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

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, in

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. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 1,656, with 899 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, 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 (, ) is one of the first monuments containing an inscription in the Croatian recension of the Church Slavonic language, dating from . On it Croatian ethnonym and king Demetrius Zvonimir are mentioned for the first time in native Cr ...

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

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, the remains of a Roman settlement, as well as many historic 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 , 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, including wormwood, sage, thyme, and milfoil, grow in abundance.

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

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installation called "Drops", created by prestigious Chilean authors

Smiljan Radić Smiljan Radic (born June 21, 1965, Santiago) is a Chilean architect of Croatian heritage.

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

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walls called , 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."

Settlements

Baška municipality comprises 4 settlements. Each of them is listed below, with their respective population as of 2021. * Baška - 899 *

Batomalj Batomalj is a small village located on the island of Krk, 3 km to the east of Baška and just to the southeast of Jurandvor. The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Gorica ( Croatian: ''Svetište Majke Božje Goričke''), which is believed to dat ...

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Draga Bašćanska Draga Bašćanska () is a village in Croatia on the island of Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar count ...

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Gallery

Panorama of Baška.jpg, Panoramic view of Baška

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

Monuments and sights

Art installation "Drops"

Settlements

Gallery

References

Further reading

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