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Sinj (Croatian: [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]

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Sinj
Town
Grad Sinj Town of Sinj
View of Sinj
Sinj Location of Sinj in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°42′9″N 16°38′17″E
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Miro Bulj (Most)
• Town Council	21 members • HDZ (8) • List of independent Stipislav Jadrijević (7) • MOST (5) • SDP (1)
Area
• Town	181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Town	24,826
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban	11,478
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21230
Area code	+385 021
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	http://www.sinj.hr/

Geography

Sinj is located in the heart of the Dalmatian hinterland, 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).

History

Sinj was seized by the Turks in 1524 who maintained control until 1686, when it was taken into possession by the Venetians.[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, during the Second Morean War, was repelled.[3]

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.[4] The Italian name alone was used before 1867.

Demographics

Tourism

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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 the victor.

The Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Region is in Sinj.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sinj is twinned with:

Montemarciano, Italy Sansepolcro, Italy Barban, Croatia Đakovo, Croatia

Vukovar, Croatia Šibenik, Croatia Trogir, Croatia Prozor-Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notable natives and residents

• Vladimir Beara, footballer
• Stipe Breko, singer
• Ivica Buljan, theatre director
• Ivan Klapez, sculptor
• Leo Lemešić, footballer
• Vedran Runje, footballer
• Ante Vukušić, footballer
• Mateo Barać, footballer

See also

• Franciscan Grammar School of Sinj

References

External links

• Sinj Airport
• Sinj Tourist Board
• First news portal of Sinj town
• Sinj News and Events
• Virtual reality

На других языках

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[de] Sinj

Sinj (italienisch Signo auch Sign oder Sing, deutsch Zein) ist eine Stadt in Kroatien. Sie gehört zur Gespanschaft Split-Dalmatien (kroatisch Splitsko-dalmatinska županija), die den mittleren Teil Dalmatiens umfasst.

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- [en] Sinj

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[ru] Синь (Хорватия)

Синь (хорв. Sinj [sîːɲ], итал. Signo, Sign, Signa, нем. Zein) — город в Хорватии, в южной части страны, в жупании Сплит-Далмация. Население — 11 478 человек (2011).

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