Knin
Knin | |
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| Grad Knin City of Knin | |
A view of Knin from Knin Fortress | |
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Flag Seal | |
Interactive map of Knin | |
Knin Location of Knin within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 16°11′55″E / 44.04139°N 16.19861°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Region | Dalmatia (Dalmatian Hinterland) |
| County | Šibenik-Knin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Marijo Ćaćić (Ind.) |
| • City Council | 15 members |
| Area | |
• City | 355.0 km2 (137.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 11,633 |
| • Density | 32.77/km2 (84.87/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 |
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 Republic of Serbian Krajina within the newly independent Republic of Croatia for the duration of the Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995.