Gorski Kotar and Kvarner, from the freshness of the mountains to the freshness of the sea
Have you ever climbed to Risnjak? Where is the Baška tablet found? Where the torpedo was constructed? Visit the mountain heart of Croatia and Kvarner and enjoy the freshness of the mountains and fresh sea.
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IVAN MAŽURANIĆ
Born in 11.8.1814.g. in Novi Vinodolski as a descendant of an old peasant family.
ST. KRISTOFOR
St. Christopher saved the town of Rab. He redirected the Norman arrows away from the city walls.
ST. MARIN
Rab is particularly proud of the sculptor Marin from Rab, the founder of the small republic of San Marino.
JURAJ JULIJE KLOVIĆ
Juraj Julije Klović (1498th-1578th) was a great artist, late renaissance period and brightest representative of the European miniatures.
ANDRIJA LJUDEVIT ADAMIĆ
Prominent merchant, entrepreneur and patron advocated for the construction of powerful city of Rijeka.
DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA
Did you know that the world-famous football player Diego Armando Maradona is from Praputnjak?
JULIUS GLAX
Glax has taken part in addressing all the key issues of Opatija, from the water supply and sewerage to the emergency room and cemeteries.
ZVONKO CAR
Zvonko Car (1913th to 1982nd) was a pupil of the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic.
MARKO ANTUN DE DOMINIS (1560-1624)
During the life his role of scientists was successfully combined with being the men of the church.
IVAN KOSTRENČIĆ
He was born in Crikvenica (1844th-1924th). He graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Budapest, then in Vienna, studied history and Slavic philology.
FRIEDRICH JULIUS SCHÜLER
He initiated the first electric tram in Austria and showed foresight by building series of buildings along his tracks. One of this this series was Opatija, where he invested in building the first hotel "Kvarner" and "Stephanie" (now a hotel "Imperial").
