Official Name: | Maslinica |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia Split-Dalmatia County#Croatia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 43.3989°N 16.2081°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Šolta |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.7 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 242 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Maslinica (it|Porto Olivetto) is a port village on the island of Šolta in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It is connected by the D111 highway. Maslinica has 208 inhabitants. The center of the village, the westernmost town of the island, the castle Martinis Marchi, now a luxury hotel with marina for about 60 boats.
During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire the villages of Šolta still have their Italian names as well as Porto Olivetto.[2]
In the 19th century the best wine of the island came from Maslinica. The best qualities of national importance were created in the 1870s and 80s by Pietro degli Alberti from Porto Oliveto di Solta. At the Vienna World Fair in 1873 he received an honorary prize.[3] At the Triester exhibition in 1882 he received a gold medal.[4]