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Volosko
Volosko (Italian: ''Volosco, Volosca'') is a part of the city of Opatija, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav and Rijeka. The toponym ''Volosko'' drives from the name of the Slavic deity Veles. History Until 1918, the town (named ''VOLOSCA'') was part of Cisleithania, the Austrian side of Austria-Hungary after 1867, head of the district of the same name, one of the 11 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Austrian Littoral province. People * Amelia Milka Sablich, born there * Andrija Mohorovičić, born there * Gyula Andrássy, died there * Emil Sax, died there Monuments and sights Art installations "Lautus" and "1857" A permanent underwater site-specific art installation under the name "Lautus" (lat. cleaner) by artist Nika Laginja from Opatija can be found in the Voloscan bay 15 meters below sea level. It consists of mosses, shellfish, sponges and other organisms that act as sea clean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volosko Preluk Windsurfing
Volosko (Italian: ''Volosco, Volosca'') is a part of the city of Opatija, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav and Rijeka. The toponym ''Volosko'' drives from the name of the Slavic pantheon, Slavic deity Veles (god), Veles. History Until 1918, the town (named ''VOLOSCA'') was part of Cisleithania, the Austrian side of Austria-Hungary after Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, 1867, head of the district of the same name, one of the 11 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Austrian Littoral province. People * Amelia Milka Sablich, born there * Andrija Mohorovičić, born there * Gyula Andrássy, died there * Emil Sax, died there Monuments and sights Art installations "Lautus" and "1857" A permanent underwater site-specific art installation under the name "Lautus" (lat. cleaner) by artist Nika Laginja from Opatija can be found in the Voloscan bay 15 meters below sea level. It consists of mosses, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
