Sveti Rok

Sveti Rok is a church in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia. Sveti Rok is situated nearby to the village Čaporice, as well as near Gardun.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Nutjak and Tilurium (centuriae).

Fort Nutjak

Ruins

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Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš. Fort Nutjak is situated 1¼ km west of Sveti Rok.

Tilurium (centuriae)

Archaeological site

Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity. Tilurium (centuriae) is situated 2 km northwest of Sveti Rok.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Čaporice and Gardun.

Čaporice

Village

Čaporice is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 328.

Gardun

Village

Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.