Town of Benkovac is located in the interior of Zadar County, and is home to about 11 026 people over an area of 514 square kilometers. This area is rich with immovable cultural property, of which 34 are registered in the Registry of cultural property. Life in Benkovac area started as soon as prehistory, which is confirmed by abundant evidence. The richest localities from this period are in Smilčić (neolithic), Islam Grčki (paleolithic) and Asseria (pre-Roman period). Asseria was perhaps the most important Liburnian, and later Roman settlement in what is today Benkovac area. Besides Asseria, here also existed settlements of Nedinum (Nadin), Corinium (Karin), Sidrona (Medviđa), Alveria (Brgud), which were connected by a network of Roman roads. Asseria was excavated in five campaigns, which discovered impressive remains of the city and gave many valuable archaeological findings. Asseria ceased to be inhabited in the Migration Period. Evidence of Germanic tribes settling in this period are found on Jarebinjak hill in Brgud. Later on, Croats arrive in the region and found their own polity. The locality of Crkvina in Šopot, together with remains of a church and a stone inscription of Croatian name, date from this period. Many towers and forts in Benkovac area originate from the time of Hungarian kings, with most significant being Kaštel Benković, Kaštel Perušić, and fort Kličevica. Kaštel Benković and Kličevica are well-preserved and possess good potential of valorisation, while Kaštel Perušić was significantly destroyed in World War II. Kula Jankovića is a well-preserved residential-fortification complex in Islam Grčki, which dates from the time of Turkish wars and is still owned by descendants of Janković family. A significant part of archaeological-monumental heritage is sacral architecture. In this work 17 religious objects including 15 churches, a mausoleum and a monastery are described. Looking at historical churches of Benkovac area , majority of them are small single-nave rural churches which were changed and adapted over time, with many of them being destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence. Historical center of Benkovac is made up of older part situated around Kaštel and of newer part consisted of main town street. A project of renovation of Benkovac historic core funded by European Regional Development Fund is currently under way.