Opatija (; it, Abbazia; german: Sankt Jakobi) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and a municipality in
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 ...
in western
Croatia
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. The traditional
seaside resort
A seaside resort is a resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, suc ...
on the
Kvarner Gulf
The Kvarner Gulf (, or , la, Sinus Flanaticus or ), sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. The bay is a part of Croatia's internal wat ...
is known for its
Mediterranean climate
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and its historic buildings reminiscent of the
Austrian Riviera
The Austrian Riviera (German language, German: ''Österreichische Riviera'', Italian language, Italian: ''Riviera Austriaca'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Avstrijska riviera'', Croatian language, Croatian: ''Austrijska rivijera'') was a term used ...
.
Geography
![Opatija](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Opatija.JPG)
Opatija is located northwest of the regional capital
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
, about from
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
by rail and from
Pula
Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...
by road. The city is geographically on the
Istria
Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...
n peninsula, though not in
Istria County
Istria County (; hr, Istarska županija; it, Regione istriana, "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula ( out of , or 89%).
Administrative centers in the county are Pazi ...
. The tourist resort is situated on the Kvarner Gulf, part of the
Adriatic
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coast, in a sheltered position at the foot of
Učka
The Učka ([], it, Monte Maggiore) is a mountain range in western Croatia. It rises behind the Opatija riviera, on the eastern side of the Istrian peninsula.
It forms a single morphological unit together with the Ćićarija range which stretches ...
massif, with the ''Vojak'' peak reaching at a height of . cesnus, the municipality had 10,661 inhabitants in total, of which 5,715 lived in the urban settlement.
The town is a popular summer and winter resort, with average high temperatures of 10 °C in winter, and 32 °C in summer. Opatija is surrounded by beautiful woods of
bay laurel
''Laurus nobilis'' is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking. I ...
. The whole sea-coast to the north and south of Opatija is rocky and picturesque, and contains several smaller winter resorts.
History
Opatija was included in the territory of the
Liburni
The Liburnians or Liburni ( grc, Λιβυρνοὶ) were an ancient tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers ''Arsia'' (Raša (river), Raša) and ''Titius'' (Krka (Croatia), ...
, a pre-Roman
Illyrian tribe. In
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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times, the area was home to several patrician villas connected to the nearby town of ''Castrum Laureana'', the modern
Lovran
Lovran ( it, Laurana, german: Lauran) is a village and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated in eastern Istria, on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay with a population of 4,101 in the municipality and 3,336 in th ...
.
Croats
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settled in the region from about 700 AD onwards. Conquered by King
Pepin of Italy
Pepin or Pippin (or ''Pepin Carloman'', ''Pepinno'', April 777 – 8 July 810), born Carloman, was the son of Charlemagne and King of the Lombards (781–810) under the authority of his father.
Pepin was the second son of Charlemagne by his th ...
, son of
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...
, in 789, the Istrian peninsula up to the Kvarner Gulf was incorporated into the Carolingian
March of Friuli
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by 803. In the east, it bordered on the medieval
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia may refer to:
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* Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1526), a kingdom in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary
* Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg) (152 ...
established by King
Tomislav
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The meaning of the name ''Tomislav'' is thought to have derived from the Old Slavonic verb "'' tomiti''" or "'' tomit" meaning to "''languish ...
about 925. Having invaded
Italy
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, King
Otto of Germany made the Istrian lands part of the vast
March of Verona and Aquileia
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; from the 11th century onwards, the
Imperial
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texa ...
estates were held by the
Patriarchs of Aquileia
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.
In the Middle Ages the current town's territory was divided between Veprinac (now a locality of Opatija, perhaps home to a small fishing port) and
Kastav
Kastav (Italian: Castua) is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, built on a 365 m high hill overlooking the Kvarner Gulf in the northern part of the Adriatic coast. It is in close vicinity of Rijeka, the largest port in Croatia, and t ...
, where the fisherman village of Veprinac. The small hamlet of Opatija itself developed around a
Benedictine
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abbey dedicated to
Saint Jacob
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew בן זבדי , ''Jacob (n ...
