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Vrana River
Vrana may refer to: * Vrana (town), a village in Zadar County, Dalmatia, Croatia * Vrána, Czech surname * Vrana Palace, a former royal palace, located on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria * Lake Vrana (Cres), a lake on the island of Cres, Croatia * Lake Vrana (Dalmatia), a lake near the eponymous village in Dalmatia, Croatia * Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 83,524 and its urban area has 60,485 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, polit ..., a town in Serbia, also formerly known as ''Vrana'' See also * {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrana (town)
Vrana ( hr, Vrana, la, Aurana or ) is a historic settlement located north of the Vrana Lake, from Pakoštane, a few kilometers from the Adriatic coast, in Zadar County, Dalmatia, Croatia. Today it is a small rural settlement. History The significance of Vrana to the medieval Croatian history was closely connected with three religious communities: the Benedictines, the Knights Templar, and the Knights Hospitaller. The arrival of these three orders in Vrana and their cultural and political influence was conditioned by the medieval circumstances in Croatia and by the Roman Pope. Vrana had become one of the most important centers of political life, especially in the period from 1070. After the pope's deputies crowned him as the king of Croatia, King Zvonimir Dmitar in 1076 donated the city of Vrana and Benedictine monastery of St. Gregory, as a sign of loyalty to Pope Gregory VII. Vrana was the first permanent diplomatic headquarters of the pope's deputies in the entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrána
Vrána (feminine: Vránová) is a Czech surname meaning ''"crow"''. It may refer to: * Alena Vránová (born 1932), Czech actress * Jakub Vrána (born 1996), Czech ice hockey player * Josef Vrana (1905–87), Czech Roman Catholic bishop * Pavel Vrána (born 1985), Czech footballer * Petr Vrána (born 1985, Czech ice hockey player * Vlasta Vrána Vlasta Vrána (born 1950), is a Canadian actor of Czech descent. Life and career Vrána, born to Czech parents in Norway, moved to Canada at age four. He made his feature-film debut in Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's '' Shivers''. Vrána ... (born 1950), Norway-Canadian actor See also * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrana Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrana Palace
Vrana Palace ( bg, Дворец "Врана", translit=Dvorets "Vrana"; formerly ; ) is a former royal palace, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is today the official residence of former royal family of Bulgaria. While the Royal Palace in the centre of Sofia (today the National Art Gallery and National Ethnographic Museum) served representative purposes and the Euxinograd Palace near Varna was a summer residence, Vrana was the palace where the royal family of Bulgaria spent most of their time. Vrana Palace is situated at an elevation of 571 m. It includes the site of Chardakli farm, where there was a bridge which featured in the liberation of Sofia. History The extensive lot was bought by Tsar Ferdinand I in 1898 and was situated just outside Sofia whereas nowadays is inside the city proper. There is a large park and two buildings, the first one built in 1904 as a two-story hunting lodge commissioned to Georgi Fingov, and the second constructed mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Vrana (Cres)
Lake Vrana ( hr, Vransko jezero), in the centre of Cres island, is a fresh water lake, wide and about long. The town of Cres has been supplied with drinking water from the lake since 1953, and the towns of Mali and Veli Lošinj received their supplies ten years later.Naklada Naprijed,'' The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide'', pg. 103, Zagreb (1999), It was thought at one time that the water in the lake was linked to some mainland source by underground streams, but it has since been established that in fact it originates from the atmosphere. Description The lake is one of cryptodepression characteristics. It was formed by very heavy tectonic movements along a longitudinal relaxation fault which now contains of fresh water. Comprising an area of , the depression reaches a depth of around below the sea level, but its surface lies about above it, oscillating by about half a metre, meaning the maximum depth is . It is surrounded by mountains like the high Mont Elmo and Mount Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Vrana (Dalmatia)
Lake Vrana ( hr, Vransko jezero) in Dalmatia is the largest lake in Croatia. It is a designated nature park (''park prirode''), a kind of protected area in Croatia. It is located in Zadar County and Šibenik-Knin County, between the towns and municipalities of Benkovac, Pirovac, Pakoštane, Stankovci and Tisno. Description The area of the lake is , the elevation of its surface above sea level is only , while its maximum depth is . The lake is in a karst valley filled with water and is a rare example cryptodepression. The dominant feature of the park is a special ornithological reserve, an almost untouched natural habitat of birds, a rare wetland systems, full of high biodiversity and an outstanding scientific and ecological value. The lake provides an ample amount of fish for fishing enthusiasts. See also * Protected areas of Croatia The main protected areas of Croatia are national parks, nature parks and strict reserves. There are 444 protected areas of Croatia, encomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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