Volosko (Italian: ''Volosco, Volosca'') is a part of the city of

Opatija Opatija (; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic bu ...

, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western

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. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards

Kastav Kastav is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, western part of Croatia, built on a 365 m high hill overlooking the Kvarner Gulf on the northern coast of the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic. It is in close vicinity of Rijeka, the largest port in Croatia ...

and

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. The

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''Volosko'' drives from the name of the Slavic deity Veles.

Climate

Between 1995 and 2013, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 22 July 2006. The coldest temperature was , on 29 December 1996.

History

Until 1918, the town (named ''VOLOSCA'') was part of

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, the Austrian side of

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after

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, head of the district of the same name, one of the 11 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the

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province.

People

* Amelia Milka Sablich, born there * Andrija Mohorovičić, born there *

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, died there * Emil Sax, died there * Rokse mali bokse,born there

Monuments and sights

Art installations "Lautus" and "1857"

A permanent underwater

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installation under the name "Lautus" (lat. cleaner) by artist Nika Laginja from

can be found in the Voloscan bay 15 meters below sea level. It consists of mosses, shellfish, sponges and other organisms that act as sea cleaners and grow over the years. In addition to contributing to the restoration of underwater biodiversity, this stone installation also conveys a message of individual engagement and taking responsibility for the world in which we live. As a response to Nika Laginja's underwater project, Czech artist Jiří Kovanda created the minimalist

installation "1857" which found its permanent home at the very beginning of the Lungomare promenade. Inspired by local nature and its history, Kovanda places his work near the birthplace of Andrija Mohorovičić, highlighting the distribution of the Adriatic Fucus, an endangered marine species today, back in 1857 when this prominent scientist was born.

Film location

Several scenes of "The Legacy Run" have been shot in Volosko. The movie, in good part shot in the Opatja-Rijeka region, is the conceptual prequel of the international Tv Series "Sport Crime".

Windsurfing

Volosko is situated on the west side of Preluka Bay, which is known for good

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and

sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...

conditions. Daily thermal winds, locally known as Tramuntana, blow regularly from the north each morning, peaking just after sunrise and ending a few hours later. Under prolonged high pressure systems, weather conditions may become stable, creating persistent winds strong enough to ensure adequate windsurfing ( planing conditions) for hours each morning, making the Volosko and Preluk areas one of the most consistent windsurfing spots on the

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coast. Launch spots are at the beach near the Preluk auto camp and within the Volosko harbor itself. Each season, the local windsurfing club, DSNM Volosko, organizes one or more windsurfing races, open to both professional and amateur windsurfers.

References

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* {{Coord, 45, 21, N, 14, 19, E, region:HR_type:city, display=title Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County