, which was first mentioned in 1453. While western Istria was gradually conquered by the
Republic of Venice
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by 1420, the remaining territory up to Opatija fell to the
House of Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
and later was incorporated into the
Austrian Littoral
The Austrian Littoral (german: Österreichisches Küstenland, it, Litorale Austriaco, hr, Austrijsko primorje, sl, Avstrijsko primorje, hu, Osztrák Tengermellék) was a crown land (''Kronland'') of the Austrian Empire, established in 1849. ...
.
![Opatija022](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Opatija022.jpg)
The town's modern history began in 1844, when Iginio Scarpa (1794–1866), a wealthy merchant from Rijeka, had the Villa Angiolina manor built in an extended park, where he received notable guests such as Ban
Josip Jelačić
Count Josip Jelačić von Bužim (16 October 180120 May 1859; also spelled ''Jellachich'', ''Jellačić'' or ''Jellasics''; hr, Josip grof Jelačić Bužimski; hu, Jelasics József) was a Croatian lieutenant field marshal in the Imperial-Roy ...
. In 1873 the
Austrian Southern Railway
The Austrian Southern Railway (german: link=no, Österreichische Südbahn) is a long double track railway, which linked the capital Vienna with Trieste, former main seaport of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, by railway for the first time. It now ...
company from
Vienna
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opened the branch line from
Pivka to Rijeka via nearby
Matulji and thus opened the path for the development of tourism in Opatija and neighbouring
Lovran
Lovran ( it, Laurana, german: Lauran) is a village and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated in eastern Istria, on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay with a population of 4,101 in the municipality and 3,336 in th ...
. In 1882, the railway company purchased the Villa Angiolina, where it accommodated the crown princely couple
Rudolf and
Stéphanie
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*Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1984), Belgian noble; wife of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
*Princess Stéphanie ...
. At the time, Friedrich Julius Schüler (1832–1894), the Managing Director of the Southern Railways, started the construction of the ''Hotel Quarnero'' (Kvarner Hotel) and the ''Hotel Kronprinzessin Stephanie'' (present-day Hotel Imperial), and also was responsible for the unique lungomare and parks (the Company engaged Carl Schubert, director of the Viennese Emperial-Royal Society for the construction of parks). The Villa Angiolina was later run by the
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. In the Angiolina Park today stands Schüler's bust, a work of the sculptor Hans Rathausky.
In 1887, Heinrich von Littrow established the "Union Yacht Club Quarnero" in Opatija (founded in June/July 1886); this was the first sailing club on the Adriatic coast. In 1889 the
Cisleithania
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n government officially declared Abbazia (Opatija) the first climatic seaside resort (''Seebad'') on the Austrian Riviera, rivalled by
Brioni,
Duino
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,
Grado
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People
* Cristina Grado (1939–2016), Italian film actress
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* Gra ...
, and
Portorož. After the hotels, the building of villas started, for the needs of more demanding noble guests. The first Villa Amalia, in the immediate vicinity of the Hotel Quarnero, was built in 1890 as the hotel's annex. Opatija's first guide was published in 1883 in
Vienna
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with the title ''Abbazia, Idylle von der Adria''. The same year saw the publication of ''Abbazia und seine Umgebung'' (''Opatija and its Environs'') by Heinrich Noe, who in 1884 published his ''Tagebuch aus Abbazia (Diary from Opatija)''. Joseph Rable printed ''Curort und Seebad Abbazia (Spa and the bathing beach in Opatija)'', and Peter von Radics wrote a guidebook simply titled '' Abbazia''.
![Plakat Abbazia 1911](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Plakat_Abbazia_1911.jpg)
In 1908 a tramway line was opened, running from Matulji station along the coast via Opatija down to Lovran in the south. Opatija is best known nowadays as the venue for a 1912
chess
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tournament devoted to the
King’s Gambit. The Austrian emperor
Franz Joseph I
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...
used to spend several months there during the winter. He met there with the German emperor
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...
on 29 March 1894; other crowned heads seeking relaxation included
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.
