Krk (city)

Krk
coat of arms
Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ 34 ″  N , 14 ° 34 ′ 32 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Primorje-Gorski kotar
Island :	Krk
Height :	0  m. i. J.
Residents :	6,281 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 051
Postal code :	51 500
License plate :	RI
Boat registration :	KK
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Darijo Vasilić ( PGS )
Postal address :	Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 2 51 500 krk
Website :	www.grad-krk.hr
Others
Patron saint :	St. Quirinus
City Festival :	April, 30th

Krk [ kr̩k ] ( Italian Veglia ) is the largest and most important city as well as health resort and port in the bay of the same name on the west coast of the island of Krk , about 25 km from the Krk Bridge . The municipality has 6,281 inhabitants, the village of Krk 3,730 (2011 census). Krk is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Krk .

Krk harbor

Krk Market Square

General plan of the island of Krk

history

The former Roman municipality and seat of the Frankopan princes is one of the oldest and most popular holiday resorts on the Adriatic . Once the city of Krk was also a stronghold of the Dalmatian language . The first picture postcards of the city appeared as early as 1866, so this year is considered to be the beginning of tourism on the island. Krk is the historical-administrative, political, economic and religious center of the island of Krk. Quirin is the patron saint of the city.

Cities and villages in the larger municipality

• Krk
• Bajčići
• Brusići
• Brzac
• Kornic
• Lakmartin
• Linardići
• Milohnići
• Muraj
• Nenadići
• Pinezići
• Poljica
• Skrbčići
• Vrh
• Žgaljići

Attractions in Krk

• square kula (tower) from 1191
• hexagonal port tower from 1407 as part of the Venetian wall ring with Roman relief
• Roman mosaic from the 2nd century AD (Ribarskagasse in private house no.7, entrance through the cafe)
• St. Mary's Cathedral with parts of the predecessor building in late antiquity, interior with three artistic phases: baroque high altar, reading desks from the Renaissance, late Gothic reredos
• Fort by the Frankopans from the 12th / 13th centuries Erected in the 18th century, with a square tower, Venetian fountain and round tower from the 14th century

Port tower from 1407 in Krk (town)

Relief in the port tower from 1407, city of Krk

Sights in the larger community

The Church of St. Donat , an important testimony of ancient Croatian architecture, is located near the northwestern village of Kornić .

The Church of St. Donat (near the village of Kornić )

Town twinning

The city of Krk maintains the following town twinning :

•  Rockenhausen , Germany (2014)

Fiber optic network

In 2009 the city of Krk initiated a project with which a comprehensive fiber optic network is to be built as part of the local infrastructure over the entire area of ​​the city of Krk (place Krk and 14 neighboring villages) . The fiber optic network is the long-term, secure and reliable solution for the supply of broadband Internet connections and should be implemented in every household. A feasibility study was carried out in 2009/2010. In April 2013 the pre-construction permit was granted and at the beginning of 2014 it was decided to prepare the building permit. Since 2017, the Krk agglomeration has been fully equipped with a fiber optic network for broadband internet access.

Web links

Commons : Krk, city  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Krk: Projects, fiber optic network
2. ↑ City of Krk: Krčki komunikacijski autoput u budućnost ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Wolf-Georg Kirst: CTOUR on Tour: Krk - the golden island on the Adriatic. Club of Tourism Journalists Berlin, October 31, 2017, accessed on April 19, 2020 .  .