Municipality in Adriatic Croatia, Croatia
Kistanje
(
Croatian
:
Kistanje
,
Serbian Cyrillic
:
Киста?е
) is a village and municipality in the
?ibenik-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
?ibenik
, 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.
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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
?ubi? noble family
. In 1537, an Orthodox church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built.
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Kistanje was a trade center of this part of
Bukovica
. After the Kurid?a 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.
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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
?ibenik-Knin County
. In 1997, around 1,000
Croats from Janjevo
in Kosovo were settled in the village.
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In 2003, the second Catholic church, the Church of Saint Nicholas was dedicated.
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Population
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According to the 2011 census,
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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
.
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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).
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The mayor of Kistanje, since 2012, is Goran Relji? (SDSS).
Notable people
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Prominent individuals that were born or that have lived either in Kistanje or the surrounding villages include:
Gallery
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See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Kistanje
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References
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