Ciovo Island and Surroundings, Croatia

Otok Čiovo is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of central Dalmatia west of Split at the western exit of Kaštela Bay. The island is about 15.3 km long and up to 3.5 km wide. The highest point on the island is Rudine with a height of around 220 m.
In the northwest, the island is connected to the town of Trogir by a bascule bridge (now no longer used for shipping). For a long time this was the island's only connection to the mainland. A new 550 m long bascule bridge was opened on July 17, 2018 just east of it and significantly relieves traffic.
There are six towns on the island: Slatine, Arbanija, Mastrinka, Žedno, Okrug Gornji and Okrug Donji. A total of around 6000 people live on the island.
Contrary to popular belief that the island's name came from a dispute and therefore means "Whose is this?" (Croat.: "Čije je ovo?"), Čiovo derives from the Latin caput Iovis, which means " head of Jupiter".
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