Kaštel Sućurac () is a settlement within the town of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. Kaštel Sućurac is the first of the 7 Kaštels from the East. Patron saint of the town is Saint George (Croatian: Sveti Jure).
History
In Kaštel Sućurac the oldest defensive fortress was built in 1392 by A. Gvaldo, the Archbishop of Split,Dalmatia J-K to protect the peasants from the settlement Putalj, which was situated on the slopes of Kozjak, near the little church of St. Juraj. Additional building formed a settlement by the sea.
Archbishop Averaldo built his summer residence in 1488, and castle gets its final form in 1509. The oldest center of Sućurac is Kaštilac, a yard of fortified palace – villa with the south wall opened by lavishly decorated windows in High Gothic style. Unlike other villages the square is here formed on the south side of the summer residence. Today, there is the exhibition room "Podvorje" where one part of archeological artifacts from Putalj is held.
Only the bell tower remained of the parish church built in the 16th century after Allied bombing in 1943. Kaštel Sućurac was bombed on 5 and 6 December 1943 by the Allies. In the attack, a parish church from the 16th century was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of 67 locals, including the parish's priest.Kobni 3. lipnja 1944.Spomen na pokolj u Kaštelima iz 1943. godine On 13 December, another 38 were killed.Vjernici su gladni duhovnih sadržaja In the communist Yugoslav era, the victims of the bombing were declared victims of fascism, which lasted until democratic changes in Croatia in 1990. In 2007 the town raised a monument to the victims.
See also Diocletian's Palace Jadro River Solin Castle Rotondo
References
External links Kaštel Sućurac informations