Šušnjarići

Šušnjarići is a hamlet in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia. Šušnjarići is situated nearby to the hamlet Budići, as well as near Cvitanovići.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tilurium (centuriae) and Fort Nutjak.

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 2½ km west of Šušnjarići.

Fort Nutjak

Ruins

Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3 km southwest of Šušnjarići.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vedrine and Trilj.

Vedrine

Village

Vedrine is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 815.

Trilj

Town

Photo: Lovrepalos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trilj is a town and settlement in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split. In 2021, its population was 8182. Trilj was a traffic hub in Roman times, when a stone bridge Pons Tilurium was built on the Cetina River.