Knin

Knin is a city of the Comitat de Šibenik-Knin in Croatia, located close to the source of the river Krka, in the back country of the Dalmatie.

With the census of 2001, the population of Knin reached 11128 people in the city and 15190 for the commune, Croats with 76,45%. However, there remains a migratory problem: many Croats arrived recently in the city, and of many Serb inhabitants are still not gone back there. Knin is the youngest city of Croatia by its Middle Age.

History

With the Ier century before Jesus-Christ in the vicinity the Roman city of Burnum was, as well as a Roman military camp and illyrien.

The city itself is quoted for the first time at the 10th century in annals of Constantine Porphyrogenitus as a parish. The diocese was founded in 1040. Its jurisdiction extended to the river Drave, with a " Bishop of Croatie" at its head.

It was also the capital of the medieval Croatian State towards 1080 during the reign of the king Zvonimir. Between Xe and the 13th century, Knin became an important fortress.

Of share its strategic position, it regularly played a big role in the wars which agitated the area, and was often found with the fronts stations. Followed one another thus like sovereigns of Knin the kings de Hongrie, then the Venetian , the Othoman , the Autrichiens and the French.

The May 19th 1522, Knin fell to the hands from the Ottoman Empire, and the Croatian population left the city. Nearly one century and half later, the September 11th 1688, the République of Venice took again the city. After that, the Croats returned, and the Franciscains built there a church and a monastery in 1708.

Under Venetian administration and habsbourgeoise, many Serbes settled here like everywhere in Krajina (the border ), constituting the avant-garde of defense against the Ottoman Empire, occupying at that time the Serbia.

Knin passed to the Habsbourgs with the Dalmatie in 1797, and briefly to the Provinces illyriennes under domination of the France. At the end of the 19th century, as a part of the kingdom of Dalmatie under Habsbourgs, Knin took importance as a center of trade and communications truck driver and railway. After the First World War, Knin was integrated with the remainder of Croatia into the Yugoslavia.

At the beginning of the Wars of Yugoslavia in the Years 1990, when the Croatia was declared independent, Knin, populated then as a majority of Serb, became the advanced station of the Serb positions in the south of Croatia. The Serb République of Krajina was proclaimed, and Knin became the capital about it. The city was taken again by the Croatian forces the August 5th 1995 during the Opération Storm (Oluja).

Heritage

In Knin area there are plenty off farming, historical and natural monuments.

Medieval The huge fortress Spas (from 10th century dominates the center off town, its present aspect dates back to the beginning off the 18th century. This is one off the largest fortification buildings in Dalmatia. It is divided into the upper, medium and lower town, connected by drawbridges.

Romance Recently discovered town Burnum is 18 km far from Knin in Kistanje direction. There are the remainings off the biggest amphitheater in Dalmatia build 77 BC, during the rule off Vespasian which could host 8000 people.

Nearby villages Biskupija and Kapitul are extremely interesting archeological sites from 10th century where the many remainings off the medieval Croatian culture are found: churches, low registers, decorations, epigraphs…

In the near off Knin is the source off to rivet Krka (Krčić) and in the direction Šibenik the National Krka Park. -->

External bonds

Municipality of Knin
Photographs of the Roman city of Bunrum
tourist Information relating to the area of Knin
tourist Inforation official on Knin

Random links: