Sinj
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View of Sinj
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 Sinj
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| Coordinates: 43°42′9″N 16°38′17″E / 43.70250°N 16.63806°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| County |
 Split-Dalmatia
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Kristina Križanac (Acting) (Independent) |
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| Area | |
| • City | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 24,826 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,478 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 21230 |
| Area code | +385 021 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | http://www.sinj.hr/ |
Sinj (pronounced [sîːɲ]) (Italian: Signo, German: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24,826 (2011).
Sinj is the center of an area known as Cetinska krajina, a group of settlements situated on a fertile karstic field (Sinjsko polje) through which the river Cetina passes. Sinj lies between four mountains: Svilaja, Dinara, Kamešnica and Visoka. Those mountains give Sinj its specific submediterranean climate (hotter summers and colder winters).
Sinj was seized by the Turks in 1524 who maintained control until 1686, when it was taken into possession by the Venetians. The town grew around an ancient fortress held by the Ottomans from 16th until the end of 17th century, and the Franciscan monastery with the church of Our Lady of Sinj (Gospa Sinjska), a place of pilgrimage. The last Turkish siege in 1715 was repulsed.
After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 until 1918, the town (bilingual name SINJ - SIGN) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 13 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Kingdom of Dalmatia. The Italian name alone was used before 1867.
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