Å krljevo is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Primorje,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, located north of
Bakar. The population is 1,344 (census 2011).
Å krljevo was mentioned by name for the first time during the reign of
Petar Zrinski, in a document from 1667. Near the
railway station
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are the remains of the church of St. Ambroza, demolished in 1907.
History
At 10:20 on 30 June 2019, the
fire department
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''JVP Rijeka'' received a call about a fire along the Å krljevo-Meja section of the railway. The fire had been started by sparks from a train, and spread over a large area despite the efforts of the ''JVP Rijeka'' under commander Hinko Mance combined with aid from
volunteer fire department
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s of Å krljevo,
Sušak,
Drenova,
Zlobin,
Bakar,
Kostrena and
ÄŒavle
ÄŒavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
History
A 22 December 1939 decision as part of agrarian reforms by Ban of Croatia, Ban Ivan Šubašić, Šubašić to confiscate the forest property in ...
. At 12:34, two
HV Canadairs had to be called in, arriving at 13:32. The fire was localised by 14:30, but burned.
Gallery
Church in Å krljevo - panoramio.jpg, ''Presveto Srce Isusovo'' church
Church ( Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ) in Å krljevo - panoramio.jpg, Main street
J32 320 Bf Å krljevo.jpg, Train station
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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