Rtina is a village in northern
Dalmatia
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Croatia
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. The population is 452 (census 2011).
Rtina belongs to
Zadar County, and is located about 13 km from the
Motorway No. 1, Zagreb – Split.
Rtina lies on a small promontory whose northeastern side is located opposite to the Mountain of
Velebit, separated from it with the southern part of the
Velebit Channel
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( hr, Velebitski kanal). It is connected by the
Pag Bridge
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with the island of
Pag at its northwestern tip. It lies about 5 km northwest from
Ražanac
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, and about 2 km north of
templar fortification Ljuba, or Liuba (now Ljubljana).
Rtina Miočići is located on a large point about 43 m high above sea level. That point represents the northernmost part of the
Dalmatian coast.
History
Written documents originate from the time of a poet, Juraj Baraković, who mentioned that his grandfather, for his bravery in the battle with Tatar sin Lika, was awarded by the Croato-Hungarian King Bela and got three villages: Plemići, Brus i Oštri Rat (now Rtina). From 1890 until 1921 the village Rtina had the name Hrtina. Close at the bridge to Pag are the remains of the once Medieval Templar Fort in the vicinity of Fortica. At Rtina there is a church dedicated to St. Simon Bogoprimac, erected in the 19th century but destroyed during communist regime 1962. The church was rebuilt again and dedicated on 24 June 1990, after the liberation of Croatia.
Hamlets
The hamlets belonging to Rtina are Miočići, Miletići, Benići, Vrankovići, Stošiċi, Liliċi, Tabari, Begani and Šašulji. If visitors are seeking excitement, they can take a cycling tour or just go for a walk, and stop at the top hill and watch the scenery of hills (Ljubljana, Gradina, Glavica Jovića). Near Rtina Miočići at the Rt (Cape) Ljubljana is templar fort ''Castrum Ljubiae''.
Sights
The following national parks are within the range of 50 km from Rtina Miočići:
Paklenica Gorge in the Velebit range,
Kornati Archipelago, and the
Krka National Park with its beautiful waterfalls. The
Plitvice Lakes National Park is about an hour and a half away by car. The canyon of the
Zrmanja river, known for its rafting opportunities, is also quite close.
Notable people
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Juraj Baraković
Juraj Baraković (1548 – August 1, 1628) was a Croatian Renaissance poet from Zadar.
Baraković was born in the village of Plemići, Rtina. He wrote several distinguished pieces (''"Jarula"'', Venice 1618 - Old and New Testament in story ...
, Renaissance poet
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Stipe Miočić,
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References
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Populated places in Zadar County