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 ...

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. Located in the

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, it is about halfway between

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and

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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

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in 1522 due to its strategic location. Many buildings from this time period are still preserved today. During the

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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

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between 1522 and 1537, laterly to Sanjak of Kilis between 1537 and 1664 and again between 1670 and 1683.

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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

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. Then, Drniš shared fate of

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till 1918. In 1918 the town was occupied by

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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

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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

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, Drniš was attacked by forces of the 9th Corpus of

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and militia of SAO Krajina led by general Ratko Mladić. The Croatian population fled under mortar fire, and town was incorporated in

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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

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, and the Serbian population fled to

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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

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spent his childhood. A museum has been built which has an exhibition of the archeological rests from the

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and

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eras, along with

n history. The composer Krsto Odak (1888–1965) was born in

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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 *

, 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 The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in ...

, basketball player * Ecija Ojdanić, actress * Milka Planinc, politician;

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(1982–86) * Stojko Vranković, basketball player *

, 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drnis Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County