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The Island of Krk is in the Bay of Kvarner
or Quarnero. It is the biggest island in the Adriatic, with an area of
409.9 square kilometres. The highest peak is Obzova, at 569 m. There are
some twenty little islands, islets, rocks and reefs around the main
island: Prvić, Galun, Zec, Plavnik, Kormati, Košljun and Sv. Marko (St
Mark's). The population of the island, at the last count, was 16,402,
distributed among 68 settlements.
The relief is of the karst or
limestone variety, with caves and caverns (Biserujka near Dobrinj), with
sinkholes and dolines. The central part of the island is occupied by
fertile fields called,
Omišalj, Dobrinj,Vrbnik and Baška poljes.
The coast is highly indented, with
a great many bays, coves and naturally pebbly beaches. The biggest of
the bays are Soline (with its medicinal mud) and Puntarska Draga.
Climate. The island boasts a
pleasant and mild Mediterranean climate. The average summer air
temperature is 22.8°C, and the sea water temperature is 23 - 25°C.The
main winds come from the north-east, the south and the west - the bora,
sirocco and maestral. In terms of insolation, Krk is one of the most
favoured parts of Europe, with over 2,500 hours of sun a year.
Water features. There are two
lakes on the island, called Jezero and Ponikva, and three rivers: the
Veli or Dobrinja Brook, the Vretenica and the Vela Rika.
Plant life. In the central and
western part of the island there are predominantly woods, along with
cultivated Mediterranean fruit and vegetables, vineyards and olive
groves. Northern and southern Krk are given over to stony areas and
rough pasture land.
Forest reserves. There are Quercus
ilex, or holm or evergreen oak, at Glavotok and on the little island of
Košljun.
Bird sanctuaries. The island of
Prvić and the north east steep slopes of the coast, where the griffon
vulture resides (Gyps fulvus Habl).
A particular feature of the Krk landscape
consists of the thick drystone walls or gromače, and the shepherds'
stone-built folds on the plateau area above the Baška valley.
Care about the preservation and
conservation of the environment is ongoing and systematic. Proof of this
is given by the two blue pennants in the Punat Marina, the Big Beach at
Baška, auto camp Ježavac, Lukobran beach, FKK Politin and Koralj
beach..
Distances:
Muenchen 590 km ; Wien-a 530 km ; Milano 540 km
Budapest 580 km ; Bratislava 590 km ; Praga 850 km
Trst 130 km ; Zagreb 220 km; Ljubljana 160 km;
Rieka 30 km
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island Krk
Baksa
island Krk - bridge
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Krk, 3.022
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KRK, a town, port and
summer resort in the bay of the same name, on the south-western
coast of the island of Krk; situated in the northern part of the
bay; population 3,022. The coastline is rocky, shallow in the west
and- -deeper in the east. The climate is extremely pleasant; the
mean temperature in January is 5.6°, and in July 24.1°C. The cove
called Drazica has a sand beach ringed by the Aleppo pine forest.
Chief occupations are farming, viniculture, fruit growing, fishery,
crafts, processing of synthetic masses and tourism. Of all ancient
settlements on the island (Omisalj, Dobrinj, Vrbnik and Baska) Krk
is the only town founded at the very coast. Road network connects it
with all major towns on the island, and the Bridge of Krk with the
mainland.
Tourist tradition of the island of Krk is one of the oldest on the
Adriatic. In 1866 the town of Krk issued the first tourist picture
postcard through the Society for Improvement of the Town, so that
that year is considered to mark the beginning of tourism on the
island.
Today Krk offers a
picture of tourist diversity. Nature, with the typical Mediterranean
landscape, narrow streets leading to one of the numerous cultural
monuments, picturesque pebble beaches provide Krk an image preserved
for centuries. On the other hand, the contemporary life has driven
the inhabitants of Krk outside the city walls, so that a town of
beautiful villas and attractive houses has developed, which offer
hospitality to many permanent guests of Krk. The accommodation
facilities such as hotels, boarding houses, apartments, campsites, a
multitude of beaches, water sports and boating facilities,
excursions to the treasury of heritage - Kosljun, or the mystery and
richness of the underwater life of the islet of Plavnik (corals) -
guarantee a warm welcome.
During the summer,
many artists and ensembles come to Krk. The tradition includes the
local festival in honour of St. Quirinus, patron of the town (4th of
July), the Krk summer festival (16th of July - 24th of August), with
events taking place on the stages of the cathedral, atria of the
Franciscan monasteries in Krk, Kosljun, and in the Frankopan Castle,
as well as the Krk Fair (8th-10th of August). Lovers of the folklore
can attend folklore events in Krk and the surroundings. The carnival
season (January/February) also attracts many visitors.
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MALINSKA, a town,
port and tourist centre in the north-western part of the island of
Krk; population 999. Chief occupations are farming, fishing and
tourism. Originally a small village in the region of Dubasnica,
Malinska developed as a port at the beginning of the 19th century,
when the export of wood was transferred from Porto to the cove of
Malinska because of a better road connection for transportation of
wood from the island's interior. In the first half of the 19th
century the port accommodated steam ships of the Lloyd from
Trieste on their way to Dalmatia. Due to very good connections
with the mainland and mild climate, tourism started to develop at
the beginning of the 20th century, which spread between the two
world wars, particularly after the Second World War. The company
Brodokomerc built in 1969 a high-category hotel in the cove of
Haludovo. The port lies on the eastern coast of the anchorage
ground of Malinska. The town has road connections with all towns
and villages on the island.
