Sveti Juraj 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
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 ...
. It is on the Adriatic coast, on the
D8 highway between
Senj
Senj is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains.
The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress () which was completed in 1558. For a time this was the seat of the Uskoks, who were ...
and
Karlobag
Karlobag is a naselje, village and a seaside municipalities of Croatia, municipality on the Adriatic coast in Croatia, located at the foot of the Velebit mountain, overlooking the island of Pag (island), Pag, west of Gospić and south of Senj. The ...
. A minor road leads inland to the
Northern Velebit National Park
The Northern Velebit National Park () is a national park in Croatia that covers 109 km2 of the northern section of the Velebit mountains, the largest mountain range in Croatia. Because of the abundant variety of this part of the Velebit ran ...
and the village of
Krasno. Offshore from the harbour is a small island called Otočić Lisac.
Sports
The local
HPS chapter was called ''HPD "Zavižan"'', but it was liquidated on 17 June 1935.
Notable people
*
Dragutin Prica, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav admiral
References
Bibliography
Dialectology
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Populated places in Lika-Senj County
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