Njivice is a village located 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 county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...

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. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,115. It is located in the

Omišalj Omišalj is a coastal municipality in the north-west of the island of Krk in Croatia. The population of Omišalj itself is 1,887 (2021), while the municipality also includes the nearby village of Njivice, bringing the total population to 2,992. Om ...

municipality, 6 km south of Omišalj itself.

Geography

The village is located on the north-west coast of the island of Krk.

History

The first documentary mention of Njivice is found in a deed of donation of Count

Ivan Frankopan Giovanni Frangipani or in croatian language Ivan VI Frankapan or Ivan Anž Frankapan (also known as Ivaniš; died 20 November 1436) was a Croatian nobleman who ruled as Ban of Croatia from 1432 to 1436. He was one of the nine sons of the Croatian ...

drawn up in 1474. At that time it was a small fishing village, whereas nowadays the community is mostly known for tourism. Expansion as a tourist resort began in 1930, with the construction of Hotel Luka (today Hotel Jadran). Since the eighties the new housing estate of Kijac has also formed part of the village.

Traffic

The D102 state road, running from the north of the island to the south, skirts the east of the village, connecting it with larger centres on Krk such as

Malinska Malinska () is a settlement (naselje) in the northwestern part of the island Krk in Croatia and an important tourist town. It lies on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, in the picturesque bay facing Opatija and Rijeka. Demographics The municipality o ...

Punat Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. The municipality has a population of 1,900, with 90% Croats (2021 Croatian census, 2021). With Stara Baška being the only other settlement in th ...

and Baška. The nearby

Krk Bridge Krk Bridge () is a long reinforced concrete arch bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland. Carrying over a million vehicles per year, it was the last tolled bridge in Croatia that was not part of a motorway until the removal ...

connects Njivice with the city of

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

on the mainland, via the D8 state road.

Rijeka Airport Rijeka Airport (, ; ) is the international airport serving Rijeka, Croatia. It is located near the town of Omišalj on the island of Krk, 17 km from the Rijeka railway station. Most of the traffic to and from the airport occurs during the ...

is situated to the north, near Omišalj. The nearest train station is located in Rijeka.

Tourism

Besides the construction of the hotel Luka (today Jadran), the villa Dinka has also played a part in the beginnings of tourism in Njivice. Visitors are attracted by the beautiful beaches, an extraordinary blue sea, a lot of shaded places and a pleasant climate paired with plentiful accommodation. Njivice is getting greater recognition year by year.

Sports

Njivice has a

boules Boules (, ), or ''jeu de boules'', is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the ''jack''. 'Boules' its ...

club, the "Trstena".

Gallery

Image:Monument to fisherman.jpg, Monument to the fisherman on the quay Image:In the port of Njivice.jpg, In the port of Njivice Image:Tramonto a Njivice.jpg, Sunset from Njivice Image:Njivice - plaža (sjever).jpg, Beach

References

External links

Official site of the tourist board Njivice‑Omišalj
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub