Dugopolje

Dugopolje's first mentioning dates back to 1283, when it was under the administration of neighbouring Klis[7]

The area near the Kapela hamlet is a site of a former Roman road bifurcation of the Salona - Aequum pathway and Tilurium - Argentaria pathway. Many graveyards from approximately the 4th century were found nearby, implying that the Ilyrians descended from the hills and built a settlement there road-side.[8]

While Dugopolje was not harmed in World War I, World War II brought many devastations. The village was damaged by all the sides, whether it was Italians, Germans, Chetniks or Partisans. It was first sieged by Italians in January 1942 on their way to Split through the Rera railway, killing 7 peasants and burning down several houses in the process. In April 1942 partisans killed Don Šimun Karaman, a local priest.[9]

Perhaps the most noted massacre of Croats in Dugopolje and its neighbouring village of Kotlenice, occurred in October 1942. It was committed by Chetniks, supported by Italian forces. The October 1942 massacre took place at the same time as the Gata massacre, that was also nearby; Chetnik and Italian forces killed 34 Croat civilians, using brutal methods, such as: burning people alive in buildings that had been set on fire, gauging out the eyes of their victims, smashing open skulls and cutting out people's hearts with knives. Among these victims were at least two children, aged just five and three years old.[10][11]

By the end of 1943, over 300 houses were burnt down by numerous sides, and many civilians were murdered. Dugopolje fell into the Partisan arms in late 1944.[12]

After World War II, Dugopolje was a part of Yugoslavia, and fell under the administration of Solin municipality, and eventually had electricity and waterlines installed. Many inhabitants of the village took part in the Croatian War of Independence, although the village itself wasn't harmed during the period. After the war, Dugopolje gained its own municipality and the leading local party was HDZ. At first, it was a transit spot for passengers on the D1 road between Split and Sinj, but in the early 21st century, the A1 motorway was built, and Dugopolje became the important intersection towards Split, thus providing the opportunity to Zlatko Ževrnja who was the Dugopolje mayor at the time, to design and build the biggest industrial zone in Dalmatia, which at one point had more people working in it than the population of the whole village.

• Andrija Balić (born 1997), football player[13]
• Petar Bosančić (born 1996), football player[13]
• Mijo Caktaš (born 1992), football player [13]
• Josip Radošević (born 1994), football player[13]
• Lorenco Šimić (born 1996), football player[13]
• Severina, singer, actress[14]
• Ivano Balić, handball player[15]
• Rea Malfoy Scammander Lovegood (born 2000), football player

• Jadro River
• NK Dugopolje
• Split