Bribir, Šibenik-Knin County

The village is located at the foot of the hill of Bribir, in the Ravni Kotari geographical region. It is 14 km from Skradin. The old Bribir is on a hill 305 m high, located nearby the main medieval road that linked Zadar and Knin, because of which with near Ostrovica, was given name of "the key to Zadar". ==History==

In its surroundings were found sites dating to Paleolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic and early Bronze Age. In De Administrando Imperio (950s), Berber is one of the counties part of Littoral Croatia. By the end of the 14th century it was losing prominence as the centre of the county (moved to Ostrovica), but continued to be the centre of activity of already branched family which ruled over it in the 15th century. In the early 16th century, Šubić's family with native population had to flee when it was conquered in 1523 by the Ottomans. It is not known how the town fell. The Orthodox population in the 16th century started to settled beneath the hill where is the location of the current village which was founded in the beginning of the 18th century. Bribir was under Venetian rule from 1684, and centuries later was part of the war-time Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–1995). ==Buildings and monuments==

Due to its rich history, on the surroundings of the village can be seen remains of Roman and medieval buildings, Roman-era city-walls, late antique rotunda and Early Christian mausoleum with sarcophagi, nymphaeum with mosaics, early medieval cemetery Vratnice from ca. 9th century (where were found Old-Croatian archaeological artifacts). The Šubić's built a large palace on the hill of Bribir, an ideal place to control the surrounding territory, overseeing all roads and approaches from the sea (from Zadar to Šibenik) to the hinterland (from Velebit to Svilaja near Knin). with the church being "the most representative Franciscan church in the continental part of Dalmatia" and the first Franciscan monastery in the Dalmatian hinterland (among its monks being Nicholas Tavelic). By its dimension and richness it exceeded the needs of the local population, but it was an example of power, social and economic prestige of both the family and Bribir, making it a cultural and religious centre in the hinterland.). Part of the church and monasteries inventory was preserved by Franciscans in the monastery of St. Francis in Šibenik. During the same period the three small churches of St. Nicholas, St. Stephen and St. Saviour were built. All these and previous churches were almost completely in ruins by the 17th century. On the place of one medieval church, in 1574 was built Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Joachim and Anne. ==Demographic history==

In the 2011 census, the village had 103 inhabitants. ==References==