Street names in the city of Split as reflection of political and historical changes

ABSTRACT IN CROATIAN: U radu se razmatra ulicna nomeklatura grada Splita putem analize i interpretacije planova grada iz 1976. i 2012. godine. Shvacajuci imena ulica i trgova kao dio semiosfere u kojoj je svaki hodonim pomno odabran, njihovom analizom nastoje se prikazati drustvena in politicka ozracja navedenih razodblja. Takoder, imenovanje ulica povezuje se s politickim djelovanjem, kao odrazom moci, sto za cilj ima utjecaj na identitetske oznake stanovnistva koje zivi na odredenom prostoru. U sklopu istrazivanja obradena je i prostorna identifikacija hodonima, cijom se analizom nastoji utvrditi 'dise' li prostor Splita, na temelju hodonima, lokalno, regionalno ili nacionalno (supranacionalno). Kao suprotnost sluzbenoj ulicnoj nomenklaturi koja je u domeni politicnih odluka, rad prikazuje i imenovanje mjesta u gradu Splitu od strane lokalnog stanovnistva kao rezultat svakidasnjih praksi i privrzenosti mjestu stanovanja, rada i ostvarenja razlicitih potreba. // ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: The paper analyzes the odonyms of the city of Split based on city plans dated 1976 and 2012. Street names, as part of the semiosphere in which every odonym is carefully chosen, are analysed in an attempt to discover the social and political circumstances that gave rise to specific names. In addition, street naming as a political act based on a notion of power is seen as an act that has implications in forming collective identity, as will be demonstrated by analyzing local, regional and national (supranational) odonyms. As political features, odonyms are often ignored by the local population, and replaced by local names that arise from everyday usage and emotional attachment to particular places. Reprinted by permission of the publisher