Of the ruined
church of St. Apollinaris (12th c.) on the old cemetery southwest
of Malinska only the bell tower from 1618 was preserved, built by
the constructors of Krk. The hamlet of Bogovici features a chapel
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel from 1644; there is the Gothic-style
church of St. Andrew from the 15th century in Zgombici, and
Strilcici are known for the ruins of the Gothic church of St.
Nicholas.
Once famous for the
ships, the present Malinska is a tourist resort popular for its
numerous shingle and sand beaches and rich vegetation. It started
to develop at the beginning of the 20th century, after the Society
for Beautification of the Town had been established in 1909, to
attract weekend tourists from Opatija and Rijeka or tourists from
Graz and Vienna. Today many hotels of various categories are
arranged along the forested coast, as well as villas, boarding
houses, apartments, campsites, and one can swim in the swimming
pools, maintained beaches and hidden indents. Walking along the
sea or in the interior, organized fishing excursions or a game of
boccia with the local population offer a possibility to experience
the local atmosphere. Sports facilities include tennis courts,
bowling grounds, miniature golf; horseback riding is also
possible, as well as various water sports, particularly diving.
Since Malinska is a fishermen's village, the local cooks offer
fish but also domestic products - vegetable, wine from local wine
cellars, but there are also many fancy restaurants. Cultural and
entertainment offer is various, from the feast to the honour of
St. Apollinaris, patron of Malinska (23rd of July) to tourist
parties such as The Night of Malinska (end of July) or the famous
Kvarner Regatta (in September), Cultural Summer in Malinska (15th
of June - 15th of September).
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NJIVICE, a small town
and harbour at the western coast of the island of Krk, situated in
the cove Beli Kamik; population 1,169. The harbour is enclosed by a
breakwater; the anchorage ground Beli Kamik is protected from the
bora and the sirocco, but exposed to the winds from the third and
fourth quadrants. Smaller vessels anchor in front of the coast,
north of the town (depth 10-12 m), and larger vessels north and west
of the town (depth 30-40 m). Chief occupations are farming, fishing
and tourism. Njivice is located on the local road, a branch road of
the regional road running through the island.
In the place, which
was first mentioned in the 15th century, the ruins of Roman
architecture were found near the sea.
Once a fishermen's village, Njivice is today a tourist resort with a
typical vegetation found in the cove including a nice sand beach
Beli Kamik. There are hotels, a campsite, apartments, bungalows,
several sports facilities (tennis, miniature golf, boccia,
basketball); recreation at sea - speed boats, scooters, surfing or
parachute floating. At the very coast there is one of the most
famous restaurants on the island of Krk offering domestic
specialities and fine home made wine (zlahtina). In the summer
season fishermen's feasts and shows of the famous Krk folklore
ensembles are frequent; guided excursions designed for visiting
cultural and historical heritage of the island of Krk (Krk,
Jurandvor - the Tablet of Baska, the island of Kosljun - the
Franciscan monastery, Biserujka Cave).
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PUNAT, a small
town, port and marina on the eastern part of the Puntarska (Kosljunska)
Cove, separated by the Prniba peninsula from the Krk Bay, on the
south-eastern coast of the island of Krk, 8 km southeast of the
town of Krk; population 1,696. Named after a bridge (Lat. pons)
which used to stand at the entrance into the Puntarska Cove,
connecting Prniba with the eastern coast. Chief occupations
include farming, viniculture, olive growing, fishing, shipbuilding
and tourism, yachting in particular. In front of the town, in the
middle of the shallow cove, is a forested islet of Kosljun, with a
small pier and a Franciscan monastery. Punat is one of the leading
centres of yachting tourism on the Croatian coastline. The sea in
front of the town is shallow, and the bottom muddy; towards the
open sea, on the so-called Usta (Mouth), the depth is between 2.5
and 3 m. Punat is exposed to the bora from the hinterland and the
sirocco from the sea. Situated on the local, branching road of the
main road (M29) running through the island of Krk.
Punat - once a
well-known shipyard for building wooden ships and a centre of a
powerful steamship association - is today known in Europe for one
of the largest and best-equipped tourist marinas on the eastern
coast of the Adriatic. Tourist activities commenced in Punat
already in the mid-19th century, related to the Franciscan
monastery on Kosljun, visited by many excursionists, among which
Empress Karolina, the widow of the Austrian emperor Ferdinand I,
then Maximilian Ferdinand, the younger brother of the Austrian
emperor Franz Joseph, the Romanian king Karol I, etc. As soon as
in 1908 the Bathing Society was established. However, the first
hotel, Vila Lucija, was built by the local entrepreneur Nikola Zic
not before 1924. Maintained beaches, rich vegetation, hotels,
boarding-houses, vacation houses, and the all-year-round open
marina as the central port for all those who enjoy beauty of the
Croatian coastline, various sports and recreational opportunities
(tennis, miniature golf, boccia, diving, yachting), domestic food
offered in boarding-houses and restaurants, cultural offer -
especially the one on the nearby Kosljun - account for Punat
having developed into a frequently visited tourist centre. Punat
organizes traditional feasts Puntarska Night and the Fishermen's
Night (in August), and the monastery on the small island of
Kosljun hosts numerous cultural events throughout the year,
particularly in the summer season.
Punat Marina has
750 berths in the sea and 300 places on the land.
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