Knin
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Knin is a historic town in southern Croatia that served as an important medieval political and military center, often referred to as the "royal city" due to its role as a seat of Croatian kings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knin canonical | 9 |
| Knin was the capital of the Republic of Serbian Krajina | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified town
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ municipality ⓘ settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 220 metres ⓘ |
| event |
Operation Storm
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Storm 1995
|
| firstMentioned | 9th century ⓘ |
| hasCityStatusSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 44.0400 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 16.2000 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Knin Town Museum ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Knin Fortress ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 22300 ⓘ |
| hasRailConnectionTo |
Split
ⓘ
Zagreb ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Church of Our Lady of the Great Croatian Baptismal Vow
ⓘ
Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo |
Zadar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Šibenik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croatia ⓘ Kingdom of Croatia ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| isAdministrativeCenterOf | Town of Knin municipality ⓘ |
| knownAs | royal city ⓘ |
| liberatedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
Dalmatia ⓘ Dalmatia ⓘ
surface form:
continental Dalmatia
southern Croatia ⓘ Šibenik-Knin County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Butišnica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Krka River ONNED1 ⓘ |
| population | around 10,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Croatian ⓘ |
| roleInMiddleAges |
military center of the medieval Croatian state
ⓘ
political center of the medieval Croatian state ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes between the Adriatic coast and inland Balkans ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Kingdom of Croatia
ⓘ
surface form:
medieval Kingdom of Croatia
Republic of Serbian Krajina ⓘ
surface form:
self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina
|
| wasPartOf |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Roman province of Dalmatia ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Dalmatia area
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Venetian sphere of influence ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf |
King of Croatia
ⓘ
surface form:
Croatian kings
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dinara
this entity surface form:
Knin was the capital of the Republic of Serbian Krajina