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D59 (Croatia)
D59 is a state road connecting the city of Knin with D8 state road near Pirovac. The road also serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway as it is connected to Pirovac interchange via a short connector road. The northern terminus of the road is located immediately to the west of Knin, and the road is normally considered to run to the city itself. Likewise, the southern terminus is immediately to the south of Pirovac. The intersection with D8 state road, where D59 terminates, also represents the northern terminus of D121 state road to Murter. The road is long. The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company. Traffic volume Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as a connection to A1 motorway and it carries substantial tourist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narodne Novine
''Narodne novine'' () is the official gazette (or newspaper of public record) of the Republic of Croatia which publishes laws, regulations, appointments and official decisions and releases them in the public domain. It is published by the eponymous public company. The Narodne novine started as the ''Novine Horvatzke'', first published on January 6, 1835, by Ljudevit Gaj, who created and printed the paper. The first usage of the term "Narodne novine" was in 1843, but the paper changed several names over the years, usually according to the name of the state that Croatia was part of. Gaj sold the original publishing company to the government in 1868. The current incarnation of the company was officially founded in 1952. In 2001 the company became a public company ( hr, dioničko društvo). The ''Narodne novine'' as the official gazette of the Republic of Croatia promulgates acts, laws and other rules and regulations of the Croatian Parliament, bylaws of the Croatian Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skradin
Skradin ( it, Scardona; grc, Σκάρδων) is a small town in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, with a population of 3,825 (2011 census). It is located near the Krka river and at the entrance to the Krka National Park, from Šibenik and from Split. The main attraction of the park, Slapovi Krke, is a series of waterfalls, the biggest of which, Skradinski buk, was named after Skradin. History It was a Liburnian city, named Scardon ( grc, Σκάρδων). Later it became a Roman town (Scardona in Latin), as the administrative and military centre of the region. It was destroyed during the Migration Period, and had by the 9th century been settled by Slavs. During the 10th century, it was one of the fortified towns in Croatia, as the centre of the Skradin županija. Skradin under Šubić rule In the late 13th and early 14th centuries, Skradin flourished as the capital of the Šubić bans, Paul I and Mladen II. The Šubić's built the Turina fortress on the hill overlooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benkovac
Benkovac () is a town in the interior of Zadar County, Croatia. Geography Benkovac is located where the plain of Ravni Kotari and the karstic plateau of Bukovica meet, 20 km from the town of Biograd na Moru and 30 km from Zadar. The Zagreb-Split motorway and Zadar-Knin railway pass through the town. It borders the municipalities of Novigrad, Posedarje, Obrovac, Lišane Ostrovičke, Kistanje and Stankovci. Demography According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 11,026 inhabitants of which 13.8% were from a Serbian descent and 84.9% were Croatian. Before the Croatian War of Independence, Serbs made up about 57%, and Croats about 41%, however Croats only held 18% of the jobs in the local government, which led to high tensions in the 1990s. During Operation Storm (''Oluja''), almost all of the Serbs left the town, and after the war they were replaced by Bosnian Croat settlers. According to the Austrian Census in 1900, the town of Benkovac consisted of 356 Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đevrske
Đevrske ( sr-Cyrl, Ђеврске) is a village located in Kistanje municipality, 10 km southwest of Kistanje, in the continental part of Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Archaeological procedures began in 19th century. Medieval graveyards, containing graves adorned with jewellery and stirrups have been found which date from 9-11.th century along with several medieval tombstones. Demographics In the census of 1991, for Djevrske there were 836 inhabitants of the following nationalities: References Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County Archaeological sites in Croatia {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varivode
Varivode ( sr-cyr, Вариводе) is a village in the municipality of Kistanje, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. In the aftermath of Operation Storm in 1995 the village was the site of the Varivode massacre. History Prior to the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), Varivode was part of the municipality of Knin, and according to the census of 1991, it had a population of 477. During the war, Varivode and its surroundings were occupied by the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina. On 28 September 1995, almost two months after Operation Storm, men in Croatian military uniforms and armed civilians killed between 9 and 12 elderly Serb civilians, some of whom were disabled. In 2010, a monument was erected in the village to commemorate the civilians killed in the massacre. It was damaged in April 2010. The monument was later reconstructed, and in October 2010, inaugurated in the presence of the President of Croatia, Ivo Josipović, and Serbia's Minister for the Diaspora, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kistanje
Kistanje ( hr, Kistanje, hr, sr-Cyrl, Кистање) is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Geography Kistanje is located in the microregion of Bukovica, in Zagora. Kistanje is from county seat Šibenik, from Knin and from Skradin. The Adriatic Sea is to the south-west. The climate is Mediterranean, with an average of 27 °C in the summer and 8 °C in the winter. History Kistanje was first mentioned as la, Kyztane in 1408. It originated close to the remains of a Roman camp Burnum and medieval church. During the Middle Ages, it was part of Luka parish and it belonged to Šubić noble family. In 1537, an Orthodox church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built. Kistanje was a trade center of this part of Bukovica. After the Kuridža rebellion in 1704, the village was renamed ''Kvartir''; in the 19th century, it was again known as ''Kistanje''. In 1888, the second Orthodox church, dedicated to Sts Cyril and Methodius was built. In 1894, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklaj
Oklaj is a village in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia. It is located in inland of the Dalmatia Adriatic coastline, about 15 km south of Knin and 14 km northwest of Drniš Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia, about halfway between Šibenik and Knin. History The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, there are traces of older Middle Ages' fortr .... It is situated between the southwest slopes of Promina mountain and the southern bank of the Krka river. Its favourable geographic position in the south-western part of Dinaric regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic between Central Croatia inland and the Adriatic Sea. Oklaj is the administrative centre of the Promina municipality. In 2011 it had a population of 469 inhabitants. References {{Reflist Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gračac
Gračac (; ) is a town and municipality in the southern part of Lika, Croatia. The municipality is administratively part of Zadar County. Gračac is located south of Udbina, northeast of Obrovac, northwest of Knin and southeast of Gospić. Settlements The total municipality population is 4,690 (census 2011), in the following settlements: * Begluci, population 61 * Brotnja, population 47 * Bruvno, population 92 * Cerovac, population 3 * Dabašnica, population 3 * Deringaj, population 77 * Donja Suvaja, population 53 * Drenovac Osredački, population 12 * Duboki Dol, population 0 * Dugopolje, population 20 * Glogovo, population 11 * Gornja Suvaja, population 36 * Grab, population 78 * Gračac, population 3,063 * Gubavčevo Polje, population 3 * Kaldrma, population 31 * Kijani, population 56 * Kom, population 34 * Kunovac Kupirovački, population 37 * Kupirovo, population 46 * Mazin, population 47 * Nadvrelo, population 1 * Neteka, population 87 * Omsica, population 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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