Knin

Knin
City
Grad Knin City of Knin
A view of Knin from Knin Fortress
Coat of arms
Knin Location of Knin within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 16°11′55″E / 44.04139°N 16.19861°E / 44.04139; 16.19861
Country	Croatia
Historical region	Dalmatian Hinterland
County	Šibenik-Knin
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Marijo Ćaćić (Ind.)
• City Council	15 members • HDZ (6) • List of a group of voters Marko Jelić (6) • SDSS–SDP (2) • Most–DP–Loza (1)
Area [1]
• City	355.0 km2 (137.1 sq mi)
• Urban	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• City	11,633
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
• Urban	8,262
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22300
Area code	022
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.knin.hr

Knin (pronounced [knîːn]) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as the capital of both the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the self-proclaimed quasi-state Republic of Serbian Krajina within the newly independent Republic of Croatia for the duration of Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995.