Kistanje

Kistanje
Кистање (Serbian)[1]
Municipality
Općina Kistanje
Општина Кистање
Municipality of Kistanje
Downtown Kistanje in 2012
Downtown Kistanje in 2012
Kistanje is located in Croatia
Kistanje
Kistanje
Location of Kistanje within Croatia
Coordinates: 43°59′N 15°58′E / 43.983°N 15.967°E / 43.983; 15.967
Country Croatia
RegionAdriatic Croatia
Historical regionDalmatian Hinterland
County Šibenik-Knin
MunicipalityKistanje
Government
 • MayorGoran Reljić (SDSS)
Area
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 • Municipality243.0 km2 (93.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
60.6 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality2,650
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,638
 • Urban density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22305
Area code022
Websitekistanje.hr

Kistanje (Croatian: Kistanje, Serbian Cyrillic: Кистање) is a village and municipality in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is located in Bukovica, a region of the Dalmatian Hinterland,

Geography

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Kistanje is located in the microregion of Bukovica, in the Dalmatian Hinterland. Kistanje is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from county seat Šibenik, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Knin and 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Skradin. The Adriatic Sea is 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south-west. The climate is Mediterranean, with an average of 27 °C in the summer and 8 °C in the winter.

History

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Kistanje was first mentioned as Latin: Kyztane in 1408.[4][5] It originated close to the remains of a Roman camp Burnum and a medieval church. During the Middle Ages, it was part of Luka parish and it belonged to Šubić noble family. In 1537, an Orthodox church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built.[6] Kistanje was a trade center of this part of Bukovica. After the Kuridža rebellion in 1704, the village was renamed Kvartir; in the 19th century, it was again known as Kistanje. In 1888, the second Orthodox church, dedicated to Sts Cyril and Methodius was built. In 1894, the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Health was built.[7] In the 19th and the first part of the 20th century, Kistanje was the centre of a municipality that was abolished in the 1960s. The municipality and its territory were joined to the municipality of Knin.

During the Croatian War of Independence, local Serb rebels held the village until its capture by the Croatian Army during Operation Storm on 5 August 1995. During this period, the Church of Our Lady of Health was devastated, and most of the non-Serb population fled. The village remained under the control of so called Republic of Serbian Krajina until 1995, when it suffered heavy damage in battle, and some of the local civilians were killed (see Varivode massacre), while others fled.

In 1997, Kistanje became a municipality within the Šibenik-Knin County. In 1997, around 1,000 Croats from Janjevo in Kosovo were settled in the village.[8] In 2003, the second Catholic church, the Church of Saint Nicholas was dedicated.[7]

Population

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Village of Kistanje: Population trends 1857–2021
population
1333
1390
1466
1626
1876
2078
1965
2353
2247
2307
2246
2175
1976
2021
1752
1909
2650
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

According to the 2011 census,[9] the municipality of Kistanje had 3,481 inhabitants, who lived in 14 villages:

In the 2011 census, there were 3,481 inhabitants of Kistanje municipality, 62.22% Serbs and 36.83% Croats.[10]

Historical census for Kistanje municipality is:

Census Population
1991 7.816
2001 3.038

Politics

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The municipality council has 14 seats, out of which 10 are Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS), 3 are Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and 1 is Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS).[11] The mayor of Kistanje, since 2012, is Goran Reljić (SDSS).

Notable people

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Prominent individuals that were born or that have lived either in Kistanje or the surrounding villages include:

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  • Orthodox church
    Orthodox church
  • Orthodox church in Bezbradice
    Orthodox church in Bezbradice
  • Railway station
    Railway station

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kistanje.

References

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  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Šesto godina imena Kistanje". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ^ "600 godina Kistanja..." (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Kistanje". Eparhija-dalmatinska.hr. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. ^ a b "Kistanje". zadarskanadbiskupija.hr. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  8. ^ "Croatia Resettling Its People In Houses Seized From Serbs". nytimes.com. 14 May 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kistanje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  10. ^ "Census 2011" (PDF). Državni zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Sastav vijeća". kistanje.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Nekažnjeni genocid". hkv.hr. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  13. ^ "Manojlovački slap". npkrka.hr (in Croatian). 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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43°59′N 15°58′E / 43.983°N 15.967°E / 43.983; 15.967

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