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Croatia5 Sinj1

Croatia5 Sinj1



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Croatia5 Sinj1

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  2. 2. Sinj is a town (11,400) in the  continental  part  of Split- Dalmatia  County, Croatia.  Sinj  and  Cetinska  Krajina  represent  an  interesting  tourist  area,  and  the  major  attraction  is  certainly  the  traditional  Tilters  Tournament  of  Sinj  (Sinjska  alka) 
  3. 3. Located 34 kilometres from Split, in the heart of the Dalmatian hinterland, at an elevation of 320 m and 30 km from the  Adriatic Sea, in antiquity Sinj  was called Setovia 
  4. 4. Surrounded by  the beautiful  mountains of  Kamešnica,  Svilaja and  Dinara, Sinj is  situated at the  edge of the fertile  Sinjsko Polje  Valley, which is  invigorated by the  crystal clear and  cold Cetina River
  5. 5. River Cetina in  the Region of  Sinj
  6. 6. Sinj great bridge (Alkar's  most), built 1784 cultural property under  protection of the Croatian  Ministry of Culture
  7. 7. Remnants  of  the  old  fortress,  that  the  people  of  Sinj  simply  call  the  Town,  have  been  faithful  to  watch  over  Sinj  even  today,  after  the  passage  of  centuries.  It  harboured  the  people  and  soldiers  during  Turkish invasions, guarded and protected the weak, resisted invaders.  In the centre of the fortress there was St Michael’s church in which, on  the  altar  of  St  Barbara,  the  Franciscans  from  Rama  laid  the  precious  and miraculous image of the Mother of Mercy. 
  8. 8. The  small  church  of  St.  Michael and the statue of Our  Lady of Sinj on the ruins of the  old  town  of  Sinj  and  croatian  flag  fluttering  in  the  wind  and  down the Kamičak Fortress 
  9. 9. The small church of  St.  Michael  and  the  statue  of  Our  Lady  of  Sinj  on  the  ruins  of  the  old  town  of  Sinj
  10. 10. Sinj 3m bronze Marian statue  overlooking the whole of Sinj  and the Cetinska Krajina
  11. 11. the Kamičak Fortress 
  12. 12. The ruins of the  medieval fortress of  Kamičak
  13. 13. The small church of  St. Michael
  14. 14. From  the  foothill  to  the  votive  church  at  the  Old  Town the Way of  the Cross  is  built.  Stations  were  sculptured  by  the  most  prominent Croatian sculptors
  15. 15. Stations of the cross at the Old town Sinj is one of the most important Marian sanctuaries in Croatia The traditional celebration of the Assumption of Mary is held in Sinj on the 15th  of August in remembrance of the victory over the Turks who took siege of the  Sinj in 1573 
  16. 16. Stations of the cross at the Old town
  17. 17. Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj (built 1699-1712)
  18. 18. The monumental bronze door in relief made by the academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica, show the brief history of Sinj – the coming of the people of Sinj from Rama and the great battle of 1715 at the foot of the fortress
  19. 19. The protagonist of the story is the Miraculous Madonna of Sinj, whereas among many other characters the author's friends can be
  20. 20. Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj
  21. 21. Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj
  22. 22. Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj The Image of the Miraculous Madonna of Sinj takes the central place, both in the Church and in the hearts of the people of Sinj.
  23. 23. It is a work of an unknown painter, dating back to the 15th or 16th century. With her head slightly tilted and eyes lowered, she has devotedly watched over her people, ever since they, driven off by the Turks, brought her along from Rama as the greatest treasure and hope to the Cetinska Krajina Region
  24. 24. The heavenly patroness, the Madonna of Sinj, according to tradition, forced the Turks into flight in 1715 (a woman in white was seen, walking on the walls of Sinj), as an eternal vow of devotion and respect, the military officers of the Sinj army had the gold crown with cross made to ornament the Miraculous Painting. In 1716 Kupili, Archbishop of Split, crowned the Painting
  25. 25. Sinj - the place of pilgrimage to Our Lady. Every year thousands of people from all parts of Croatia and further come to Our Lady and have left spiritually strengthened and renewed The Feast Of The Assumption
  26. 26. It is believed that the Blessed Virgin Mary has been helping her pilgrims ever since, not only in the general common needs of the town and Cetina district (during war, against plague, drought, earthquake), but also in different specific individual needs.
  27. 27. Franciscan monastery
  28. 28. Franciscan monastery The archaeological collection of Sinj Franciscan monastery is considered to be one of the oldest and most valuable collections in Croatia. It was founded in 1860 by diligent and ardent Father Ante Konstantin Matas, a great humanist and reformer, the headmaster of the Franciscan Grammar School in Sinj
