Knin Attractions

The town of Knin, on the road between Zagreb and Split has a long history which has been active right up to the late 20th Century. Built around a hilltop fortress Knin has seen many battles and has changed hands on numerous occasions. The fort dates to the 10th Century, when the town went by the name Ad Tenen. The town fell to the Turks in the 16th Century and then to the Venetians in the 17th Century. In the 1990s war the Serbs used the fort, forcing out the Croats. In 1991 Knin became the self-proclaimed capital of the "Serbian Autonomous Region of Krajina". In 1995 it went back to the Croats.

Today the town's economy is in ruin, with mass unemployment and a population made up primarily of refugees. There is little to no infrastructure to support tourism. Considering it is on the main road, the town makes a good day stop.