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Meja, Croatia
Hreljin is a village in western Croatia, just northeast of Bakar and northwest of Kraljevica, above Bay of Bakar ( hr, Bakarski zaljev). Hreljin administratively belongs to the city of Bakar, situated in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - Primorsko-goranska županija. The village includes the hamlets of Solnice (center of village), Pod Solnice, Biljin, Raskrizje, Stara cesta, Copovsko, Knezovo, Tursko, Vidasko, Sobolsko, Zastene, Gaj, Maj, Lonja, Glavicina, Dorisko, Placa, Kalac, Dragisino, Hrustica, Popelisce, Princica, Kalvarija, Cerkul, Fister, Melnice and Plase. History Legend claims that a Greek named Herkul founded the village. In 1228 Hreljin signed the Vinodol act making Hreljin Castle Hreljin Castle ( hr, Gradina Hreljin) is a fortress and castle near Hreljin, Croatia. It is located in the western part of Vinodol, in the hill above Bakarac, which served as its seaport. Hreljin is first mentioned in historical sources in 1225, w ... one of nine Vinodol castles. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Croatia
The counties of Croatia ( hr, hrvatske županije) are the primary administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zagreb County). As of 2015, the counties are subdivided into 128 cities and 428 (mostly rural) municipalities. The divisions have changed over time since the medieval Croatian state. They reflected territorial losses and expansions; changes in the political status of Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria; and political circumstances, including the personal union and subsequent development of relations between the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and the Kingdom of Hungary. Government County assembly ( hr, županijska skupština, label=none) is a representative and deliberative body in each county. Assembly members are elected for a four-year term by popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Zagreb , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Croatian , languages_type = Writing system , languages = Latin , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2021 , religion = , religion_year = 2021 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Zoran Milanović , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Andrej Plenković , leader_title3 = Speaker of Parliament , leader_name3 = Gordan Jandroković , legislature = Sabor , sovereignty_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakar
Bakar ( it, Buccari; hu, Szádrév) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town was 8,279 according to the 2011 Croatian census, including 1,473 in the titular settlement. Ninety percent of the population declared themselves Croats by ethnicity. The largest ethnic minority are the Serbs with 2.91% of the population. The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar. is the Croatian language, Croatian word for "copper". Bakar is a port for bulk cargo and used to be known for its industrial complex that included a coke (fuel), coke factory, which produced a considerable amount of pollution. Bakar's coke factory was closed in 1995 and the area's pollution has subsided significantly. Municipality Demographics Coat of arms Bakar was granted its coat of arms and town privileges in 1799 by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. The coat of arms was in the artistic style typical for the period, with a cartouch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraljevica
Kraljevica (known as ''Porto Re'' in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk. The population of the settlement of Kraljevica itself is 2,857 with a total of 4,618 in the area of the Town of Kraljevica, which is part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and includes Šmrika. The town is known for its shipyard which has built a number of ships for the Croatian navy. History Kraljevica is a town that was written about as early as the 13th century. Today, in addition to having the oldest shipyard on the Adriatic, Kraljevica's skyline is dominated by two medieval castles and a church of the Croatian nobles Zrinski and Frankopan. Kraljevica's shipyard employed Josip Broz Tito, the former leader of Yugoslavia, during the first half of the 20th century in his early years of organizing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The county's population was 296,195 at the 2011 census. The county includes the island territories of Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab. The county is divided: * City of Rijeka (county seat) * Town of Bakar * Town of Cres * Town of Crikvenica * Town of Čabar * Town of Delnice * Town of Kastav * Town of Kraljevica * Town of Krk * Town of Mali Lošinj * Town of Novi Vinodolski * Town of Opatija * Town of Rab * Town of Vrbovsko * Municipality of Baška * Municipality of Brod Moravice * Municipality of Čavle * Municipality of Dobrinj * Municipality of Fužine * Municipality of Jelenje * Municipality of Klana * Municipality of Kostrena * Municipality of Lokve * Municipality of Lovran * Municipality of Malinska-Dubašnica * Municipality of Matu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hreljin Castle
