Šibenik
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Summary
Šibenik is a town in Croatia[1]. Šibenik ranks in the top 7% of town in croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,488 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Šibenik-Knin County[3]
- Country: Croatia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Adriatic Sea[5]
- Head of government: Željko Burić[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Civitanova Marche[7], San Benedetto del Tronto[8], Voiron[9], Sinj[10], Humenné[11]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Šibenik[12]
- Postal code: 22000[13]
- Commons category: Šibenik[14]
- Licence plate code: ŠI[15]
- Patron saint: St. James the Elder[16]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[17]
- Local dialing code: 022[18]
- Inception: 860[19]
- Official website: https://www.sibenik.hr/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Šibenik[21]
- Commons gallery: Šibenik[22]
- Population: 44,440[23], 47,122[24], 51,445[25], 55,842[26], 51,553[27], 46,332[28], 42,599[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Šibenik[30]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], Lexicon of Croatian Church music[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Capital of: Šibenik-Knin County[37], Roman Catholic Diocese of Šibenik[38]
- Official name: Šibenik[39]
- Category for people born here: Q8079623[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Šibenik[41]
- Demonym: sebenicensi[42], sebenzani[43]
- Native label: Šibenik[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 399.5 km²[45] and 44.1 km²[46]. Šibenik sits at an elevation of 0 m[47].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Šibenik include Šibenik-Knin County[48], a county of Croatia[49], in Croatia[50]; Šibenik Channel[51], a strait[52], in Croatia[53]; and Šibenik City Museum[54], a museum[55], in Croatia[56], founded in 1925[57].
Why It Matters
Šibenik has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Šibenik is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Šibenik include Šibenik-Knin County[48], a county of Croatia[49], in Croatia[50]; Šibenik Channel[51], a strait[52], in Croatia[53]; and Šibenik City Museum[54], a museum[55], in Croatia[56], founded in 1925[57].