Nin

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Nin
coat of arms
coat of arms
Nin (Croatia)
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Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′ 23 "  N , 15 ° 10 ′ 52"  E
Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
County : Zadar County flag Zadar
Height : 0  m. i. J.
Residents : 2,744 (2011)
Telephone code : (+385) 023
Postal code : 23 232
License plate : ZD
Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )
Community type : city
Mayor : Emil Ćurko ( HDZ )
Postal address : Trg hrvatskih branitelja 1
23 232 Nin
Website :

Nin [ ˈniːn ] (German outdated: Fleissenburg , Latin Aenona or Nona ) is a city in Croatia . It is located in the Zadar County and about 15 km north of Zadar on the Adriatic Sea . Nin has about 2,744 inhabitants (2011 census).

history

The story of Nin goes back to the Liburnian tribe in the 9th century BC. BC back. Later, when the Romans over Dalmatia ruled that city under the name was Aenona known. The Romans built a forum , an amphitheater and a temple , which was the largest in Dalmatia at the time. Today only a ruin bears witness to the monumental structure.

In the 7th century, Slavs and Avars stormed the city together, which resulted in the total destruction of Nin. In the course of the reconstruction by the Croatians , Nin became a cultural center of Croatia . Coronation ceremonies of Croatian rulers took place there. In 1570 Nin , which had meanwhile been lost to Venice , was partially destroyed by the Serenissima . As a result, Nin lost a lot of its importance, which the reconstruction in the 18th and 19th centuries could not help.

Old town

Holy Cross Church

The old town of Nin is located in a lagoon on a small island created by an artificial canal, which is connected to the mainland by two stone bridges. Both bridges were severely damaged in a severe storm in September 2017. Among other things, there is the Sveti Križ (Holy Cross Church), which was built around 800 and is called the "smallest cathedral in the world", although it was very likely never a bishopric. The construction of the church raised questions for a long time: the perfection of the proportions contrasts with the lack of essential structural features. Today we know that the dimensions of the church walls, the doors and the windows were adapted to the different lighting conditions within a year and also within a day. It could also serve as a calendar and clock.

A small archaeological museum exhibits numerous exhibits from Roman times. The ruins of a Roman temple, which are located in the middle of the old town, also date from Roman times.

Ruins of a Roman temple

In the parish church of St. Anselmus there are valuable reliquary shrines from the 9th to 13th centuries. The Ambrosius Church is only a ruin today; like the Marcella Church , it dates from the early Middle Ages .

Outside Nin, the small church of Sveti Nikola from the 11th century stands on a hill . It is a cross-shaped structure, the dome of which was converted into a defensive tower with battlements during the Turkish Wars .

St. Nikola Church

In the vicinity of Nin there are several very beautiful sand lagoons , which is otherwise rather untypical for the stony Croatian coast. The water temperature is about two to three degrees above that of the open sea, which results in a slightly higher salt content. In addition, the water is very clean as there is hardly any shipping traffic due to the shallow depth. About 2 km south of Nin is the large holiday camp Zaton, which is popular with German tourists.

Nin, main street

population

Ethnic composition

The 2011 census in the city of Nin revealed the following ethnic composition:

Religions

94.42% of city residents said they belonged to Roman Catholic Christianity in the 2011 census . 2.04% assigned to Orthodox Christianity. Another two percent stated Islam as a religion. 1.09% described themselves as atheists or agnostics . 0.44% gave no information on religious affiliation.

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The people of Nin live mainly from agriculture and fishing . Tourism is also becoming increasingly important : In summer, the old town invites you to stroll from around 8 p.m. In numerous inns and wine cellars ( Konobas ) specialties from home and abroad are offered.

Personalities

Nin medicinal mud

The mineral-rich peloid mud from Nin has been used for its healing properties since Roman times . It is mainly used to treat rheumatic diseases and skin diseases.

traffic

A well-developed road leads from Zadar directly to Nin. The bus connection to Zadar is also good.

Broadcasting station

In the vicinity of Nin bei Grbe there is a decommissioned medium wave transmitter of the transmitter network operator OIV (Odašiljači i veze). It went into operation in 1984 on the frequency of 1134 kHz and originally used four self-radiating transmission masts, 132 meters high, arranged in a square as a transmitting antenna. Until it was destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence, the transmission power was 1200 kW . After its destruction in 1991 only two transmission masts were erected, the remaining two followed in 2004. The transmission power has been 600 kW since then. Nevertheless, this station, officially called SV Zadar, was easy to receive in Europe in the evening.

The station last broadcast the program of the Croatian international radio station Glas Hrvatske from 6:00 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. and was switched off on January 1, 2014 - one year after the shortwave - following a decision by the Hrvatska Radiotelevizija broadcaster .

literature

Web links

Commons : Nin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_07_92_2587.html
  2. ↑ a b Kai Ludwig: Croatia no longer on medium wave. (No longer available online.) Radioeins Medienmagazin, January 6, 2014, archived from the original on January 9, 2014 ; accessed on January 9, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.radioeins.de
  3. ^ Odašiljači i veze: End of medium wave transmission. January 5, 2014, accessed January 9, 2014 .