Island Rab, article about island Rab and cities Rab, Lopar, Kampor

Island Rab

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RAB, an island in the northern Adriatic, between the islands of Krk and Pag; area 93.6 sq km; population 9.205 (length 22 km).

It consists mainly of limestone forming two elevated plains; the peak Kamenjak (408 m) rises in the northeast, and Kalifront (92 m) in the southwest. The Lopar peninsula is situated to the northeast, between the Lopar Bay and the Crnika Bay. Apart from the Lopar Bay, other larger bays include Supetarska Draga, Kamporska Draga, the Bay of St. Fumia (Euphemia). Rab has mild winters (an average air temperature in January is 6.7 °C) and hot summers (an average air temperature in July reaches 23.2 °C); a mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C; the annual rainfall is around 1,000 mm. With 2,499 hours of sunshine a year, Rab ranks among the sunniest parts of Europe. The sea temperature in summer reaches up to 24 °C and in winter up to 10 °C. The limestone parts of the island, particularly Kalifront, are partly covered with underbrush and the forest of the Mediterranean oak, but cedar, mulberry and several pine species are also found there. In the interior, arable part of the island, olives, vines and vegetable are cultivated. - Hunting opportunities (pheasant, hare, rabbit and marten).

Apart from the town of Rab, there are seven other villages: Lopar, Mundanija, Supetarska Draga, Kampor, Banjol, Palit and Barbat. There is a ferry line with the mainland (Jablanac - Misnjak and Senj - Lopar). - Traditional costumes have been almost completely lost, and of the traditional customs, only the traditional wedding ceremony has survived. Folk dances include "our dance of ring", "merezinka" and "mahlina". - Fishing used to be very important but tourism is the chief occupation of the present.

Rab (in the ancient time called Arba, in the Middle Ages Arbe, Arbia, Arbiana, Arbitana, Arbium); the name Rab appeared in the 15th century. In the prehistoric times inhabited by the Illyrian Liburnians. First mentioned in 360 BC. Occupied by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, to become a Roman colony in 155 BC. Under the rule of Emperor August, the town of Arba was already a municipality, protected by a town wall and towers. Romans built numerous country villas and naval bases (stationes navales). From the migration of the peoples Rab was first under the Byzantine rule, from the 9th century to 1409 (with minor interruptions) under the Croatian sovereignty, and after that, until 1797, under the rule of Venice. After a short period of Austrian rule the island became part of the Napoleon's Illyrian Provinces in 1805; it was included into Austrian territories from 1814 to 1918, when it was occupied by Italy. According to the Treaty of Rapallo (1920), it was returned to the parent country. In April 1941 Rab was occupied by Italian troops, and after the capitulation of Italy, by the German army; in 1945 it was annexed to the mother country Croatia. - The plague of the 1449 and 1456 devastated the island and largely reduced the island's population, so that life stagnated all to the beginning of the 20th century, when tourism started to develop.

Major harbours, marinas and small ports: the port of Rab, Nautical Centre Rab (ACI), Sveta Mara, Kamporska Draga, Supetarska Draga, Nautical Centre Supetarska Draga (ACI) and Lopar. The main road (M29) runs through the island from the ferry port in the Lopar Bay (Senj - Baska on Krk - Lopar) in the north to the ferry port Misnjak (Jablanac - Misnjak) in the south.

Map - island Rab

Island Rab from air

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Rab; population 592

RAB, a town and port on the western coast of the island bearing the same name. Situated on an elongated peninsula between the Cove of St. Fumia and the port of Rab, where a compact Mediterranean settlement was built. Chief occupation is tourism, yachting tourism in particular. The tourist complex Padova III with a campsite is located on the eastern coast of the town port. Situated on the main road (M29) connecting Rab with the ferry ports in Lopar and Misnjak.

