Drniš is a town in the
Šibenik-Knin County
Šibenik-Knin County (; ) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš a ...
,
Croatia
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. Located in the
Dalmatian Hinterland
The Dalmatian Hinterland () is the southern inland hinterland in the historical Croatian region of Dalmatia. The name means 'beyond (the) hills', which is a reference to the fact that it is the part of Dalmatia that is not coastal and the existe ...
, it is about halfway between
Šibenik
Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
and
Knin
Knin () is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka (Croatia), Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split, Croatia, Split. ...
.
History

The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, there are traces of an older Middle Ages' fortress built by Croatian aristocrat family Nelipić at the site called Gradina dominating the landscape. The town was conquered by the
Ottoman Turks
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in 1522 due to its strategic location. Many buildings from this time period are still preserved today. During the
Baroque
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period, the mosque built by the Turks was transformed into a church. During Ottoman rule, it was nahiya seat of
Petrovo Polje; which initially bounded to
Croatian vilayet of
Sanjak of Bosnia
Sanjak of Bosnia (, / Босански санџак) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire established in 1463 when the lands conquered from the Bosnian Kingdom were transformed into a sanjak and Isa-Beg Isaković was appointed its fi ...
between 1522 and 1537, laterly to
Sanjak of Kilis between 1537 and 1664 and again between 1670 and 1683.
Venetian Republic
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briefly conquered Drniš in 1664 during
Cretan War. Ottomans recaptured in 1670. Finally it fell into Venetian hands in 1683 during
Great Turkish War
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. Then, Drniš shared fate of
Venetian Dalmatia
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till 1918. In 1918 the town was occupied by
Italian
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troops who remained there until a withdrawal in 1921, as a result of the
Treaty of Rapallo. The town subsequently became a part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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.
WWI
In October 1941, the Minister of Sport and Mountaineering of the
NDH,
Miško Zebić, named Andrija Sabalić as the state ''povjerenik'' of the ''HPD "Risnjak"'', and designated as the chapter's advisory board: Tomo Pelicarić, Stipe Skelin, Marko Jukica, Ivo Jelavić, fra Petar Berković and Tomislav Franić. The ''HPD "Risnjak"'' was renamed ''Hrvatsko planinarsko društvo u Drnišu'' in March 1942.
Recent
On September 16, 1991, during the
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
, Drniš was attacked by forces of the 9th Corpus of
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...
and militia of
SAO Krajina led by general
Ratko Mladić. The
Croatian population fled under mortar fire, and town was incorporated in
Republic of Serbian Krajina
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. The town and surrounding Croatian villages suffered extensive demolition and looting in that period. In August 1995, Drniš was restored to Croatian government control during the military action
Operation Storm
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, and the
Serbian population fled to
Serbia
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or
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Climate
Since records began in 1957, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 10 August 2017. The coldest temperature was , on 12 January 1985.
Population
Heritage
The village of
Otavice near Drniš is the place where the noted sculptor
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pa ...
spent his childhood. A museum has been built which has an exhibition of the archeological rests from the
Neolithic
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and
Roman
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eras, along with
Croatia
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n history. The composer
Krsto Odak (1888–1965) was born in
Siverić
Siverić is a village in Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, ...
near Drniš. The town has a memorial to Julijan Ramljak. The area is also known for its agricultural orientation and a once notable mining center.
Municipal settlements
In the 2021 census, the population was distributed in the following
settlements:
*
Badanj, population 233
*
Biočić, population 78
*
Bogatić
Bogatić ( sr-cyr, Богатић, ) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. As of the 2022 census, it has 24,522 residents.
Geography
Bogatić is located in the western part of Serbia. The nearest large ...
, population 71
*
Brištani, population 149
*
Drinovci, population 124
* Drniš, population 2,752
*
Kadina Glavica, population 150
*
Kanjane, population 0
*
Kaočine, population 201
*
Karalić, population 119
*
Ključ, population 107
*
Kričke, population 185
*
Lišnjak, population 4
*
Miočić, population 44
*
Nos Kalik, population 2
*
Pakovo Selo, population 186
*
Parčić, population 126
*
Pokrovnik, population 190
*
Radonić, population 327
*
Sedramić, population 168
*
Siverić
Siverić is a village in Croatia
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, population 426
*
Širitovci, population 127
*
Štikovo, population 31
*
Tepljuh, population 103
*
Trbounje, population 181
*
Velušić, population 78
*
Žitnić, population 114
Sports
The local chapter of the
HPS, ''HPD "Moseć"'', was founded on 19 October 1938.
Notable natives or residents
*
Božidar Adžija
Božidar Adžija ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Аџија; 24 December 1890 – 9 July 1941) was a Croatian communist politician and publicist.
Biography
A native of Drniš in the Kingdom of Dalmatia (present-day Croatia), of Croat and Serb descent, ...
, politician
*
Dražen Budiša
Dražen Budiša (born 25 July 1948) is a Croatian politician who used to be a leading opposition figure in the 1990s and a two-time presidential candidate. As president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party through the 1990s he remains to date the ...
, politician
*
Mihovil Nakić
Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward
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, basketball player
*
Ecija Ojdanić, actress
*
Milka Planinc, politician;
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
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(1982–86)
*
Stojko Vranković, basketball player
*
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pa ...
, sculptor
*
Nikanor Ivanović,
Bishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Highlands
*
Đurađ Jakšić
Đurađ Jakšić ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Јакшић, ; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician.
Career
He ran for mayor of Novi Sad in the 2012 and 2016 mayoral elections. Jakšić is the Serbian Radical Party president of the ...
, Serbian historian and politician
*
Mate Zoričić, Croatian mathematician and writer
References
External links
Official site
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County