Jadrija is a city district in

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

, Croatia. It is a popular seaside resort located on a man-made peninsula at the entrance of the St. Anthony Channel leading to Šibenik. Jadrija was logged into the registry of protected Croatian cultural heritage architectural sites. It got its name from the island of Saint Andreas (''Sveti Andrija'') that was connected in 1922 to the mainland by man. It is a first official beach for the town of Šibenik with a long history spanning over 95 years. The idea to build a city beach came to Šime Grubišić-Rovilo, Šibenik's first tour guide, while the local pine forest was planted by another loca
Ante Frua
known for his prolific work of tree planting in the forests of Šibenik. The lighthouse, at the end of the peninsula, was built in 1871 under the pretext of "enlightening of east Adriatic coast" by the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

, beginning in 1816, with the aim of establishing safer sea trade routes, which was important to the Empire. The main curiosity of the lighthouse is its east wall where original portraits–sculptures of medieval Šibenik aristocrats could be found. Namely, after the restoration of the famous

Šibenik Cathedral The Cathedral of St. James () in Šibenik, Croatia, is a triple-nave Catholic basilica with three apses and a dome (32 m high inside). It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese. It is also the most important architectural monument of the ...

(dating back to 1431;

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since 1979) several of the original sculptures, which were removed from the cathedral and placed at the lighthouse, where they still reside to this day. The lighthouse itself remains functional, acting as a traffic light for the St. Anthony Channel. The passage is too narrow to accommodate more than one large ship at a time. The Jadrija lighthouse offers a perfect view of the nearby St. Nicholas Fortress, built between 1535 and 1550. Jadrija is one of the best places in Croatia to wind surf; many locals have their summerhouses here. Nearby towns including Vodice and Srima, and nearby islands including

Prvić Prvić (pronounced ) is a small island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the Šibenik archipelago, about half a mile from the mainland, in the vicinity of Vodice, Croatia, Vodice. The whole island is under protection of ...

Zlarin Zlarin is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the mainland city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of Šibenik-Knin County. In the winter time, the island has a population of 284, but from March to October its population ...

Kaprije Kaprije is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, situated in the Šibenik archipelago. The island has area of and is composed of hills divided by transverse and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow.

and Žirje are ideal for day trips going by public boat from Šibenik. The closest national park is the

Krka National Park Krka National Park () is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka (Adriatic Sea), Krka (ancient Greek language, ancient Greek: ''Kyrikos'') that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka (Adriatic ...

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Gulls Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the subfamily Larinae. They are most closely related to terns and Skimmer (bird), skimmers, distantly related to auks, and even more distantly related to waders. Until the 21st century, most gul ...

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References

Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub