Šibenik-Knin County (; hr, Šibensko-kninska županija ) is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in southern

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 = , capi ...

, located in the north-central part of

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...

. The biggest city in the county is

Šibenik Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...

, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are

Knin Knin (, sr, link=no, Книн, it, link=no, Tenin) 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 Zagr ...

, Vodice, Drniš and

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 ...

. The county covers 2984 km². It includes 242 islands and

national park A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

s, Krka and Kornati.

Administrative division

Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into: * City of

(county seat) * City of

* Town of Drniš * Town of

* Town of Vodice * Municipality of Biskupija * Municipality of

Civljane Civljane ( sr-Cyrl, Цивљане) is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. With only 239 inhabitants, it is the smallest municipality in Croatia by population. Civljane is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistic ...

* Municipality of

Ervenik Ervenik ( sr-Cyrl, Ервеник) is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. There were 1,105 inhabitants in 2011, and 97.19% of the population are Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous S ...

* Municipality of Kijevo * Municipality of

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 Kni ...

* Municipality of Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality * Municipality of Pirovac * Municipality of

Primošten Primošten (; it, Capocesto) is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is situated in the south, between the cities of Šibenik and Trogir, on the Adriatic coast. Demographics The total population of the municipality i ...

* Municipality of Promina —

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, ...

, the capital of the municipality * Municipality of Rogoznica * Municipality of Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality * Municipality of Tisno * Municipality of

Unešić Unešić is a municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. There are 1,686 inhabitants, with 99.70% declaring themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, ...

* Municipality of Bilice * Municipality of Tribunj — founded in 2006, separated from Vodice

Demographics

Šibenik-Knin County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

According to the 2011 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 109,375.

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

make up a majority with 87.39% of the population. In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority, with a Serb minority of 34.2%.

County government

, the Župan is Marko Jelić ( Ind.), and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sibenik-Knin Region Šibenik-Knin County Counties of Croatia Dalmatia