Vrlika
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Vrlika is a small town and a municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The town has a population of 959, while the total municipality population is 2,705 (2001). The closest larger towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš.
History
Known history of Vrlika begins in the 7th century when the Croats moved there and formed a village on the spring of the river Cetina, in a field below the mountain Dinara. In the 9th century, the oldest Croatian church with a belfry was built in Vrlika, and it is still standing. Culture of that time is under the influence of the Frankish Empire, which is noticed in the archeological findings from the period.
History of medieval Vrlika finished with the invasion by the Ottoman Empire, when all the population was forced to convert to Islam or forced to leave the place. Many of them left for the island Olib in the Adriatic sea.
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