Sinj

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sinj
coat of arms
coat of arms
Sinj (Croatia)
Paris plan pointer b jms.svg
Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′ 9 ″  N , 16 ° 38 ′ 17 ″  E
Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
County : Split-Dalmatia County flag Split-Dalmatia
Height : 326  m. i. J.
Area : 181.00  km²
Residents : 24,826 (2011)
Population density : 137 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+385) 021
Postal code : 21 230
License plate : ST
Structure and administration
(as of 2017)
Community type : city
Mayor : Kristina Križanac ( HDZ )
Postal address : Dragašev prolaz 10
21230 Sinj
Website :
Others
Patron saint : Gospa Sinjska (Madonna of Sinj)
City Festival : 15th of August

Sinj (Italian Signo also Sign or Sing , German Zein ) is a city in Croatia . It belongs to the Split-Dalmatia County (Croatian Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ), which includes the central part of Dalmatia .

geography

Sinj is about 25 km inland from Split between the four mountains Svilaja , Dinara , Kamešnica and Visoka . Nearby is Lake Peruća . The river Cetina , which fills this reservoir, flows mostly through the Sinj plain.

history

Sinj

In 1516 Sinj fell to the Ottomans .

In 1686 it was conquered by the Republic of Venice with the support of the population .

In 1715, Sinj resisted a Turkish siege, among other things with the help of Gospa von Sinj, from whose altarpiece a white-robed woman stepped, at whose sight the Ottoman besiegers allegedly fled. In honor of these events, the Sinj Alka takes place every year to this day .

In 1718, with the Peace of Požarevac, it was finally assigned to Venice, where it remained until 1797 and the collapse of the Republic.

After that, Sinj is part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within Austria-Hungary with its own garrison until 1918 .

In 1914 the 1st Battalion of the Dalmatian Infantry Regiment Carl I. King of Romania No. 6 and the mounted Dalmatian Rifle Division were located here .

After the First World War , Sinj became part of Yugoslavia , where it remained until 1991 and the breakup of Croatia.

The town festival, which is linked to the Sinjska Gospa, takes place on August 15 of each year.

Knight game Sinjska Alka

The annual equestrian games in Sinj

The Sinjska alka is a knight's game in the form of a ring ride , which takes place every year on the first weekend in August since 1715 to commemorate the victory over the Ottoman invaders.

particularities

Iron spangenhelm in the museum of the Cetinska-Krajina region in Sinj
  • Sinjska Gospa : Madonna of Sinj . Before Medjugorje became famous, Sinj was the largest Marian pilgrimage site in southern Croatia.
  • Balun : According to some archaeologists, the soccer game was invented in the Sinj area. A bust from the 1st century BC was found in Trilj . Discovered which represents a man with a ball. However, this has not yet been scientifically proven.
  • Sinjska rera : The narrow-gauge railway (76 cm) from Split to Sinj, which was opened in 1903 and closed in 1962, covered around 40 kilometers and had a maximum gradient of 27 per mille .
  • Klapa Sinj : is an a cappella male vocal group. The group was founded in 1982 and this yearcelebratedits 25th anniversary .
  • Museum of the Cetinska-Krajina Region , a cultural and historical museum of the Cetina Region in Sinj.
  • Kamičak, a fortification in the city center

Sports

  • Equestrian sport : In addition to Sinjska alka , Sinj is also known for its enthusiasm for equestrian sports. In 1820 the first horse association was founded under the name Dalmatinsko kolo jahača (Dalmatian Riding Circle ). After the Second World War, the DTO Partizan equestrian section was founded . The KK Alkar was founded in 1968 and in 1979 the hippodrome in Sinj was inaugurated . Since then, show jumping competitions and races have traditionally been held.
  • Football : The first football game was the student Franjo Tripalo-Kekcia from Czech Republic introduced. In 1916 the football club NK Junak was founded.
  • Basketball : The KK Alkar club is probably the most successful club in Sinj. Founded in 1954, the club even made it into the cup final of what was then Yugoslavia. Today the club plays in the first Croatian league.

The fans of the Sinj clubs call themselves Maligani .

In addition to these sports, Sinj also provided several national handball players .

Members of the Aero Klub Sinj as well as aviation enthusiasts from the wider area (mostly Split and the surrounding area) are active at the Sinj sports airfield (former airport of the city of Split ) .

Town twinning

Sister cities of Sinj are

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Sinj  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ mega-media.hr (Croatian), accessed on January 26, 2018
  2. ↑ Website Sinj - Gradovi prijatelji ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 26, 2018 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sinj.hr