Editing Solin (section)

==Geography==
Solin is situated north of the [[Split (city)|Split]] peninsula, in a basin surrounded by mountains Kozjak (779 m) to the north and Mosor (1339 m) to the east. The ancient city of [[Salona]] developed near the [[estuary]] of Jadro, and the later [[medieval]] settlement was formed on one of the several islands formed by the river, which is where today's center is also situated.

The city covers an area of {{convert|18|km²|0|abbr=on}}, situated in the central part of the [[Split (city)|Split]] [[conurbation]], {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Split, {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Kaštela]], {{convert|22|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Trogir]] and {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}} south of [[Klis]]. Residential and business parts of the city are located in the middle part of the river's flow, and on the gentle slopes that make the Solin basin. Industrial areas occupy a small valley of the upper basin of the Jadro, as well as large areas to the west of the center, on the easternmost tip of the bay of Kaštela where industrial and service port is situated. The ruins of the ancient Salona are located in the middle, to the west of today center.

The climate is [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]], with mild winters and hot summers. During the winter, a strong north-eastern wind [[Bora (wind)|Bura]] occurs frequently.

===Settlements===
The administrative area of the city of Solin includes the following settlements:<ref name="dzs-2021">{{cite web | url=https://dzs.gov.hr/vijesti/objavljeni-konacni-rezultati-popisa-2021/1270 | title=Objavljeni konačni rezultati Popisa 2021 }}</ref>

* [[Blaca, Croatia|Blaca]], population 3
* [[Kučine, Croatia|Kučine]], population 1,082
* [[Mravince]], population 1,717
* Solin, population 20,996
* [[Vranjic]], population 1,064

In the vernacular, Solin is divided into eight neighbourhoods: Centar, Priko vode, Srednja strana, Sveti Kajo, Rupotina, Vranjic, Mravince and Kučine.

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