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Trilj
Trilj
Town
	Grad Trilj; Town of Trilj
	Cetina river in Trilj
	Trilj Location of Trilj in Croatia
	Coordinates: 43°37′N 16°43′E / 43.62°N 16.72°E
Country	Croatia
Historical region	Dalmatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Bugarin (HDZ)
Area
• Town	268.0 km2 (103.5 sq mi)
• Urban	2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Town	8,182
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
• Urban	1,906
• Urban density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21240
Area code	021
Website	trilj.hr

Trilj (Croatian pronunciation: [trîːʎ]) is a municipality and town in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split.

Population

The total population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,109, with 2,076 in Trilj itself and the rest in small villages. The list of settlements was as follows:^[3]

Bisko, population 395
Budimir, population 106
Čačvina, population 93
Čaporice, population 389
Gardun, population 83
Grab, population 546
Jabuka, population 306
Kamensko, population 107
Košute, population 1,740
Krivodol, population 2
Ljut, population 5
Nova Sela [hr], population 139
Podi, population 13
Rože, population 32
Strizirep, population 31
Strmendolac, population 181
Tijarica, population 374
Trilj, population 2,076
Ugljane, population 398
Vedrine, population 851
Velić, population 288
Vinine, population 24
Vojnić Sinjski, population 577
Voštane, population 42
Vrabač, population 218
Vrpolje, population 93

Town of Trilj: Population trends 1857–2021

population	7116	8078	8555	10060	11475	11903	12337	12972	12586	13338	13507	13529	13394	13894	10799	9109	8182
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

History

In the area of Trilj there are many archaeological findings dating way back to Mesolithic. The first ethnic group that inhabited this area are the Illyrian tribe Delmati. Delmati people lived in a hill forts along the communication lines that connected their capital Delminium with the Adriatic coast. Hundred and fifty years of fierce fighting against the Romans (165 BC.- 9. AD) ended in defeat of Delmati people, after which Romans built the legionary fortress Tilurium on the hill above Trilj.^[4]

Tilurium Roman legionary fortress

At the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj, remains of a legionary fortress at Tilurium can be found. Tilurium guarded the entrance to the Cetina valley from the south and the approach to the provincial capital at Salona.^[5]

Čačvina fortification

Čačvina Castle is a fortification that guarded approach from Bosnia during the wars with the Ottomans. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town at an altitude of 705 metres (2,313 ft) in a strategic location enabling its crew to oversee traffic of goods through the mountain passage that goes through the Dinaric Alps and leads to Bosnia. The first written record of this fortification dates to 1345.^[6] First written record of fortification dates to 1345.^{[citation needed]}

Nutjak fortification

Nutjak fortification is situated at the entrance of the Cetina river canyon, on a cliff. Fortress was built in the 15th century by nobleman Žarko Dražojević to protect land west of Cetina river from Ottoman invasion. ^{[citation needed]}

The village of Košute in the municipality is home to a monument to its war dead from the Second World War and the Croatian War of Independence.^[7]

Culture

Trilj Museum

Museum was found in 1996 for the purpose of presentation of artifacts from nearby archaeological site (Roman legionary fortress Tilurium). Along with archaeological artifacts in a part of the museum ethnographic collection from Trilj and surrounding area is presented.

Tourism

Trilj and surrounding area are popular tourist area, becoming more popular on annual basis. The area has rich history and offers great opportunities for outdoor activities and adventure Holidays. Surrounding is dominated, on one side by Cetina river that is very diverse with white waters and calm parts, and by mountains of dinaric alps on the other side. Some of the activities include Cetina river fishing, canoeing, rafting, Canyoning, horseback riding, cycling and hiking.

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Trilj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Povijest". Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Smith, D., Gaffney, V., Grossman, D., Howard, A.J., Milosevic, A., Ostir, K., Podobnikar, T., Smith, W., Tetlow, E., Tingle, M., and Tinsley, H. 2006. Assessing the later prehistoric environmental archaeology and landscape development of the Cetina Valley, Croatia. Environmental Archaeology 11 (2): 171-186
^ "O Cacvini". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
^ Spomenik u Košutama - silovanje pomirbe na groblju, Slobodna Dalmacija