Splitski gradonačelnik Vinko Katalinić (1857. – 1917.)
Vinko Katalinić, Mayor of Split (1857 - 1917)

Summary/Abstract: Vinko Katalinić played a significant role in the political and socio-economic life of Split in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. He worked for Assicurazioni generali. At the same time he was the president of both the local branch of Ljubljanska banka and the Croatian Worker Cooperative. In addition, he was the Kingdom of Greece Consul and one of the founders of Hrvatski sokol. He was particularly active in promoting the necessity of the construction of the Croatian Lodge. Vinko Katalinić became more politically active when he joined the Croatian People’s Party. In the period 1897 – 1911, he was the assessor of the Split City Council. He was elected Mayor of Split on 28 December 1911. His mayoral tenure ended on 16 November 1912. On that same day, the City Council was dissolved. Since he participated in the rally in support of the Kingdom of Serbia and Montenegro in the Balkan Wars, the Austrian authorities filed a lawsuit against him. However, he was acquitted of charges by the court in Klagenfurt on 1st May 1914. In early 1913, after local elections, Vinko Katalinić became mayor once again. The tenure was rather short: it ended on 16 August 1914, after the dissolution of the City Council. Vinko Katalinić died suddenly on 11 May 1917 at 60 years of age. Two days after, a large public funeral was held in honour of the much-admired mayor.

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