Sinj

Sinj
Grad Sinj
Town of Sinj
Aerial view of Sinj
Aerial view of Sinj
Map
Sinj is located in Croatia
Sinj
Sinj
Location of Sinj in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°42′9″N 16°38′17″E / 43.70250°N 16.63806°E / 43.70250; 16.63806
Country Croatia
Historical regionDalmatia
County Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorMiro Bulj (Most)
 • Town Council
19 members
Area
 • Town193.4 km2 (74.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation
326 m (1,070 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town23,452
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,771
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21230
Area code+385 021
Vehicle registrationST
Websitesinj.hr

Sinj (Croatian: [sîːɲ]) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. As of the 2021 census, the population was 23,500 people, of which 10,800 inhabited its urban core.

Sinj is known for a knights' tournament of Sinjska alka,[3] which has been held since the beginning of the 18th century as a sign of victory over the Ottoman Empire, and for the shrine of Our Lady of Sinj. The urban center of Sinj is a protected cultural heritage site.[4]

  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.
  3. ^ "Sinjska Alka, a knights' tournament in Sinj". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ "Kulturno-povijesna urbanistička cjelina Sinja". Registar kulturnih dobara Republike Hrvatske (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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