Elisabeth was ...
and the German empress
Augusta Victoria
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, mother = Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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, King
Carol I of Romania and his consort
Elisabeth
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* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
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* ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...
, King
George I of Greece, King
Albert of Saxony
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, Grand Duke
William IV of Luxembourg
William IV (Guillaume Alexander; ''French: Guillaume Alexandre''; 22 April 1852 – 25 February 1912) reigned as the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 17 November 1905 until his death. He succeeded his father, Adolphe.
William was a Protestant, the ...
, and Prince
Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš. Many of the late 19th-century luxury hotels and villas have survived to present times.
During World War I the Hotel Icicii was converted to a military hospital. The accompanying pictures show the nursing staff and wounded at lunch, on the grounds, and receiving care
In 1920 Opatija was assigned to Italy. The upper floor of Villa Amalia was built in 1930, and the building was renovated to become the summer residence of the
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...
.
In 1947 Opatija was given to
Yugoslavia
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as part of the
peace treaty with Italy; most of the Italian-speaking population emigrated to Italy. In 1963 the Hotel Adriatic, by the architect Andrija Čičin-Šain and his team was completed. Hotel "Adriatic" was the first hotel built in Opatija after the Austro-Hungarian era. The rooms of hotel "Adriatic" have been described as novelties in the hospitality industry. The "Casino Rosalia" was opened in Opatija – the first casino in Eastern Europe. In 1981 the Hotel "Admiral" and marina (200 berths and 40 dry berths) were completed.
After the
breakup of Yugoslavia
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which began in 1991, the town became part of Croatia.
Population
Landmarks
The old 14th-century Benedictine
abbey
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The conce ...
, ''Opatija Sv. Jakova'' ("Abbey of Saint Jacob"), from which the town derives its name (''opatija'' means "
abbey
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The conce ...
" in
Croatian) is located in ''Park Svetog Jakova'' or Saint Jacob's Park. Saint Jacob's church, built in 1506 and enlarged in 1937, now stands on the same spot. The neo-Romanesque Church of the Annunciation with its pronounced green cupola, was designed in 1906 by architect Karl Seidl.
Another sight is the Villa Angiolina, built in 1844 by Iginio Scarpa. This villa, transformed into a museum. Since 1844. Villa Angiolina had many prominent guests
Opatija is known for the ''Maiden with the seagull'', a statue by Zvonko Car (1956), which is positioned on a promontory by the
Juraj Šporer
Juraj Matija Šporer or Đuro Matija Šporer or George Sporer or Đuro Matić Šporer (1795–1884) was a Croatian physician and writer who was one of the forerunners of the Illyrian movement. Šporer was the first Croatian person who attempted to ...
art pavilion. It has turned into one of symbols of Opatija. A gilded variant of the statue Madonna, that once stood here but was demolished by communists after the end of World War II, now stands in front of Saint Jacob's Church.
The town park Angiolina contains many species of plants from all over the world. It has been protected since 1968. Close-by, vis-a-vis Hotel Imperial, stands the statue ''The Fountain - Helios and Selena'', a work of the Austrian sculptor
Hans Rathautsky
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from 1889. There is a 12 km-long promenade along the entire riviera, the Lungomare from
Volosko
Volosko (Italian: ''Volosco, Volosca'') is a part of the city of Opatija, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav and Rijeka. The toponym ''Volosko'' drives from the nam ...
, via Opatija, to
Lovran
Lovran ( it, Laurana, german: Lauran) is a village and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated in eastern Istria, on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay with a population of 4,101 in the municipality and 3,336 in th ...
and a 7 km-long forest path walk, the
Šetalište Carmen Sylve, named after
Elisabeth of Wied
Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then- ...
, Queen consort of Romania, widely known by her literary name of Carmen Sylva.
Film location
Several scenes of "The Legacy Run" have been shot in Opatija. The movie, in good part shot in the Opatija-Rijeka region, is the conceptual prequel of the international TV Series "Sport Crime".
