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Šotovento
Šotovento is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on the island of Krk in western Croatia. Part of the town of Krk, it is adjacent to Malinska-Dubašnica. Geography Sotovento covers of the western town of Krk, on the island of Krk. According to the 2011 census, there were 1,206 inhabitants in 10 settlements: Other settlements and sites include Brozici, Kapovci and Glavotok, and the ferry port of Valbiska. Glavotok, the island's westernmost point, belonged to the Frankopan family during the 14th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, the Franciscan Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Penance built a monastery and several houses. Near Glavotok is an oak forest. Valbiska has been a dock for ferries on the Valbiska-Merag line, from Krk to the island of Cres, since 2009; this followed ferry lines from Baška to Lopar and Valbiska to Lopar, on the island of Rab. It has a catering facility and a gas station. The boundary between Šotovento and the rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žgaljići
Žgaljići (Chakavian: ''Žgaljić'') is a village located on the western end of the Croatian island of Krk, in an area known as Šotovento. Administratively, it is part of the town of Krk (town), Krk. As of 2021, it had 70 inhabitants. References Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenadići
Nenadići (also known as Nenadic) is a village on the island of Krk. Loacation Nenadic is located in the western part of the island of Krk in the area called Šotovento. Namely, the surrounding hills of Vrhure (238 m), Kukurik (176 m), Klobučac (106 m), Škrlat (144 m) protect this part of the island from the bora wind. It is not a coastal resort but it is in the interior of the island. The village is adjacent to Poljice. It is 6 km from Malinska and 9 km from Krk town. The village is located just off the D104 Road History The emergence of Nenadic was associated with the migration of the Vlaška life that in the middle of the 15th century from Velebit to the area of Šotoventa and Dubašnica was given by the then ruler of the island, Ivan VIII. Frankopan Population According to the latest census of 2011, there were 157 inhabitants in Nenadic. Movement of population since the first measurements in 1857 recorded several different stages. The first was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milohnići
Milohnići is a village on the western end of the Croatian island of Krk, in an area known as Šotovento. Administratively, it is part of the town of Krk. As of 2021, it had 102 inhabitants. Milohnići is surrounded by the nearby villages of Brzac, Linardići, and Poljica Poljica may refer to: * Republic of Poljica (Repubblica di Poglizza), an autonomous community in Dalmatia which existed between the 13th and early 19th century * , a village near Jelsa on the island of Hvar, Croatia * Poljica, Krk, a village on t .... References Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linardići
Linardići is a village located on the western end of the Croatian island of Krk, in an area known as Šotovento. Administratively, it is part of the town of Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kota .... As of 2021, it had 151 inhabitants. References Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brzac
Brzac is a village on the western end of the Croatian island of Krk, in an area known as Šotovento. Administratively, Brzac is a part of the town of Krk. As of 2021, it had 174 inhabitants. The Franciscan monastery near Glavotok Glavotok is a village on the island of Krk, Croatia. It is situated in the westernmost part of the island, 17 km from the city of Krk. History Its history dates to the 14th century when it was feudal land under the Frankopan family. In 14 ..., founded in the early 16th century, is located just two kilometers to the north of Brzac. References Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Order Regular Of Saint Francis Of Penance
The Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance or simply the Third Order Regular of St. Francis ( la, Tertius Ordo Regularis Sancti Francisci) is a mendicant order rooted in the Third Order of St. Francis which was founded in 1221. The members add the nominal letters T.O.R. after their names to indicate their membership in the congregation. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 17 June 2016Quinn, Pat T.O.R., "TOR History", Franciscan Friars TOR, Province of Immaculate Conception /ref> History Ireland Secular tertiaries existed in Ireland as early as 1385. By 1441 brothers of the Thir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankopan Family
The House of Frankopan ( hr, Frankopani, Frankapani, it, Frangipani, hu, Frangepán, la, Frangepanus, Francopanus), was a Croatian noble family, whose members were among the great landowner magnates and high officers of the Kingdom of Croatia in union with Hungary. The Frankopans, along with the Zrinskis, are among the most important and most famous Croatian noble families who, from the 11th to the 17th century, were very closely connected with the history, past and destiny of the Croatian people and Croatia. For centuries, members of these noble clans were the bearers and defenders of Croatia against the Ottomans, but also resolute opponents of the increasingly dangerous Habsburg imperial absolutism and German hegemony, which in the spirit of European mercantilism sought to consolidate throughout the Habsburg Monarchy. The past of these two clans is intertwined with marital ties, friendships and participation in almost all significant events in Croatia, especially on the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glavotok
Glavotok is a village on the island of Krk, Croatia. It is situated in the westernmost part of the island, 17 km from the city of Krk. History Its history dates to the 14th century when it was feudal land under the Frankopan family. In 1473 the land was given to the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Penance The Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance or simply the Third Order Regular of St. Francis ( la, Tertius Ordo Regularis Sancti Francisci) is a mendicant order rooted in the Third Order of St. Francis which was founded in 1221. The mem .... The franciscan monastery is still active to this day. Economy Glavotok is a tourist destination due to its cultural and historical heritage and nature, with a protected forest reserve in the vicinity of the village. References Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{Croatia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of Rab
Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2011). The main settlement on the island is the eponymous town of Rab, although the neighboring village of Palit has the biggest population. The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 m. The northeastern side of the island is mostly barren, karst, while the southwestern side is covered by one of the last oak forests of the Mediterranean. Ferries connect the island of Rab with the mainland port of Stinica and with the neighbouring islands of Krk and Pag. European Coastal Airlines offered multiple daily connections by seaplane from Rab to Zagreb and to Rijeka via Rijeka Airport in Omišalj on the neighboring island of Krk, until it ceased operations in 2016. Name The island of Rab was first mentioned in a Greek source Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrh (Krk)
Vrh is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... References Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Krk {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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