Trilj

Trilj
Town
View of Trilj from Gardun hill
Trilj Location of Trilj in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°37′N 16°43′E / 43.62°N 16.72°E / 43.62; 16.72
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Šipić (HDZ)
Area
• Total	267.00 km2 (103.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,109
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
	(municipality total)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	21240
Area code(s)	021
Website	Grad Trilj

Trilj (Croatian pronunciation: [trîːʎ], Italian: Treglia, Latin: Pons Tiluri) is a municipality and town in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located southeast of Sinj and northeast of Split. The total population of the municipality is 9,109, with 2,076 in Trilj itself and the rest in small villages. The list of settlements is as follows:

In the area of Trilj there are many archaeological findings dating way back to Mesolithic. The first ethnic group that inhabited this area are the Illyrian tribe Delmati. Delmati people lived in a hill forts along the communication lines that connected their capital Delminium with Adriatic coast. Hundred and fifty years of fierce fighting against the Romans (165 BC.- 9. AD) ended in defeat of Delmati people, after which Romans built legionary fortress Tilurium on the hill above Trilj.

At the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj, remains of legionary fortress at Tilurium can be found. Tilurium guarded the entrance to the Cetina valley from the south and the approach to the provincial capital at Salona.

Čačvina Castle is a fortification that guarded approach from Bosnia during the wars with the Ottomans. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town at an altitude of 705 metres (2,313 ft) in a strategic location enabling its crew to oversee traffic of goods through the mountain passage that goes through the Dinaric Alps and leads to Bosnia. The first written record of this fortification dates to 1345. First written record of fortification dates to 1345.