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Drniš

Drniš
Town
Church in Drniš
Church in Drniš
Drniš is located in Croatia
Drniš
Drniš
Location of Drniš in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°51′45″N 16°9′20″E / 43.86250°N 16.15556°E / 43.86250; 16.15556Coordinates: 43°51′45″N 16°9′20″E / 43.86250°N 16.15556°E / 43.86250; 16.15556
Country  Croatia
County Flag of Šibenik-Knin County.png Šibenik-Knin
Government
 • Mayor Josip Begonja (HDZ)
Area
 • Total 221 km2 (85 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 8,595
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Cfa
Website http://www.drnis.hr

Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia at 43°51′45″N 16°9′20″E / 43.86250°N 16.15556°E / 43.86250; 16.15556 halfway between Šibenik and Knin.

The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However there are traces of 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 in 1522 due to its strategic location. Many buildings from this time period are still preserved today. During the Baroque period, the mosque built by the Turks was transformed into a church. In 1918 the town was occupied by Italian 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.

On September 16, 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence, Drniš was attacked by forces of the 9th Corpus of Yugoslav People's Army 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. 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, and the Serbian population fled to Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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