| Knin,
a town in the northern part of Dalmatia,
on the right bank of the Krka river, 56
km northeast of Sibenik; elevation 220
m; population 12,331.
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| Economy
is based on farming, livestock breeding,
metal (screws), textile (clothes, underwear)
and wood industries and building material
production (bricks, gypsum elements).
In the immediate vicinity are gypsum and
limestone quarries. Knin is an important
intersection of Lika, Una and Zadar railroads,
as well as the intersection of several
main roads.
Knin lies in the Knin field, at the foot
of a mediaeval fortress, along the railroad
Zagreb - Split and the road leading from
the Croatian capital to the Adriatic coast.
This ancient seat of the throne of Croatian
kings is extremely rich in valuable cultural
and historical monuments. Especially attractive
are the remains of the Knin fortress on
the Spas hill above the very centre of
the town, mainly because of a monumental
aspect of the fortress and a magnificent
view on the town and its surroundings.
Domestic tourists always take photographs
with a huge Croatian national flag on
top of the fortress, raised to commemorate
the victory of the Croatian army in the
Homeland War (1995). In the immediate
vicinity of the town is the source of
the Krka river and the boundary of the
national park bearing the same name. Very
interesting are the Krka waterfalls near
Topolje. |
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