Rab (city)

Rab

coat of arms

Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 22 " N , 14 ° 45 ′ 40" E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Primorje-Gorski kotar

Island :

Rab

Height :

0 m. i. J.

Area :

78.2 km²

Residents :

7,957 (estimate 31.12.2017)

Population density :

102 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 051

Postal code :

51 280

License plate :

RI

Boat registration :

RB

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

city

Mayor :

Rosanda Krstinić-Guščić ( SDP )

Postal address :

Trg Municipium Arba 2
51 280 Rab

Website :

www.rab.hr

Others

Patron saint :

St. Christopher (Sv. Kristofor)

City Festival :

July 27th

Rab ( Italian Arbe ) is a city on the Croatian island of Rab in the Adriatic Sea . It belongs to the Primorje-Gorski kotar County .

The port city of Rab, located on the west coast of the island, has existed since pre-Christian times. The city has 7957 inhabitants (2017 estimate) and is located on the narrow peninsula between the bay of Sv. Eufemija and the port of Rab.

history

The old town of Rab has existed for more than 2000 years. As the first city in Roman Dalmatia , it was given the honor of receiving the coveted epithet FELIX (English: "happy").

The Roman emperor Octavian Augustus declared the village a municipality and gave it independence. The first settlements took place as early as 10 BC. Instead of.

Town twinning

Rab is the twin town of the German city of Königsbrunn (approx. 27,000 inhabitants) south of Augsburg . There are also partnerships with Sežana in Slovenia and the city of San Marino .

Personalities

Markantun de Dominis , 1560 to 1624, mathematician, physicist and theologian

Others

Marino, a stonemason from the island of Rab, is said to have founded San Marino , one of the oldest republics in Europe , in 301 .

The patron saint of the city and the island of Rab is Saint Christopher , whose skull is kept as a holy relic on the island of Rab. In his honor, the jousting games take place on the island every year on the day of St Christopher (July 27th).