Hreljin Castle ( hr, Gradina Hreljin) is a fortress and castle near Hreljin, Croatia. It is located in the western part of Vinodol, in the hill above Bakarac, which served as its seaport. Hreljin is first mentioned in historical sources in 1225, when the Frankopan noblemen received it as a gift from the Croatian-Hungarian king Andrew II. It is one of the nine towns that signed the Vinodol Codex, one of the oldest Slavic codes, in 1288. After the Frankopans, it was owned by another noblemen family, the Zrinskis, from 1550 until the execution of Zrinskis and Frankopans in 1671. When Bakar was declared a Royal free city Royal free city or free royal city (Latin: libera regia civitas) was the official term for the most important cities in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 12th centuryBácskai Vera – Nagy Lajos: Piackörzetek, piacközpontok és városok Magy ... in 1778, Hreljin was under its rule, but already decaying. The last inhabitants were three priests who abandoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hreljin is a village in western Croatia, just northeast of Bakar and northwest of Kraljevica, above Bay of Bakar ( hr, Bakarski zaljev). Hreljin administratively belongs to the city of Bakar, situated in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - Primorsko-goranska županija. The village includes the hamlets of Solnice (center of village), Pod Solnice, Biljin, Raskrizje, Stara cesta, Copovsko, Knezovo, Tursko, Vidasko, Sobolsko, Zastene, Gaj, Maj, Lonja, Glavicina, Dorisko, Placa, Kalac, Dragisino, Hrustica, Popelisce, Princica, Kalvarija, Cerkul, Fister, Melnice and Plase. History Legend claims that a Greek named Herkul founded the village. In 1228 Hreljin signed the Vinodol act making Hreljin Castle Hreljin Castle ( hr, Gradina Hreljin) is a fortress and castle near Hreljin, Croatia. It is located in the western part of Vinodol, in the hill above Bakarac, which served as its seaport. Hreljin is first mentioned in historical sources in 1225, w ... one of nine Vinodol castles. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desinec, Croatia
Jastrebarsko (; hu, Jaska), colloquially known as Jaska, is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. History Antiquity In 1865, remnants of a Roman settlement were uncovered in Repišće, Klinča Sela, a village in Jastrebarsko metropolitan area. Further archeological investigation in the late 20th century classified them as a villa rustica and a necropolis consisting of six tumuli, both dating to the early Roman Empire period. The remnants are deemed to be the westernmost group of Noric-Pannonian tumuli and they make a very rare occasion of tombstones located directly on top of tumuli, which is in the rest of Croatia recorded only in Donji Čehi. The location of this archeological site on the fluvial terraces of the local Konjava stream is attributed to the peaceful state of the central Roman Empire, which in turn led to formation of settlements in river valleys. PDF, 121 KB Sveta Marija pod Okićem ( en, Saint Mary under Okić) (locally nicknamed Grič), an archeological s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrvace
Hrvace is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 3,617 (2011 census), 98% of which are Croats. The mayor's name is Dinko Bošnjak. Settlements in the municipality are Dabar, Donji Bitelić, Gornji Bitelić, Hrvace, Laktac, Maljkovo, Potravlje, Rumin, Satrić, Vučipolje and Zasiok. Geography The village sits on the D1 road between Sinj and Vrlika on the edge of the small karst field and under Svilaja mountain. The municipality has a lot of natural sites such as the Peruća Lake, Miloš Lake, Orlove Stine (Eagle's Cliffs) and the Cetina river. History The name Hrvace comes from the verb "Hrvati" (Croats). The time of the village's first inhabitants is unknown. Hrvace area was a battleground during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991 and 1992. Every village of the municipality took heavy Serb damage, forcing the large part of the population to move out. The most notable battle includes the one for Peruća dam, where the Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
