Sinj (Croatian: [sîːɲ]; Italian: Signo; German: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.
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Grad Sinj Town of Sinj | |
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Coordinates: 43°42′9″N 16°38′17″E / 43.70250°N 16.63806°E | |
Country | Croatia |
Historical region | Dalmatia |
County | Split-Dalmatia |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Miro Bulj (Most) |
• Town Council | 21 members |
Area | |
• Town | 193.4 km2 (74.7 sq mi) |
• Urban | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 23,452 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Urban | 10,771 |
• Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 21230 |
Area code | +385 021 |
Vehicle registration | ST |
Website | sinj |
Sinj is located in the heart of the Dalmatia, in the area known as Cetinska krajina, a group of settlements situated on a fertile karstic field of 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).
Sinj was seized by the Turks in 1524 who maintained control until 1686, when it was taken into possession by the Venetians.[3] 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, during the Second Morean War, was repelled.[4]
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.[5] The Italian name alone was used before 1867.
In the 2011 census, the total population of the administrative municipality was 24,826, in the following settlements:[6]
population | 7600 | 8256 | 9025 | 10089 | 11543 | 13205 | 13770 | 14829 | 15526 | 16864 | 18687 | 20598 | 23849 | 25985 | 25373 | 24826 | 23452 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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 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 the victor.
The Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Region is in Sinj.
Sinj is twinned with:
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43°42′N 16°38′E / 43.700°N 16.633°E