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ALKA FROM SINJ – A TRADITION AND CULTURE HAND IN HAND!
Alka is the name of Croatian knights game which takes place every year in the first week of August
is performed in the Croatian city Sinj on the anniversary of the victory over Turkish invaders...
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ALKA FROM SINJ – A TRADITION AND CULTURE HAND IN HAND!
Alka is the name of Croatian knights game which takes place every year in the first week of August
is performed in the Croatian city Sinj on the anniversary of the victory over Turkish invaders from
14th August 1715.
when is 700 Croatian soldiers from Sinj managed decline rush Army Turkish
seraskera Mehmed Pasha Celic which numbered 60,000 soldiers.
Rules of the Sinj Alka
Alka is a knight competition where rider on horse full race track has to pass the length of
160 m(Tolerated during up to 12 seconds) And attempts spear hit the center of a small
circle of iron which is called ring, Which is located at a height of around 3.
2 m above the
ground.
Alka consists of two concentric circles, where a small circle the size of 3.
54 cm
and 13.
3 cm higher.
The circles are connected with the three branches of the external
circle is divided into three equal fields.
The goal of the game is to collect as many points
in three attempts.
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