Knin

Knin
Grad Knin
City of Knin
A view of Knin from Knin Fortress
A view of Knin from Knin Fortress
Coat of arms of Knin
Map
Knin is located in Croatia
Knin
Knin
Location of Knin within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 16°11′55″E / 44.04139°N 16.19861°E / 44.04139; 16.19861
Country Croatia
Historical regionDalmatia
County Šibenik-Knin
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorMarijo Ćaćić (Ind.)
 • City Council
15 members
Area
 • City355.0 km2 (137.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City11,633
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,262
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22300
Area code022
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.knin.hr
Kip Marka Marulića - Knin
Statue of Marko Marulić - Knin

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 Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995.

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.