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| Kistanje was mentioned first under present-day name in 1401. In 1527, a Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to ] was built in the town {{fact}}. Kistanje was a trade center of this part of ]. After the ] in 1704, the town was renamed ''Kvartir'', but in the 19th century it was again known as ''Kistanje''. In the 19th and the first part of the 20th century, Kistanje was a centre of municipality. In 1960s, the municipality was abolished and its territory was joined to the municipality of ]. <br> | Kistanje was mentioned first under present-day name in 1401. In 1527, a Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to ] was built in the town {{fact}}. Kistanje was a trade center of this part of ]. After the ] in 1704, the town was renamed ''Kvartir'', but in the 19th century it was again known as ''Kistanje''. In the 19th and the first part of the 20th century, Kistanje was a centre of municipality. In 1960s, the municipality was abolished and its territory was joined to the municipality of ]. <br> | ||
| Under heavy inciting from Serbia, as well from local chetnik extemists, local Serbs rebelled in 1990. The area was ] from Croats. Soon it was part of self-proclaimed parastate so-called "]", sponsored and supported from Serbia. Before and during the ], Kistanje was organizely abandoned by its Serb residents.<br> | |||
| The area witnessed numerous war crimes, such as the slaughter of dozens of elderly and disabled Serbian civilians in the villages of ] and ] in the days following Operation Storm. <br> | The area witnessed numerous war crimes, such as the slaughter of dozens of elderly and disabled Serbian civilians in the villages of ] and ] in the days following Operation Storm. <br> | ||
| In 1996, a number of Catholic Croats, ], was settled by the Croatian government in the abandoned homes of previous Serb inhabitants, with the intention |
In 1996, a number of Catholic Croats, ], was settled by the Croatian government in the abandoned homes of previous Serb inhabitants, with the intention changing the demographic picture of the area. <br> | ||
| Today, Kistanje is again a separate municipality. | Today, Kistanje is again a separate municipality. | ||
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  KistanjeKistanje (Croatia)
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| County | Šibenik-Knin |
| Latitude | 43° 98' 58 N |
| Longitude | 15° 97' 54E |
| Mayor | Slobodan Rončević (SDSS) |
| Surface (km²) | 152 |
| Population | 3,038 |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Kistanje (Serbian Cyrillic: Кистање) is a town and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, Kistanje municipality has 3,038 inhabitants of which 57.14% are Serbs and 41.31% are Croats.
History
Kistanje was mentioned first under present-day name in 1401. In 1527, a Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to St Nicholas was built in the town . Kistanje was a trade center of this part of Bukovica. After the Kuridža rebellion in 1704, the town was renamed Kvartir, but in the 19th century it was again known as Kistanje. In the 19th and the first part of the 20th century, Kistanje was a centre of municipality. In 1960s, the municipality was abolished and its territory was joined to the municipality of Knin.
The area witnessed numerous war crimes, such as the slaughter of dozens of elderly and disabled Serbian civilians in the villages of Gosic and Varivode in the days following Operation Storm.
In 1996, a number of Catholic Croats, Janjevci, was settled by the Croatian government in the abandoned homes of previous Serb inhabitants, with the intention changing the demographic picture of the area.
Today, Kistanje is again a separate municipality.
Population
According to the 1981 census, the population of the town of Kistanje was composed of 92.9% Serbs and 5.3% Yugoslavs, while according to the 1991 census, the population was composed of 98% Serbs. Prior to 1995, out of the 14 villages comprising the present Kistanje municipality, ethnic Serbs comprised the entire population in 13, with only Nunić having a small community of ethnic Croats that was still outnumbered by the Serbian majority.
Geography
Kistanje is located in northern Dalmatia, in the region called Bukovica. The municipality of Kistanje include 14 settlements:
- Kistanje
- Biovičino Selo
- Đevrske
- Gošić
- Ivoševci
- Kakanj
- Kolašac
- Krnjeuve
- Modrino Selo
- Nunić
- Parčić
- Smrdelje
- Varivode
- Zečevo
See also
References
- Dr Jovan Plavša, Stanovništvo Kninske Krajine, Novi Sad, 1997.
External links
- hr.wikipedia.org/Kistanje
- www.moje-kistanje.net
- www.kistanje.com
- Kistanje - geographical info
- Kistanje - location map
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