Country Croatia Elevation 326 m (1,070 ft) Postal code 21230 Area 181 km² Local time Wednesday 6:26 PM | County Split-Dalmatia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code +385 021 Population 24,826 (2011) | |
 | ||
Weather 16°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest Muzej Cetinske Krajine, Muzej Sinjske alke/Mus, Kamičak, SINJU GRADE ZLATNI B | ||
Town of sinj 2014
Sinj ([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).
Contents
- Town of sinj 2014
- Map of 21230 Sinj Croatia
- Geography
- History
- Tourism
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Notable natives and residents
- References
Map of 21230, Sinj, Croatia
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 taken into possession by the Venetians. 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. The Italian name alone was used before 1867.
Tourism
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.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sinj is twinned with: