Pjaca

Split, like most towns on the Adriatic coast, was an autonomous city at the end of the thirteenth century well into the fourteenth century. At the time, laws were written by the council, and the oldest surviving specimen of one of these dates all the way back to 1312. At this time, the city grew rapidly, with a well-designed network of streets springing up to connect the houses of rich families. The urban area stretched out, with the new public square, Platea Sancti Lorenti, being built. It was mentioned for the first time in a text from 1255.