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Sinj
Sign in to saveSinj () is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. As of the 2021 census, the population was 23,500 people, of which 10,800 inhabited its urban core.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sinj
- Settlement.official_name
- Grad Sinj Town of Sinj
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sinj - ca. 2010- kulturnadobra.hr Z-5117.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Sinj
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_town_of_Sinj.gif
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal of Sinj.png
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe shape
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe stroke width
- 1
- Settlement.mapframe shape fill opacity
- 0.05
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Sinj in Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Dalmatia (Dalmatian Hinterland)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- signesi
- Population
- 23452
- Area
- 7.7
- Elevation
- 326
- Official website
- www.sinj.hr
- Image
- Sinj - ca. 2010- kulturnadobra.hr Z-5117.jpg
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- Sinj
- postal code
- 21230
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19 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory
- Roman era
- Arrival of Croats
- Ottoman and Venetian era
- Austrian and French rule
- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
- Second World War
- Socialist Republic of Croatia
- Independent Croatia
- Demographics
- Attractions
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
- External links
Sinj () is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. As of the 2021 census, the population was 23,500 people, of which 10,800 inhabited its urban core.
Sinj is known for a knights' tournament of Sinjska alka, which has been held since the beginning of the 18th century as a sign of victory over the Ottoman Empire, and for the shrine of Our Lady of Sinj. The urban center of Sinj is a protected cultural heritage site.
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