  29. 29. Archaeological Collection of the Sinj Franciscan Monastery
  30. 30. Archaeological Collection of the Sinj Franciscan Monastery: Head of Heracles, Citluk, the late 1th century – the early 2nd century
  31. 31. Archaeological Collection of the Sinj Franciscan Monastery: Statue of Diana Lucifera, Citluk, the second part of the 3rd century
  32. 32. Archaeological Collection of the Sinj Franciscan Monastery
  33. 33. The Franciscan Monastery in Sinj
  34. 34. Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Head of a goddess with a diadem, Citluk, the mid 1th century
  35. 35. Museum of the Cetinska Krajina
  36. 36. The Danek Villa A revival-style house in the centre of Sinj was built by the Polish immigrant Adolf Danek.
  37. 37. Danek villa is remarkable for its architectural design, a large surrounding balcony and the monumental sculptures of caryatid and atlas
  38. 38. The Danek Villa is immovable cultural property under protection of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia
  39. 39. The town of Sinj is famous because of knights tournament - SINJSKA ALKA
  40. 40. and because of celebrity of Madonna, SINJSKA GOSPA on 15th August, every year
  41. 41. The piazza fountain (popularly known as funtana) was raised in 1852 Franciscan monastery Church of the miraculous Madonna of Sinj
  42. 42. Petrovac fountain, placed in front of the building of Sinj Municipal Court, was raised in 1878
  43. 43. Tripalo palace was built in the 19th century
  44. 44. Tripalo palace bears a tablet on which there is an inscription reading ″The stone from Glavica of St Nicholas near Selci on the island of Brač, the stone-cutter Nikola A. Štambuk. Friendship I cherish more than gold, the door open to a friend in
  45. 45. Sinj Olympic-size outdoor swimming pool
  46. 46. A tombstone of a seven-year- old Roman boy Gaius Laberius holding a ball with hexagons joined in the manner of a net- like ornament. The symbol of a real leather ball, it is considered firm evidence that football in Europe was first played in the Cetinska Krajina Region. It was found in the Tilurium site, in the locality of Gardun, and dates back to the 2nd century
  47. 47. Croatia's past is full of historical intrigues, especially during the era when the country was a permanent battleground between Europe and Turkey.
  48. 48. One of the greatest military successes occurred in 1715, when 700 Croats managed to defend the city of Sinj against the invading horde of Mehmed-Pasa Celic, which numbered over 50,000 soldiers.
  49. 49. Three Generations Monument A monumental sculpture with a fountain, by Ivo Filipović Grčić from Sinj, is placed in the centre of the town park
  50. 50. Three Generations Monument Strongly symbolic, it represents the three men of Sinj holding the alka ring with their arms lifted. They are dressed in men’s folk costumes of Sinj
  51. 51. Three Generations Monument
  52. 52. Monument to an Alkar, one of the most representative symbols of Sinj
  53. 53. The Alka tournament presents symbol of victory of the people of Sinj and the Cetina district from Turkish attacking. Alkar by Stipe Sikirica
  54. 54. Monument to an Alkar, a bright sculpture of an Alkar is a work of the academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica. It was set in 1965 at the very beginning of the Alka Tournament Course (Alkarsko trkalište), called Biljeg, a place from which the Alkari start to gallop
  55. 55. Alka knights court The Alka Tournament of Sinj (Sinjska alka) is a traditional equestrian competition in which the knights (alkars) on horseback, in full gallop, holding a three metres long spear, try to spear the iron ring, alka, hanging on a rope across the racecourse
  56. 56. Sikirica Gallery is located inside the Alka Knights Court (Alkarski dvori). The Gallery owes its name to the famous academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica, born at Jabuka, near Trilj, who gave away his complete opus to the Town of Sinj
  57. 57. Sikirica Gallery
  58. 58. The fountain At the spring
  59. 59. The fountain At the spring The first public sculpture by Stipe Sikirica (1957), the statue of a girl drinking water from the spring. The people of Sinj call it Luca. The statue is placed in a green space in the town centre, near the Church of the Miraculous Madonna of Sinj.
  60. 60. Rural products Sinj
  61. 61. Rural products Sinj
  62. 62. The old mills on the river Cetina, Sinj
  63. 63. Text and pictures: Internet Copyright: All the images belong to their authors. Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda http://www.authorstream.com/sandamichaela/ Sound: 2CELLOS (Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser) - Shape of My Heart
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