Solin (Latin and Italian: Salona; Ancient Greek: Σαλώνα Salóna) is a town and a suburb of Split, in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia.

Solin developed on the location of ancient city of Salona, which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian.

Lately, besides industry, tourism is being developed based on numerous archaeological sites and Solin's distinctive image that comes from many urban parks along the Jadro.

[8] Surviving local residents of Salona, after the Avars retreated from those regions, to a settlement "Spalatum", today's (Split), at the location of Diocletian's Palace (probably around the middle 7th century AD).

That city, located on the Adriatic coast, with excellent sea connections with Italy and the Middle East, attracted Christian messengers of faith.

Namely, Pope John IV ordered transportation of parts of their relics, which he placed in a dedicated chapel close to the Lateran baptistry.

The Church of St. Stephen was the burial place of a number of Croatian kings along with other nobility,[13] It was destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century.

The nearby Church of Saint Mary was the burial site of Mihajlo Krešimir II and his wife Jelena, the benefactress.

A big roundabout south of the city centre is a major intersection with a D1 (E59) road that connects the area of Split conurbation with the A1 Zagreb-Split highway.

Split Airport (SPU) in Kaštela is situated 15 km (9 mi) to the west of Solin, well-connected by roads and local transport.

These routes are: Local bus lines from Split to Kaštela, Trogir, Klis and Sinj also stop in Solin centre.