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THE MOUNTAIN MOSOR
- The spine of the Poljica Prinipality,
rugged Mosor Mountain
is one of the favourite Dalmatian mountains.
The mountain house "Umberto Girometta"
(900 m) is a popular excursion point for inhabitans
of Split.
It was named after prof. Umberto Girometta (1883-1939), the famous president of the
Mountain Society "Mosor", who was
the most important person during the house construction. It was
electrified in 1967. Near the house is a mountain spring Ljuvac, mentioned in the work of Andrija Kacic Miosic, "Razgovor ugodni", as a spring of a
cold water.
Vickov stup
(the post on a 1325 m high mountain peak) has a decagon shape, it is composted of iron plates, with a sharp
top, and hooked on a concrete base. It has a 2 m diameter. Inside this
little room there is a small bench for resting and a memorial book.
The door and windows are in a boat style. The post was built by
mountain section of the SD "Arsenal" in 1952, and renovated
by the Mountain Society "Split"
in 1972. This mountain peak has a unique position, with a wonderful
view on the islands of the Middle Dalmatia, and the interior of
Dalmatia and Herzegovina.
The view on the rocky slopes of the Mosor Mountain
around Jabukovac and across it on the Sinj
Valley is
especially interesting.
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ZVJEZDANO SELO MOSOR (STAR VILLAGE MOSOR)
- Zvjezdano
selo Mosor (Star
Village Mosor), situated on 700
m high hammlet Makirina,
will become working and studying place for astronomers, radioamateurs, meteorologists and anyone else who
wants to visit this place above Sitno Gornje. The idea for this project came form the
first president of the Astronomy Society, Predrag
Sertic. His tragic death in the car accident
while working for the Astronomy Society, along with the war in
Croatia, are two main causes because of which the project is not
finished yet. But it will be very soon, thanks to Predrag's father,
Drago Sertic.
On the ground floor of the building four bedrooms with bathrooms are
still under construction, along with the living room. The first floor
will have a large polivalent room, six meter
large cupola and a terrase with a splendid
view on the city of Split
and small villages on the slopes of Mosor.
During clear sunny days the Island
of Jabuka
can be seen.
This location is also planned for the construction of traditional
ethnic houses for friend cities of Split (this explains romantic name -
Star Village), along with a bothanical
garden. (an
article from Slobodna Dalmacija,
21 January 2000 - in Croatian)
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MOSOR LIZARD
- On the slopes of
the mountain Mosor, above the altitude of
700 m, lives an interesting and rare Mosor lizard (Archacolacerta
mosorensis).
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SPORT CENTERS
- Sport center in Sitno Donje is
constructed in an old quarry, surrounded with its steep walls from
three sides. Sport center in Sitno Gornje is under construction.
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MOVIE - Road a Year
Long (La
strada lunga un anno)
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The
scene from the set of the movie.
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The
scene from the movie, taken below the church of St Luke.
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- Famous
Croatian-Italian movie, Road a Year Long (La
strada lunga un anno - director: Giuseppe
De Santis), has been filmed during 1958
in Sitno area. This is the first Croatian
movie nominated for the Academy Award in Best Foreign Movie category.
The movie is about life of a few families and individuals in secluded
mountain village. The inhabitants of the village decide to construct a
new road, a connection with the world, with their own hands. The
construction lasted for a year and included many love and social
stories between main characters.
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WINNETOU and OLD
SHATTERHAND
- In early sixties Winettou and Old Shatterhand
had their first appearance on the Silver Screen. From 1962 to 1968,
seven movies were made, with Pierre Brice starring as the brave Winnetou, and Lex Barker
as the dashing Old Shatterhand. The movies
were based on Karl May novels, and the breathtaking scenes of Paklenica, Plitvice Lakes,
Kornati archipelago (Silver Lake),
rivers Krka, Zrmanja
and Cetina, enchanted the world. Other cast
members included Elke Sommer,
Herbert Lom and Klaus Kinski.
It's worth of noting that some scenes from these movies were filmed in
rugged Sitno landscape with participation of
Sitno inhabitants as mutes.
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