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Pinezići
Pinezići is a village on the island of Krk, Croatia. It is situated in the western part of the island, 9km from the city of Krk. Nearby Pinezići is Valbiska, a ferry port that operates ferries to Lopar on Rab and Merag on Cres Cres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, Krk island or from the Istrian peninsula (line Brestova-Porozina). With an area of , Cres has the same si .... Population According to the last census of 2011, there were 196 inhabitants in Pinezići. This is an increase from 134 inhabitants from the 2001 census. Economy Residents of Pinezići are mainly engaged in farming, fishing, and more recently tourism. The main beach is situated in the bay "Jert". References {{authority control Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krk (town)
Krk is the main settlement of the island of Krk, west Croatia. The town shares its name with the island of Krk, which is derived from the Latin name for the island, Curitarum. History It is located on the southwest coast of the island and is the historical seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk. The city is ancient, being among the oldest in the Adriatic Sea. It has been continuously inhabited since ancient times including the Illyrians and later the Romans, and was once part of the Byzantine ''Dalmatia (theme), Theme Dalmatia'' after the Western Roman Empire had fallen to the barbarians. The city had also preserved many medieval fortifications, including Frankopan Castle close to the Kamplin park, and part of the city walls built during the five centuries when the Republic of Venice ruled the city. Roman ruins can be seen today in some parts of the town, for example mosaics in some houses. A temple to the Venus_(mythology), Roman goddess Venus was discovered near the smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopar, Croatia
Lopar () is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. It gained the municipality status in 2006 and its population is 1,263 as of 2011. Lopar is 12 kilometers from the town of Rab and is known for its numerous natural sandy beaches and is surrounded by many islets. History On 25 February 2018, it took 29 firefighters from ''DVD Lopar'' and 8 from ''DVD Rab'' to put out a fire that burned down a house in Rab. A strong bura and very low temperatures complicated efforts, because the water would freeze immediately. The fire was fully put out in the early morning hours. Geography The municipality is situated in the northeastern part of the Rab island. Close to its coast there are located the two little islands of Goli otok and Sveti Grgur. Notable people Lopar is considered the birthplace of Saint Marinus (born in the island of Rab), the founder of the eponymous republic. Tourism Lopar is popular for its sandy beaches like San Marino beach, ''Rajska'' ("Paradise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rab (island)
Rab [ɾâːb] is an island in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 7,161 inhabitants (2021). The main settlement on the island is the eponymous town of Rab, although the neighboring village of Palit has the biggest population. The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 m. The northeastern side of the island is mostly barren, karst, while the southwestern side is covered by one of the last oak forests of the Mediterranean. Ferries connect the island of Rab with the mainland port of Stinica and with the neighbouring islands of Krk and Pag (island), Pag. European Coastal Airlines offered multiple daily connections by seaplane from Rab to Zagreb Airport, Zagreb and to Rijeka via Rijeka Airport in Omišalj on the neighboring island of Krk, until it ceased operations in 2016. Name The island of Rab was first mentioned in a Greek language, Greek source Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merag
Merag is a village in Croatia, located on the east coast of Cres. It is connected by ferry to Valbiska on Krk and is accessed via the D101 road which is connected to the D100 road, the main road on the island of Cres. The village has a population of 10. Gallery Merag and Merag's pit.jpg, Meraška jama collapse doline Cres Merag - Jama - panoramio (16).jpg, Doline forest Cres Merag - Jama - panoramio.jpg, Cliffs Cres Merag - Jama - panoramio (5).jpg, Scree Cres Merag - Jama - panoramio (9).jpg, Boulder (breccia Breccia ( , ; ) is a rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or Rock (geology), rocks cementation (geology), cemented together by a fine-grained matrix (geology), matrix. The word has its origins in the Italian language ...) Cres Merag - Jama - panoramio (13).jpg, Boulder (mossy) 2009 S 797 Cres 08.jpg, Merag village 51557, Merag, Croatia - panoramio.jpg, ''Sv. Bartolomeja'' church ruins References External links Populated places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cres
Cres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, Krk island or from the Istrian peninsula (line Brestova-Porozina). With an area of , Cres has the same size as the neighbouring Krk island. In 2011, Cres had a population of 3,079 people. In the past, Cres and the neighbouring island of Lošinj used to be one island, but now they are divided by a channel and connected by a bridge that starts from the town of Osor, Croatia, Osor. Cres's only freshwater source is Lake Vrana (Cres), Lake Vrana. History Cres has been inhabited since the Paleolithic time period. In ancient times, Cres and Lošinj were called Absyrtides, Apsyrtides. In the past, the two islands were connected, but due to the needs of trade, these islands were separated by an Artificiality, artificially dug canal near Osor. Its name predates classical antiquity and derives from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
