Crikvenica

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Crikvenica

Crikvenica on the map of Croatia

Crikvenica is a town in the west of Croatia, population 7,121 (2001), total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats (2001). It is situated at the Adriatic coast, near Rijeka, the capital of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county in which it resides. = Towns near Crikvenica include Kraljevica and Novi Vinodolski.

[edit] History

The town name comes from a church (Croatian: crikva) of the Pauline Fathers monastery, build nearby in 1412. In the 19th century Crikvenica became attractive to many tourists, which changed its history. The first hotel opened in 1891, and in 1906 Crikvenica became officially a health resort.

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Beach

Near the city center

A view from the sea

[edit] Links

Website of a town (in Croatian)

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edit	Municipalities of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Bakar \| Baška \| Brod Moravice \| Cres \| Crikvenica \| Čabar \| Čavle \| Delnice \| Dobrinj \| Fužine \| Jelenje \| Kastav \| Klana \| Kostrena \| Kraljevica \| Krk \| Lokve \| Lovran \| Mali Lošinj \| Malinska-Dubašnica \| Matulji \| Mošćenička Draga \| Mrkopalj \| Novi Vinodolski \| Omišalj \| Opatija \| Punat \| Rab \| Ravna Gora \| Rijeka \| Skrad \| Vinodolska \| Viškovo \| Vrbnik \| Vrbovsko