Trogir - Cathedral of St. Lawrence

Trogir was founded by Greek colonists in the 3rd century BC. In Roman times this was an important harbour town. From the 9th century on Trogir was under Croatian rule and later part of the Byzantine empire. A diocese was established in the 11th century, in 1107 the Hungarian-Croatian King Coloman ("The Bookish", "Kálmán Könyves") granted the autonomy.

Saracen troops conquered Trogir in 1123 and demolished most of it. From 1420 upto 1797 Trogir belonged to the Republic of Venice. For a short while Dalmatia was part of the Napoleonic kingdom of Italy, but upto 1918 Trogir belonged to the Habsburg Empire.

Trogir is more than 2000 years old. It grew under the influence of the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and the Venetians... Trogir's medieval core, surrounded by walls, comprises (about 10) churches, houses and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Since 1997 the centre of Trogir is a "UNESCO World Heritage Site".

The Cathedral of St. Lawrence ("Katedrala Sv. Lovre"), seen from the loggia of the City Hall.

The cathedral was erected from 1213 on the foundations of cathedral destroyed by the Saracens in 1123. Most of the work was done in the 13th century. The work on the bell tower began end of the 14th century, but it was not completed until the end of the 16th century.

This cathedral is a jewel! It is worth a trip - and world wide known for Master Radovan´s portal.