čelina, population 222
Čisla, population 302
Donji Dolac, population 373
Dubrava, population 300
Gata, population 567
Gornji Dolac, population 119
Kostanje, population 605
Kučiće, population 607
Lokva Rogoznica, population 397
Marušići, population 151
Mimice, population 216
Naklice, population 236
Nova Sela, population 224
Omiš, population 6,462
Ostrvica, population 196
Pisak, population 202
Podašpilje, population 20
Podgrađe, population 280
Putišići, population 46
Seoca, population 140
Slime, population 270
Smolonje, population 79
Srijane, population 270
Stanići, population 534
Svinišće, population 98
Trnbusi, population 162
Tugare, population 885
Zakučac, population 148
Zvečanje, population 202

Town of Omiš: Population trends 1857–2021

population	8153	9255	10038	11212	12788	13791	14283	15344	15122	15094	17637	15880	15056	15630	15472	14936	14139
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Culture

Omiš is best known for the traditional festival of the Dalmatian a cappella singing groups.^[8]^[9] This festival is the highlight of Omiš's summer, the expression of the town's beauty. Omiš's Summer Festival - during which various concerts and recitals are performed - takes place at the plazas and in churches.

Omiš as a town has eight churches:
- church of Saint Michael
- church of Holy Ghost
- church of Saint Rock
- church of Saint Peter
- church of Saint Luca
- church of Saint Mary
- Franciscan Monastery with church of Our Lady of Carmel
- church of Saint Stephan and
- remains of church of Saint John in Borak.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Omiš is twinned with:

Image gallery

Church of St. Peter
Coat of arms of Omiš
Omis bridge
city beach Punta
Old city street
View of Omis from fortress Peovica
Cetina Canyon

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Omiš". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ Šimunović 2013, p. 173.
^ "Povijest Grada Omiša". Omis.hr. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
^ [1] Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Fine, John V. A.; Fine, John Van Antwerp (1 January 1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472082604. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via Google Books.
^ [2] Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dalmatinske klape i Festival u Omisu". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-06.

Bibliography

Cresswell, Peterjon; Atkins, Ismay; Dunn, Lily (10 July 2006). Time Out Croatia (First ed.). London, Berkeley & Toronto: Time Out Group Ltd & Ebury Publishing, Random House Ltd. 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SV1V 2SA. ISBN 978-1-904978-70-1. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
Šimunović, Petar (March 2013). "Predantički toponimi u današnjoj (i povijesnoj) Hrvatskoj" [Pre-Roman placenames in present-day (and historical) Croatia] (PDF). Folia onomastica Croatica (in Croatian) (22). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 147–214. Retrieved 18 January 2016.