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Klis
Coordinates: 43°34′N16°31′E / 43.567°N 16.517°E / 43.567; 16.517
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Historical region Dalmatian Hinterland
County Flag of Split-Dalmatia County.svg  Split-Dalmatia
Area
[1]
   Municipality 149.1 km2 (57.6 sq mi)
  Urban
24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
   Municipality 5,226
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
   Urban
3,496
  Urban density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Website klis.hr
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Klis seen from the Klis Fortress

Klis (Croatian : Klis, Italian : Clissa, Turkish : Kilis) is a Croatian village and a municipality located around a mountain fortress bearing the same name.

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Population

In the 2011 census, the municipality of Klis had a total population of 4,801, consisting of the following settlements: [3]

Geography

Klis is a suburb of the city of Split located in the region of Dalmatia, just northeast of Solin and Split proper near the eponymous mountain pass. [4]

The Klis mountain pass separates the mountains Mosor and Kozjak at an altitude of 360m. It has had major strategic value throughout history because any inland force passing through Klis would have been able to easily reach the entire region of Split and Kaštela.

Due to its geographical position, Klis is also susceptible to a rather strong bura wind.

History

During the Ottoman wars in Europe, an already existing Roman fortress on a nearby hill was expanded into Klis Fortress. It was the centre of a sanjak within the Province of Bosnia during Ottoman rule. Klis was also ruled by the Kingdom of Bosnia, the Venetian Republic, [5] and Austria-Hungary.

In Klis area was first mentioned name of "Uskoks" [6]

Notable objects

Transportation

The village is served by local bus from Split city centre.

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References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Klis". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. The Rough Guide to Croatia by Jonathan Bousfield
  5. When Ethnicity did not Matter in the Balkans: by John Van Antwerp Fine.page 173.
  6. University Study of Pedagogy and History, The origin and military activity of the Uskoks, Hrvoje Sopta, 2017.https://repozitorij.ffos.hr/islandora/object/ffos%3A2247/datastream/PDF/view #page=3

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