Bakar
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- See also: Abu Bakar
Bakar (Italian: Buccari) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county in western Croatia. The population of the town is 1,566 (2001), while the population of the municipality is 7,773. 90% declare themselves Croats (2001). The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar. "Bakar" is the Croatian word for copper. Bakar is a famous port for bulk cargo. It is known for its famous " chimney ". " Chimney " was destroyed a year ago, and with it went a Bakars historical pollution.
[edit] City villages
Bakar, Hreljin, Krasica, Kukuljanovo, Plosna, Ponikve, Praputnjak, Skrljevo and Zlobin.
| The population of villages, year 2004. | |
| Bakar | 1566 |
| Hreljin | 1982 |
| Krasica | 1295 |
| Kukuljanovo | 811 |
| Plosna | 43 |
| Praputnjak | 575 |
| Skrljevo | 1153 |
| Zlobin | 290 |
| other places | 58 |
[edit] Coat of arms
Bakar was granted its coat of arms and town privileges in 1799 by Empress Maria Theresa. The coat of arms was in the artistic style typical for the period, with a cartouche with large landscapes and ornamentations around the shield within a circular inscription.
The coat of arms features a checkered top with three local castles and an anchor colored in black on the bottom. The checkered red and white are at the top, the dark blue sky, the green grass and the grey-bricked castles are in the middle and the orange part is at the bottom.
[edit] Famous buildings
1.)Tukey house: built by an unknown architect, this building was once used painters house.
2.)Roman house: former monastery, built in XVIII century
3.)Church of St. Andrej: built in XII century, and destroyed in 1323. year by earthquake. In middle ages her catacombes were used for rich people to hide from plague that passed the city. It is the third church by greatness in Croatia. Image:Http://kulturna-dobra-pgz.posluh.hr/bakar/IMAGE002.jpg
4.)Kaštel: A castle built by the order of king Ferdinand I used as protection againtst Turcs. It has three kitchens, two dungeons,little chapel of St. Mihajlo and many other rooms.
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