Commemorative plaque - Baron Arthur Schmidt-Zabierow

The Carmen Sylva forest path () is a trail in

Opatija Opatija (; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic bu ...

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. The forest path, which starts approx. 45°20'00.3"N 14°17'50.0"E and ends approx. 45°20'58.7"N 14°18'35.5"E, was originally called "King Carol's Forest Trail" (König-Carol-Waldweg). King Carol I of Romania came to Opatija in April 1896 and stayed in the Villa Angiolina Tourist Board Opatija http://visitopatija.com/en/attractions/forest-path-of-carmen-sylva,171.html together with his wife Elisabeth (née

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), also known by her literary name of Carmen Sylva. King Carol I is said to have discovered the trail during a horse ride in the woods beneath Veprinac. A plaque today commemorates Baron Arthur Schmidt-Zabierow, the former district principal of

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, who constructed the path with funds donated by King Carol.

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External links

* Tourist Board Opatija
Forest path of Carmen Sylva
* Tourist Board Opatija
The forest trails on the Opatija Riviera
* Opatija
šetalište Carmen Sylva
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