Drniš

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FieldValue
nameDrniš
official_nameGrad Drniš
Town of Drniš
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineZupna crkva Gospe od Rozarija 05082011 02 roberta f.jpg
image_captionChurch in Drniš
map_captionLocation of Drniš within Croatia
pushpin_mapCroatia
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCroatia
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Dalmatia (Dalmatian Hinterland)
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Šibenik-Knin
leader_partyHDZ
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJosip Begonja
area_footnotes
area_total_km2351.7
area_urban_km221.3
population_footnotes
population_as_of2021
population_total6276
population_density_km2auto
population_urban2752
population_density_urban_km2auto
timezoneCET
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset+1
utc_offset_DST+2
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoCfa
website
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| name = Drniš | official_name = Grad Drniš Town of Drniš | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Zupna crkva Gospe od Rozarija 05082011 02 roberta f.jpg | image_caption = Church in Drniš | image_shield = | map_caption = Location of Drniš within Croatia | pushpin_map = Croatia | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Croatia | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Dalmatia (Dalmatian Hinterland) | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Šibenik-Knin | leader_party = HDZ | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Josip Begonja | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 351.7 | area_urban_km2 = 21.3 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 6276 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 2752 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Cfa | website = | notes =

Drniš is a town in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Located in the Dalmatian Hinterland, it is about halfway between Šibenik and Knin.

History

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The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, there are traces of an older Middle Ages' fortress built by Croatian aristocrat family Nelipić at the site called Gradina dominating the landscape. The town was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1522 due to its strategic location. Many buildings from this time period are still preserved today. During the Baroque period, the mosque built by the Turks was transformed into a church. During Ottoman rule, it was nahiya seat of Petrovo Polje; which initially bounded to Croatian vilayet of Sanjak of Bosnia between 1522 and 1537, laterly to Sanjak of Kilis between 1537 and 1664 and again between 1670 and 1683. Venetian Republic briefly conquered Drniš in 1664 during Cretan War. Ottomans recaptured in 1670. Finally it fell into Venetian hands in 1683 during Great Turkish War. Then, Drniš shared fate of Venetian Dalmatia till 1918. In 1918 the town was occupied by Italian troops who remained there until a withdrawal in 1921, as a result of the Treaty of Rapallo. The town subsequently became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

World War II

In October 1941, the Minister of Sport and Mountaineering of the NDH, Miško Zebić, named Andrija Sabalić as the state povjerenik of the HPD "Risnjak", and designated as the chapter's advisory board: Tomo Pelicarić, Stipe Skelin, Marko Jukica, Ivo Jelavić, fra Petar Berković and Tomislav Franić. The HPD "Risnjak" was renamed Hrvatsko planinarsko društvo u Drnišu in March 1942.

Recent

On September 16, 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Drniš was attacked by forces of the 9th Corpus of Yugoslav People's Army and militia of SAO Krajina led by general Ratko Mladić. The Croatian population fled under mortar fire, and town was incorporated in Republic of Serbian Krajina. The town and surrounding Croatian villages suffered extensive demolition and looting in that period. In August 1995, Drniš was restored to Croatian government control during the military action Operation Storm, and the Serbian population fled to Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Climate

Since records began in 1957, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 41.0 C, on 10 August 2017. The coldest temperature was -16.1 C, on 12 January 1985.

Population

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Population of Drniš municipalityYear of censusCroatsSerbsYugoslavsOthers or unknownTotal
199118,732 (77.50%)4,974 (19.34%)76 (0.32%)387 (1.60%)24,169
20017,835 (91.16%)656 (7.63%)-104 (1.21%)8,595
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Heritage

The village of Otavice near Drniš is the place where the noted sculptor Ivan Meštrović spent his childhood. A museum has been built which has an exhibition of the archeological rests from the Neolithic and Roman eras, along with Croatian history. The composer Krsto Odak (1888–1965) was born in Siverić near Drniš. The town has a memorial to Julijan Ramljak. The area is also known for its agricultural orientation and a once notable mining center.

Municipal settlements

In the 2021 census, the population was distributed in the following settlements:

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS, HPD "Moseć", was founded on 19 October 1938.

Notable natives or residents

References

References

  1. {{Cite Q. Q119585703
  2. {{Croatian Census 2021. S
  3. Jurin Starčević, Kornelija; 2015, Ottoman Drniš: Census defters, narrative sources and archaeological artifacts as sources for (re)interpretation of Ottoman history in today's Dalmatia, Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju, Issue: 64, pp. 217-238 (Bosnian article)
  4. [http://hdz-sibensko-kninska.com/drnis.htm Grad Drink]
  5. Zebić, Miško. (October 1941). "Promjene u upravi H. P. D-a".
  6. HPS. (1942). "Okružnica broj 6".
  7. DHMZ. (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja".
  8. DHMZ. (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja".
  9. [http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Šibenik/tabid/74/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/56468/Default.aspx Spomenik fra Julijanu Ramljaku], [[Slobodna Dalmacija]]
  10. {{Croatian Census 2021. S
  11. Plaček, Josip. (1939). "Izvještaj tajnika".

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