Knin
City in Dalmatian Hinterland, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Nin.
Knin (pronounced [knîːn]) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as the capital of both the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the self-proclaimed quasi-state Republic of Serbian Krajina within the newly independent Republic of Croatia for the duration of Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995.
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Knin | |
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Grad Knin City of Knin | |
Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 16°11′55″E | |
Country | Croatia |
Historical region | Dalmatian Hinterland |
County | Šibenik-Knin |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Marijo Ćaćić (Ind.) |
• City Council | |
Area | |
• City | 355.0 km2 (137.1 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• City | 11,633 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
• Urban | 8,262 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 22300 |
Area code | 022 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
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