Baška () is a village and a municipality located on the south east of the island of

Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kot ...

, 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 ...

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. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 1,674, with 981 in Baška itself. This cultural and historical center with its old stone houses and narrow streets, has been a tourist destination since the 19th century, and has developed into a popular resort. It is known for its inscribed stone monument from 1100, for its many surrounding beaches, and its long tradition in tourism. Baška has a rich cultural and historical heritage. Highlights are the early Christian archeological site from the 5th century, the renowned

Baška tablet Baška tablet ( hr, Bašćanska ploča, ) is one of the first monuments containing an inscription in the Croatian recension of the Church Slavonic language, dating from . The inscription is written in the Glagolitic script. It was discovered in 1 ...

from the year 1100 found in the Church of St. Lucy in the nearby

Jurandvor Jurandvor is a village in Croatia, just to the north of Baška, Croatia, Baška. It is connected by the D102 (Croatia), D102 highway. The historic Church of St. Lucy, Jurandvor is located in the village. References

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, the remains of a Roman settlement, as well as many historical churches and chapels. The local museum in Baška houses an ethnographic collection. Baška is surrounded by woodlands and many sand and pebble beaches, most notably the 1,800-meter-long Baška beach (the ''Vela plaža'', or “Great Beach”). Bunculuka beach is a smaller clothing optional pebble beach adjacent to the large Bunculuka

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camping site. In the surrounding area there are 16 hiking trails with a total length of over 80 km. Medicinal and other herbs grow in abundance, including wormwood, sage, thyme, and milfoil.

Monuments and sights

Art installation "Drops"

On the high and rounded ridges above Baška there is a place known as Ljubimer. It is where a

site-specific art Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. Typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork. Site-specific art is produced both by commercial artists, and independently, and can ...

installation called "Drops", created by prestigious Chilean authors

Smiljan Radić Smiljan () is a village in the mountainous region of Western Lika in Croatia. It is located northwest of Gospić, and fifteen kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway; its population is 418 (2011). Smiljan is the birthplace of inventor and eng ...

and Marcela Correa, found its permanent place. It is a unique work of art, designed to permanently adorn this charismatic place. The installation placed additional emphasis on traditional

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walls called "mrgari", respecting their values and structure, and not overshadowing them in design or materials. The authors describe its character: "Sometimes we find anonymous pieces that have been manufactured in strategically chosen places – and later abandoned – by others. They are naturally primitive, part of a lost memory… like the long dry stone wall in Baška. In these cases, the reality of the object is as important as discovering it by surprise, as if we were the first explorers to come across it."

References

External links

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Baška tourist bureau
Krk Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Seaside resorts in Croatia Populated coastal places in Croatia {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub