Near Benkovac, in the village of Šopot, there is a stone monument from the 9thcentury on which the name of the Croatian Prince Branimir was engraved for the first time. Benković Castle stands proudly on the hill above the town, a former medieval fortress which was built in the 15th century by the Croatian noble family Benković, after which the town is probably named. Today, there is a museum in the castle, and below the castle, in the town, there are the Catholic churches of Sv. Ante (St. Anthony) and Mala Gospa (Nativity of the Virgin Mary) as well as the Orthodox church of Sv. Jovan (St. John).
Sul colle alle spalle della città s’erge fiero il castello di Benković, fortezza medievale fatta erigere nel XV secolo dall’omonima famiglia patrizia ed alla quale la città, molto probabilmente, deve il proprio nome. Oggi questo castello ospita un museo. Ai suoi piedi, a centro di Benkovac, spiccano le chiese cattoliche di S. Antonio e della Natività di Maria e la chiesa ortodossa di S. Giovanni.