Kamičak Fort

One of the most impressive and memorable symbols of Sinj, located in the city centre, opposite the church of Our Miraculous Lady of Sinj. Kamičak is a star-shaped fortress, built in 1712 on the hill of the same name. Kamičak got its present appearance in 1890, when it was walled and forested with pine trees. A tower that used to serve as an observatory is built in the fort. On the tower there is a clock ringing three minutes before the hour, and ticking on the hour. At the top of the tower there is a bronze bell cast in the foundry of the famous Italian family Colbachini. The foundry was established in 1745 and in 1898 it was granted the right by the Pope Leo XIII to use the papal arms in their production. To this day, the Colbachini foundry has been the only foundry in the world with this exceptional honour. On the bell, richly floral-ornamented, four reliefs in circles stand out – The Madonna of Carmel Embracing the Child, St Cristofor, The Crucifix and St George Slaying the Dragon. The year MDCCCXXVIII (1828) is inscribed on the bell, as well as the author Opera di Giovanni Colbachini Trieste. Kamičak is a protected cultural asset of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.