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Town of Senj
is the biggest urban agglomeration on Croatian coast, located between
two cities: Rijeka and Zadar, covering 658 square kilometers. Town area
includes 76 kilometers of coastline. It is on 14 54' 10'' eastern longitude
and 44 59' 24'' north latitude. croatia
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Senj is typical, yet unique coastal town with population of 6000 people,
located on a point between the sea and a small unarable land, on a border
of two mountains: Velebit and Kapela. Senj as we know it today, ancient
Senia, is the oldest Croatian coastal town. croatia hotels
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30 centennials have passed since its foundation. Being the shortest natural
link between the sea and inland, Senia had become very important North
Adriatic trade and seaport centre in Ancient Roman times. In those times
the town had been, regarding both its area and importance, greater than
it is today, which can be witnessed by necropolis, epigraphic monuments
and other antiques. Senia had been destroyed during great migrations.
In the beginning of 7th century, on ruins of ancient town, inhabited Slavic
people founded a new town, today's Senj. Senj acquires its importance
in the 12th century. In the 16th century it becomes shelter for numerous
immigrants who hide from Turks, and become Senj Uskoci - rebels. It can
be said that other name for Senj is Nehaj (fort). It was built in 1558.
by Captain Ivan Lenkovic, native of Senj, to protect the town form Turks
and Mlecani. He used destroyed churches and convents outside the town
limits in construction. This way other antiques were built into it and
preserved, one of them being so-called 'Senj Glagolic Tablet' of 11th
century. Šabac fort of 13th century is a part of coastal forts. Madrid
Treaty of 1617. scattered Uskoks and burned their ships. The golden age
of Senj's development begun with building Josephine road (connecting Karlovac
and Senj), in the end of 1270th, until building first railroads in the
Northern Adriatic in the 1870th. Due to development and importance in
the past, the contemporary Senj is a town-museum, so to speak. Its urban
centre has typical Mediterranean architecture with an abundance of narrow
streets and town squares and an abundance of sacral and profane cultural
and historic monuments. Today's Senj is the most important communication
and transit centre between cities Rijeka and Zadar. croatia house
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Its coastline is located beneath Velebit Mountain, and is characterized by untouched, ecologically preserved nature with an abundance of bays, sand beaches, draga, ports and small ports which hide towns: St. Juraj, Lukovo, Klada, Starigrad, Stinica, Jablanac and Prizna…, as well as fiord Zavratnica.croatia houses
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If your journey takes you here, either as a stop, or a destination, we suggest you attend the great Senj summer carnival in August. On streets, town squares and in completely preserved yards (renaissance Lion yard, palace yard in Uskok street, Vukasovic Palace – museum) the life of the town is happening. Your vacation will be enriched with gastronomical offer of restaurants, cafes, pastry shops and, above all, kindness and friendliness of its inhabitants. croatia National Park
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Enjoy beauties of our clean and beautiful sea. Our vegetation provides shade for everyone, especially when most needed, in long, hot summer days. Come, we are expecting you! croatia online travel booking
WELCOME !!!
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