Nin - Saint Nicholas

Nin, today a small town, was a very important place during medieval times. The first Croatian state was formed at the end of the 8th and beginning of the 9th century, when Nin became the seat of the first Croatian bishop. Upto the 13th century Nin was the Croatian royal town and according to the tradition, seven Kings were crowned here, and every crowned ruler rode on horseback to the church of Saint Nicholas, about 1km south of Nin.

The church is built in the end of the 11th century on an earthen mound rising above wide fields. In the 16-17th century, at the time of the Turkish wars, the church was used as a watchtower and since then is crowned by battlements.