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![[Town flag]](../images/h/hr-za-nn.gif)
Flag of Nin - Image by Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006
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Nin is located 15 km north of Zadar. It has 9,000 inhabitants, but only some 1,500 of them in the town itself. Nin was granted the Town status in 1997.
The place is of very big historic (and touristic) value, as the seat of the Croatian dukes in the 7th-8th centuries, notably Duke Višelav around 800, and as the site of the first Croatian Diocese in the 9th century. Nin was also the seat of later kings and church assemblies (e.g. in 1387 was held the State Parliament session there). The church of the Holy Cross that is found on the flag of the County is also situated in Nin.
Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006
The flag of Nin is in proportions 1:2, blue with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006
![[Town coat of arms]](../images/h/hr)za-nn.gif)
Coat of arms of Nin - Image by Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006
The coat of arms pictures the town with its walls and towers followed with a six-pointed star, originating from the emblem of the town in the pre-heraldic period. As is the case with many old towns on the Adriatic sea, the modernization of this emblem was slow and of many variants. The modern depiction of the coat of arms has been adopted recently based on the medieval (rectangular) reliefs preserved in the town walls.
Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006