Benkovac

Benkovac () is a town and municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Benkovac
Settlement.official_name: Grad Benkovac Town of Benkovac
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Benkovac1.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Street in Benkovac
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Benkovac in Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dalmatia (Ravni Kotari)

Article

15 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
Demography
Politics
Minority councils and representatives
History
Towns and villages
Benkovac fair
Culture
Festivals
Tourism
Media
Notable people
References
External links

Benkovac () is a town and municipality in the 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.