Sinj

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Not to be confused with Senj or Sanj.

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Sinj
City
Skyline of Sinj
Sinj is located in Croatia
Sinj
Sinj
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Country  Croatia
County Flag of Split-Dalmatia County.svg Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • Mayor Ivica Glavan
Area
 • City 181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation 326 m (1,070 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • City 24,826
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Urban 11,478
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 21230
Area code +385 021
Vehicle registration ST
Website http://www.sinj.hr/

Sinj (pronounced [sîːɲ]) (Italian: Signo , German: Zein), is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24,826 (2011).[1]

Geography

Sinj is the center of an area known as Cetinska krajina, a group of settlements situated on a fertile karstic field (Sinjsko polje) through which the river Cetina passes. Sinj lies between four mountains: Svilaja, Dinara, Kamešnica and Visoka. Those mountains give Sinj its specific submediterranean climate (hotter summers and colder winters).

History

Sinj was seized by the Turks in 1524 who maintained control until 1686, when it was liberated by the Venitians.[2] The town grew around an ancient fortress held by the Ottomans from 16th until the end of 17th century, and the Franciscan monastery with the church of Our Lady of Sinj (Gospa Sinjska), a place of pilgrimage. The last Turkish siege in 1715 was repulsed.

After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 until 1918, the town (bilingual name SINJ - SIGN) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 13 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.[3] The Italian name alone was used before 1867.

Tourism

Sinjska alka tournament
Spangenhelm (iron), Migration Period - Museum of Cetinska krajina

Sinj and Cetinska Krajina represent an interesting tourist area, and the major attraction is certainly the traditional Tilters Tournament of Sinj (Sinjska alka). It takes place every year on the first Sunday in August to commemorate the victory over the Turkish army in 1715.

The tilters, dressed in the traditional costumes, ride on horseback in full gallop, trying to thrust a small ring (alka), hanging from a wire, with a lance. The tilter who scores the highest number of points (punat) is declared victor.

The Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Region is situated in Sinj.


International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sinj is twinned with:

Notable natives and residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Treasures of Yugoslavia, Yugoslaviapublic, Beograd, 1982
  3. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967

External links

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