Tourism in the town of Rab has a history of a hundred years. The Komrcar Park in the town, from the end of the 1890s, the public beach and the almost 100-year-old hotel Imperial in the center bear witness to the long tradition in tourist trade. Except in the town proper, the nearby Kalifronta peninsula, which can be reached by a speedboat or a tourist taxi boat (provided by the local inhabitants), also offers excellent bathing opportunities. Due to the favourable climate and the beautiful, preserved historical scenery, the tourist season commences already in the early spring, and ceases with the late autumn. Today Rab offers a variety of accommodation facilities (hotels, bungalows, apartments, marina), as well as various sports and recreation opportunities (tennis courts, boccia and bowling alleys, miniature golf, underwater fishing, water skiing). Numerous restaurants offer local specialties (crabs, mussels, fish), while summer terraces and night clubs provide entertainment programs. The luxuriant island vegetation invites for a walk.

Middle Street offers a special tourist and cultural atmosphere with its street painters in summer, when the whole center of the town turns into a huge gallery, and the Rab Cultural Events in the "Knezev dvor" Gallery represent another important event. The Rab Musical Evenings, organized in the church of the Holy Cross (June to August), offer concerts performed by Croatian and international musicians. The most attractive summer event in Rab is the Rab Tournament (reintroduced in 1995), which used to take place as early as 1364, commemorating the defense of the town by the knights in the past. A special attraction of this picturesque mediaeval ceremony is the ancient crossbow, which is used at the tournaments only by the arbalists from San Marino. The tournament takes place twice a year (9th of May and 27th of July).

Rab ACI Marina has 150 berths in the sea for yachts drawing up to 6 m and up to 18 m in length. The coast can accommodate only yachts in the need of repair.

mesto Rab

Lopar; population 1.215

LOPAR, a town in the northwestern part of the island of Rab, 6 km north of Supetarska Draga. On the peninsula of the same name, northwest of the isthmus, there is the Lopar Bay, and to the south-east lies the Crnika Bay. Chief occupations include farming, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism. An around 1,500-m long sand beach with groves of pine. Situated at the local road connecting Lopar with the main road running through the island of Rab. Lopar has a ferry connection with Rab, Senj as well as with Baska on the island of Krk.

The town was named after the small church of St. Mary (sta Maria Neopari), mentioned already in the 16th century. The site Punta Zidine (Cape Zidine) still contains the remains of an antique fortification system. According to the legend, the founder of the Republic of San Marino, the sculptor Marin, was born here.

Lopar is the most isolated place on the island of Rab, enclosed by 22 sand beaches. The sea is shallow, and the thick forest and the shade it offers are particularly suitable for those who come here on holiday with small children. At the popular "Heavenly Beach" (Rajska Plaza), in a total length of 1.5 km, there is a campsite and a complex of hotels, offering entertainment, recreational and sports facilities (tennis, basketball, football); fishing excursions, walks in the preserved nature. The north-eastern part, which offers a nice view on the islands Goli Otok and Sv. Juraj, is characterized by many cliffs.

bay Lopar

Kampor; population 1.178

KAMPOR, a village in the north-western part of the island of Rab, on the coast of the wide Kampor cove (Kamporska Draga) The Roman name originates from the word campus (field). The inhabitants of Kampor have been depending on agriculture ever since ancient times, which is recently supported by the development of tourism. Other chief occupations include livestock breeding and traditional fruit growing. The shallow and muddy Kamporska Draga does not allow the construction of any piers, which makes Kampor, in terms of traffic, completely oriented to Rab. A local road connects Kampor with the town of Rab.

Among all places on the island of Rab, Kampor has best preserved its aspect of an old fishermen's village; old houses at the foot of the hill as well as the new ones, designed for tourists, almost fully cultivated fields and orchards, the catch of skilled fishermen and the atmosphere of a peaceful village are major attractions of this picturesque village.

The green environment - the vicinity of the Kalifron peninsula with the well-preserved Dundo Forest - provides a nice scenery for long walks, and the nearby tourist resorts Suha Punta and Rab offer entertainment in the evening.

Kampor