Kaštel Stari

History

History of the fortified village can be traced back to the fall of Bosnia in 1463, Dalmatia, which was at the time part of the Venetian Republic, faced danger from the Ottoman invaders. Following the fall of the fort at Klis in 1537 Kastela was exposed to frequent incursions. From the 15th century to 17th century local landowners, and noblemen established a series of fortified villages of which seven remain today. The historic core of Kastel Stari is made of three forts and a fortified village (citadel and fortified village Cippico, tower Celio-Cega and fortified Andreis house). Citadel Cippico was built on a rock in 1481 by Koriolan Cippico, a nobleman, humanist and warrior from Trogir. In 1507 he fortified land to the north by building defensive walls with towers on the corners in order to protect the houses of his farmers. Along with the lateral walls and streams as a defensive barrier. Following the end of the dangers the village spread outside of the walls and the area in front of the citadel was filled in on the side of the bridge. This is how Brce developed a village square with a flagpole column and well with drinking water. Along the eastern wall of the village was the Cippico family garden, on the northern side of the village stood a dyery. The baroque Chapel of St Joseph, which Lelije Cippico built in 1695 as a family chapel stands inside the village. Outside the fortified village of Koriolan Cippico, in front of its western gate stood the Parish Church of St John the Baptist built in 16th century which now has a church built in the 18th century. A new parish church (Our Lady of the Rosary)which began construction in 1871 is now at the northwest of the fortified village. West of the fortified village on the rocks two more forts were built:citadel Celio-Cega…

Most-observed species

• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  914
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  735
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  609
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  553
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  446
• Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  432
• Common Swift

  Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  412
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  349

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2026-05-25
  13 km NNW of Hrvace, Croatia
• M 3.7 — 2026-03-04
  1 km E of Drniš, Croatia
• M 3.9 — 2026-02-23
  8 km NW of Vitina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• M 4.3 — 2026-02-17
  6 km NNW of Zabrišće, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• M 3.8 — 2023-12-27
  5 km N of Grohote, Croatia
• M 2.7 — 2023-12-27
  3 km SSE of Okrug Gornji, Croatia