Location: Crikvenica
Top Things to do in Crikvenica
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Things to do in Crikvenica, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Crikvenica (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈtsrikvɛnitsa]; Latin: Ad Turres, Italian: Cirquenizza, Hungarian: Cirkvenica, Cirkvenicza, Czirkvenicza, Czirkwenicza, German: Cirknenz) is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and developed on the site of Roman era settlement and military base called Ad Turres. Population 6,860, total municipality population 11,122 with 90% Croats (2011). The city is situated on the Adriatic near Rijeka in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. In the last twenty years, due to urban expansion of Crikvenica itself and expansion of the nearby town of Selce, the two were merged into a mini-conglomerate.
Restaurants in Crikvenica
1. Magic Vinodol
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Crikvenica Town Gallery
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The Gallery is part of the Dr. Ivan Kostrencic Cultural Centre, and is located in the centre of the town in Frankopanska Street. It is open throughout the year. This gallery hosts artwork by artists from the local area but also from abroad. The main goal of the gallery is to make the public acquainted with contemporary fine arts and to present the variety of artistic expression.
3. The Bronze Fisherman Statue
4. The Weather Station
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3.5 based on 14 reviews
The weather station is located in Stjepan Radic Park and continuously records temperature and other meteorological data. It was founded in 1900. and it is a valuable part of the local historical and cultural heritage.
5. Stjepan Radic Monument
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Stjepan Radic (1871-1928) was the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party and publicist. A monument to the prominent politician is located in the park named after him in the Crikvenica centre. This bronze bust was created by the sculptor Zvonko Car. In this park there are also monuments to national heroes and initiators of the anti-fascist struggle in Vinodol.
6. Calvary (Kalvarija)
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Kalvarija (Calvary), a religious monument and a vantage point, is a hill on the top of Jurisiceva Street. It was named after the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified. A statue of Christ was erected here in 1895.
7. Crikvenica Riviera
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