Kričke ( sr-cyr, Кричке) is a village near Drniš, in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. The village is situated 3 km southeast from Drniš, in Petrovo field, beneath Moseć mountain. It is 5 km long in direction NW-SE. Kričke has a shape of line in the contact of field and mountain. It is situated on the river Čikola. During the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...

, Kričke was the southernmost point of internationally unrecognized

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in period between September 1991 and August 1995. The village is located on the D56 state route. The village was home to a Greek Catholic church of the Eparchy of Križevci.NAKON 70 GODINA Grkokatolici se vraćaju u Kričke
Slobodna Dalmacija The church was devastated by

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forces in 1942.Dnevnik (1941-1950), Nikola Adžija, p. 131 In village there are 3 churches: Roman Catholic Church of Queen of Peace, Greek Catholic Church of Intercession of the Theotokos and Orthodox Church which is the oldest one.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kricke Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County Serb communities in Croatia