Jadranovo
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Jadranovo is a small coastal town in the northern coast of Croatia
. Tourism here has flourished due to its proximity to Crikvenica
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and 26 km from Rijeka
. Jadranovo is on the sunny northern Adriatic coast and is divided into two parts by a small peninsula. This peninsula contains the Bay of Lokvišće.
In the Bay of Lokvišće, there were found a large number of broken amphorae. This indicates that Lokvišće was a small port with warehouses for the production and storage of wine and olive oil.
In the 8th and 9th Century this area was populated by Croats, from the northern region of Dalmatia. In the immediate past, at the beginning of the 20th century, Jadranovo was populated by fishermen and bricklayers. In 1935, the first tourists were welcomed. Since then the place has become a prominent tourist destination with a large number of regular guests.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Tourism here has flourished due to its proximity to Crikvenica
Crikvenica
Crikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
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Geography
Jadranovo is at approximately 45°10′N 14°41′E. This is 8 km from CrikvenicaCrikvenica
Crikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
and 26 km from Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
. Jadranovo is on the sunny northern Adriatic coast and is divided into two parts by a small peninsula. This peninsula contains the Bay of Lokvišće.
History
The favourable climate of Jadranovo has already attracted early settlers. The oldest finds at the archaeological ruins of Lokvišće date back to the Stone Age (6500 BC - 4000 BC).In the Bay of Lokvišće, there were found a large number of broken amphorae. This indicates that Lokvišće was a small port with warehouses for the production and storage of wine and olive oil.
In the 8th and 9th Century this area was populated by Croats, from the northern region of Dalmatia. In the immediate past, at the beginning of the 20th century, Jadranovo was populated by fishermen and bricklayers. In 1935, the first tourists were welcomed. Since then the place has become a prominent tourist destination with a large number of regular guests.