Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia at 43°51′45″N, 16°9′20″E halfway between Šibenik and Knin. Its municipality population is 8,595 (2001), with 3,332 in the town itself and the rest in two dozen surrounding villages.
The village of Otavice near Drniš is the birthplace of noted sculptor Ivan Meštrović. The composer Krsto Odak (1888-1965) was born in Siverić near Drniš. Politicians Božidar Adžija and Dražen Budiša were also from the area.
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