Notable people
*
Theodor Billroth (1829–1894), died in Opatija
*
Robert Gerle
Robert Gerle (1 April 1924 – 29 October 2005) was an American classical violinist and Music education, music educator of Hungarian origin.
Life
Born in Opatija, Abbazia, Gerle was a violin student of . He studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of ...
(1924–2005), born in Opatija
*
Drago Gervais
Drago Gervais (April 18, 1904 – July 3, 1957) was a Croatian Istrian poet and playwright, and one of the most prominent poets writing in the Chakavian dialect of Croatian.
Drago Gervais was born in 1904 in Opatija. His father Artur, a descenda ...
(1904–1957), born in Opatija
*
Kosta Hakman
Kosta Hakman ( sr-Cyrl, Коста Хакман; 22 May 1899 – 9 December 1961) was a Yugoslav and Bosnia and Herzegovina painter.
Early life
Hakman was born in 1899 in Bosanska Krupa, the third child of local judge Mihailo Hakman, who des ...
(1899–1961), died in Opatija
*
Franz Graf von Meran (1839–1891), died in Opatija
*
Frank Horvat
Frank Horvat (28 April 192821 October 2020) was an Italian photographer who lived and worked in France. He is best known for his fashion photography, published between the mid 1950s and the late 1980s. Horvat's photographic opus includes photojou ...
(1928-2020), born in Opatija
*
Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936), born in Opatija
*
Leo Sternbach
Leo Sternbach (May 7, 1908 – September 28, 2005) was a Polish American chemist who is credited with first synthesizing benzodiazepines, the main class of tranquilizers.
Background and family
Sternbach was born on May 7, 1908, in Opatija, K ...
(1908–2005), born in Opatija
*
Gyula Szapáry
Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (1 November 1832 – 20 January 1905) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892.
Biography
Born into a prominent Hungarian noble famil ...
(1832–1905), died in Opatija
Gallery
Croatia Opatija BW 2014-10-12 16-26-03.jpg, Maiden with the Seagull
Opatija027.jpg, St. Jacob's Church
Croatia Opatija BW 2014-10-12 16-10-26.jpg, Villa Angiolina
Croatia BW 2014-10-07 14-25-10.jpg, Hotel Kvarner
Hotel Opatija.JPG, Hotel Opatija
Fiat Mokarabia festival cokolade Opatija 122011 2.jpg, Fiat Mokarabia at the Chocolate Festival
Kip Miroslava Krleže, Opatija.3.jpg, Miroslav Krleža statue
Opatija noću.jpg, Opatija at night
Hotel Ambasador, Opatija - ulaz.jpg, "Ambasador" Hotel
Opatija - plaže.jpg, Beaches
Opatija Anton Tschechow.jpg, Bronze bust of Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
Twin towns—Sister cities
Opatija is
twinned with:
*
Castel San Pietro Terme
Castel San Pietro Terme ( Eastern Bolognese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with about 21,000 inhabitants. It is located along the Roman Via Emilia, at the foot of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennin ...
, Italy
*
Ilirska Bistrica
Ilirska Bistrica (; german: Illyrisch Feistritz; it, Villa del Nevoso, before 1927: ''Bisterza,'' Hungarian: ''Illírbeszterce'') is a town in the Inner Carniola region of southwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality ...
, Slovenia
*
Balatonfüred
Balatonfüred (german: Bad Plattensee, sk, Blatenské Teplice) is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of 13,000, situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake ...
, Hungary
*
Carmagnola
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, Italy
*
Bad Ischl
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, Austria
*
Ferrara
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, Italy
See also
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Opatija Circuit
Opatija Circuit, also known as Preluk Circuit and the Kvarner Circuit, was a motorsport street circuit in Opatija, Croatia. The circuit used the city streets of the seaside resort situated on the Kvarner Gulf between 1931 and 1977. It was known as ...
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Official websiteOpatija LIVE WebCamsOpatija Weather Station - Current Weather Conditions at Opatija
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Istria
Populated coastal places in Croatia
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Seaside resorts in Croatia