Kistanje | |
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| Općina Kistanje Општина Кистање Municipality of Kistanje | |
 Downtown Kistanje in 2012 | |
  Kistanje Location of Kistanje within Croatia | |
| Coordinates:43°59′N15°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 | |
| 243.0 km2 (93.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 60.6 km2 (23.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 2,650 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,638 |
| • Urban density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22305 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Website | kistanje |
Kistanje (Croatian:Kistanje,Serbian Cyrillic:Кистање) is a village and municipality inŠibenik-Knin County,Croatia. It is located inBukovica, a region of theDalmatian Hinterland,
Kistanje is located in the microregion ofBukovica, in theDalmatian Hinterland. Kistanje is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from county seatŠibenik, 20 kilometres (12 mi) fromKnin and 18 kilometres (11 mi) fromSkradin. 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.
Kistanje was first mentioned inLatin asKyztane in 1408.[4][5] It originated close to the remains of a Roman campBurnum and a medieval church. During theMiddle Ages, including 1408, it was part of the district of Luka and it belonged to the estates of theŠubić family.[6]
In the mid-15th century recorded as "Kistani", the village and surroundings were plundered by the Ottoman forces and in the 1530s fell in their hands, being part of thekadiluk of Skradin andCroatian vilayet (and under Ottoman control until late 17th century when became part of theVenetian Dalmatia).[7] According to the 1528-1530 Ottomandefter the village Kistanji Polje had 4 Christian houses, being part of thenahiye of Zečevo of Roman Catholic "Vlachs of Istria" who recently returned to old estates fromIstria where temporarily escaped theOttoman conquest of Croatia.[8] In 1550 the wider area of Kistanje was part of thedjamaat ofknez Bijoviče, son of Vučko with whom most probably arrived Orthodox population.[8]
Kistanje was a trade center of this part ofBukovica. After theKuridža's rebellion in 1704, the village was renamed Kvartir (Quartier),[9] before being mentioned again as Kistanje (Chistagne) in the course of the 18th century.[7] In the 19th and the first part of the 20th century, the village was the centre of a municipality that was abolished in the 1960s. The municipality and its territory were joined to the municipality ofKnin.
During theCroatian War of Independence, local Serb rebels held the village until its capture by theCroatian Army duringOperation Storm on 5 August 1995. During this period, theChurch of Our Lady of Health was devastated, and most of the non-Serb population fled. The village remained under the control of so calledRepublic of Serbian Krajina until 1995, when it suffered heavy damage in battle, and some of the local civilians were killed (seeVarivode massacre), while others fled.
In 1997, Kistanje became a municipality within theŠibenik-Knin County. In 1997, around 1,000Croats from Janjevo in Kosovo were settled in the village.[10] In 2003, the second Catholic church, the Church of Saint Nicholas was dedicated.[11]
According toNikodim Milaš, the Orthodox church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built between 1524 and 1537, but these dates are based on the questionable chronicle ofSimeon Končarević.[12] The church was of pre-Ottoman origin and Roman Catholic in the early 16th century before conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy.[8] The Croatian theologian Stanko Bačić considered Milaš's conclusions to be a product of his imagination, arguing that the village was settled by Roman Catholics until the beginning of theCretan War, in the mid-17th century.[13] However, according to historian Milenko Pekić, Bačić's assessment is naive and lacks a scientific basis.[14] The second Orthodox church, dedicated toSts Cyril and Methodius was built in 1888 while theCatholic church of Our Lady of Health was built in 1894.[11]
| population | 1333 | 1390 | 1466 | 1626 | 1876 | 2078 | 1965 | 2353 | 2247 | 2307 | 2246 | 2175 | 1976 | 2021 | 1752 | 1909 | 2650 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
According to the 2021 census,[3] the municipality of Kistanje had 2,650 inhabitants, who lived in 14 villages:
In the 2021 census, there were 2,650 inhabitants of Kistanje municipality, 51.89%Serbs and 47.06%Croats.[3]
In the 2011 census, there were 3,481 inhabitants of Kistanje municipality, 62.22%Serbs and 36.83%Croats.[15]
Historical census for Kistanje municipality is:
| Census | Population |
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| 1991 | 7.816 |
| 2001 | 3.038 |
| 2011 | 3.481 |
The municipality council has 14 seats, out of which 10 areIndependent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS), 3 areCroatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and 1 isCroatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS).[16] The mayor of Kistanje, since 2012, is Goran Reljić (SDSS).
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Pekić, Milenko (2015)."The First, Certain, Historical Mention of Kistanje".Godišnjak Titius.8 (8):37–61. Retrieved27 January 2025.
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