Tisno

Tisno
—  Village  —
Tisno Location of Tisno in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°48′N 15°39′E / 43.8°N 15.65°E / 43.8; 15.65
Country	Croatia
County	Šibenik-Knin
Government
– Mayor	Joso Stegić (HDZ)
Area
– Total	67.03 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	3,239
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.tisno.hr/

Tisno is a municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. There are 3,239 inhabitants in which 97.22% who are Croats. It was named after the Croatian word tisno which means strait, perfectly describing its location.

History

Tisno was first mentioned in 1474 during the Turkish invasion and during the war against the Venetians when numerous refugees fled to Tisno to seek shelter.

Tisno was referred to as Tijesno up to the census of 1981.^[1]

Heritage

The parish church of St.Spirit's from 1548 was renewed in baroque style in 1640 and enlarged in 1840. The church tower was built in 1684 by the local architects. The church of Our Lady of Caravaggio is a votive church of the Italian family of Gelpis built at the beginning of the 18th century. Each year on May 26th, thousands of pilgrims come from all over Dalmatia.

Culture

Tisno has a memorial-site dedicated to Croatian civilians killed and dropped into a local pit in the aftermath of World War II by the communist Yugoslav regime.^[2] Estimates of the number of people killed are in the range of a couple hundred.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/pxweb2003/Dialog/Footnote.asp?File=Tabela4_15.px&path=../Database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/4%20Stanovnistvo%20naselja/&ti=%8Aibensko-kninska+%9Eupanija+-+broj+stanovnika+po+naseljima++++++++&lang=10&ansi=1
2. ^ History of Tisno
3. ^ Prefect unveiled memorial-marker by Golubinka pit

External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 43°48′N 15°39′E / 43.8°N 15.65°E / 43.8; 15.65