Šibenik (Italian: Sebenico) is a historic town in Croatia, population 51,553 (2001). It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Located at 43°44′06″N 15°53′26″E / 43.735°N 15.89056°E / 43.735; 15.89056, Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin county.Šibenik was mentioned for the first time under its present name in 1066 in a Charter of the Croatian King Petar Krešimir IV. For a period of time, it was a seat of the Croatian King. For that reason, Šibenik is also called "Krešimirov grad" (Krešimir's city). Šibenik is the oldest native Croatian town on the eastern shores of the Adriatic.Šibenik was...