Šibenik

Šibenik (Italian: Sebenico) is a historic town in Croatia, population 52,654 (2001), located in central Dalmatia where the Krka river flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is a political, educational, traffic, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin county. City centre of Sibenik, picture taken by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... City centre of Sibenik, picture taken by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... There are three rivers named Krka (Latin name Korkoras): A river in Slovenia, with length circa 111 km; it is a right tributary of the river Sava near Brežice. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Šibenik-Knin county - Šibensko-kninska županija is a north-central Dalmatian county in Croatia. ...

History

Šibenik was mentioned for the first time under its present name in 1066 in a Charter of the Croatian king Petar Krešimir IV. Unlike other Dalmatian towns that were founded by the Illyrians, Greeks, and Romans, it is the oldest native Croatian town on the eastern shores of the Adriatic. Šibenik was given the status of a town and its own diocese in 1298. Excavations of the castle of Saint Anna have since proven that the place was inhabited long before the actual arrival of the Croats. Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. ... This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi of Japan Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan 21 July - Battle of Falkirk (1298): Englands Edward Longshank defeats William Wallaces Scottish rebels While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer Births... Anna also known as Saint Anne is known by tradition as mother of The Virgin Mary. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ...

The city, like the rest of Dalmatia, resisted the Venetians up to 1412. The Ottoman Turks started to threaten Šibenik at the end of the 15th century, but they would never succeed in conquering it. In the 16th century, the fortress of St. Nicholas was built and, by the 17th century, its fortifications were improved again by the fortresses of St. John (Tanaja) and Šubićevac (Barone). Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Location within Italy Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkic people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797 brought Šibenik under the authority of Austria. Since then it has changed hands among Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, and Yugoslavia until finally becoming part of the Republic of Croatia in 1990. The Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Today's Šibenik

Today, Šibenik is a source of artistic and cultural life. The yearly Šibenik International Children's Festival (Međunarodni Dječji Festival) is one of the examples. Its Cathedral of St. James is on the UNESCO world heritage list. It was built between 1431 and 1536 and the work was overseen by masters Juraj (the Dalmatian, Dalmatinac) and Nikola (the Florentine, Firentinac). Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Events February 21 - The trial of Joan of Arc March 3 - Eugenius IV becomes Pope May 30 - In Rouen, France, 19-year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Florence - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The composer Jakov Gotovac founded the city's "Philharmonia society" in 1922. The composer Franz von Suppé was part of the city's cultural fabric, as he was a native of nearby Split. The most famous residents were the inventor Faust Vrančić, and in more recent times, basketball legend Dražen Petrović and actor Goran Višnjić (best-known as Dr. Luka Kovac on ER). Jakov Gotovac (October 11, 1895 – October 16, 1982) was a composer and conductor of classical music. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The composer and conductor Franz von Suppé ( April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895) was born in Split, ( Dalmatia), and died in Vienna. ... Split Harbour See stock split for the investing term. ... Faust Vrančić (1551, Šibenik - January 17, 1617, Venice), also known as Faust Verantius, was a humanist, philosopher, historian, lexicographer, and inventor. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Dražen Petrović (October 22, 1964 - June 7, 1993) was a successful basketball player from Croatia. ... Goran Višnjić (born on September 9, 1972) is a Croatian actor. ... ER is a popular NBC serial drama primarily set in a teaching hospitals emergency room, the fictional County General Hospital (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) on Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. ...

External links

• Sibenik on-line (http://www.lemaxc.hr/sibenik/)
• Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik (http://whc.unesco.org/sites/963.htm)
• Official city web site (http://www.sibenik.hr/)