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Kistanje Кистање (Serbian)
Municipality
Općina Kistanje Општина Кистање Municipality of Kistanje
Downtown Kistanje in 2012
KistanjeLocation of Kistanje within Croatia
Coordinates: 43°59′N 15°58′E / 43.983°N 15.967°E / 43.983; 15.967
Country	Croatia
Region	Adriatic Croatia
Historical region	Dalmatian Hinterland
County	Šibenik-Knin
Municipality	Kistanje
Government
• Mayor	Goran Reljić (SDSS)
Area
• Municipality	243.0 km (93.8 sq mi)
• Urban	60.6 km (23.4 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	2,650
• Density	11/km (28/sq mi)
• Urban	1,638
• Urban density	27/km (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22305
Area code	022
Website	kistanje.hr

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

Geography

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

Kistanje was first mentioned in Latin as Kyztane in 1408. 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. 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. 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. In 2003, the second Catholic church, the Church of Saint Nicholas was dedicated.

Population

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According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Kistanje had 2,650 inhabitants, who lived in 14 villages:

• Biovičino Selo – population 133
• Đevrske – population 175
• Gošić – population 21
• Ivoševci – population 251
• Kakanj – population 32
• Kistanje – population 1,638
• Kolašac – population 47
• Krnjeuve – population 64
• Modrino Selo – population 23
• Nunić – population 89
• Parčić – population 2
• Smrdelje – population 90
• Varivode – population 61
• Zečevo – population 24

In the 2021 census, there were 2,650 inhabitants of Kistanje municipality, 51.89% Serbs and 47.06% Croats.

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

Historical census for Kistanje municipality is:

Politics

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). The mayor of Kistanje, since 2012, is Goran Reljić (SDSS).

Notable people

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

• Vuk Mandušić
• Petar Jagodić Kuridža
• Vladimir Ardalić
• Mirko Korolija
• Simo Dubajić
• Predrag Šarić

Gallery

• Orthodox church
• Orthodox church in Bezbradice
• Railway station

See also

• Burnum
• Krka Monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael located 2.5 km from Kistanje near the Krka river.
• Krka Manojlovac Waterfall

References

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. ^ "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 Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
10. "Sastav vijeća". kistanje.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
11. "Nekažnjeni genocid". hkv.hr. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
12. "Manojlovački slap". npkrka.hr (in Croatian). 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

External links

• "Official municipality website" (in Croatian).
• "Moje Kistanje".

v t e Subdivisions of Šibenik-Knin County
Cities and towns	Drniš Knin Šibenik (seat) Skradin Vodice
Municipalities	Bilice Biskupija Civljane Ervenik Kijevo Kistanje Murter-Kornati Pirovac Primošten Promina Rogoznica Ružić Tisno Tribunj Unešić

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• Municipalities of Croatia
• Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County
• Serb communities in Croatia