Šibenik

Summary

Šibenik is a town in Croatia^[1]. Šibenik ranks in the top 7% of town_in_croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Šibenik is located in Šibenik-Knin County^[3].
• Šibenik is in the country of Croatia^[4].
• Šibenik is on the body of water Adriatic Sea^[5].
• Šibenik's head of government is recorded as Željko Burić^[6].
• Šibenik's instance of is recorded as town in Croatia^[7].
• Šibenik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Civitanova Marche^[8].
• Šibenik's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Benedetto del Tronto^[9].
• Šibenik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Voiron^[10].
• Šibenik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sinj^[11].
• Šibenik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Humenné^[12].
• Šibenik's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Šibenik^[13].
• Šibenik's postal code is recorded as 22000^[14].
• Šibenik's Commons category is recorded as Šibenik^[15].
• Šibenik's licence plate code is recorded as ŠI^[16].
• Šibenik's patron saint is recorded as St. James the Elder^[17].
• Šibenik's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[18].
• Šibenik's local dialing code is recorded as 022^[19].
• 860 marks the founding of Šibenik^[20].
• Šibenik's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.733888888889, 'lon': 15.895555555556}^[21].
• Šibenik's official website is recorded as https://www.sibenik.hr/^[22].
• Šibenik's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Šibenik^[23].
• Šibenik's Commons gallery is recorded as Šibenik^[24].
• Šibenik has a population of {'amount': '+44440'}^[25].
• Šibenik has a population of {'amount': '+47122'}^[26].
• Šibenik has a population of {'amount': '+51445'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Šibenik is in the country of Croatia^[4]. Šibenik is located in Šibenik-Knin County^[3]. Šibenik is on the body of water Adriatic Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+399.5'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+44.1'}^[29]. Šibenik sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+44440'}^[25], {'amount': '+47122'}^[26], {'amount': '+51445'}^[27], {'amount': '+55842'}^[31], {'amount': '+51553'}^[32], and {'amount': '+46332'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Šibenik's instance of is recorded as town in Croatia^[7].

History and Context

860 marks the founding of Šibenik^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Šibenik include Šibenik-Knin County^[34], a county of Croatia^[35], in Croatia^[36]; Šibenik Channel^[37], a strait^[38], in Croatia^[39]; and Šibenik City Museum^[40], a museum^[41], in Croatia^[42], founded in 1925^[43].

Why It Matters

Šibenik ranks in the top 7% of town_in_croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).^[2] Šibenik has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Šibenik is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Šibenik include Šibenik-Knin County^[34], a county of Croatia^[35], in Croatia^[36]; Šibenik Channel^[37], a strait^[38], in Croatia^[39]; and Šibenik City Museum^[40], a museum^[41], in Croatia^[42], founded in 1925^[43].