Along the island of Krk

The town of Krk has maintained its appearance and character for more than two thousand years. Over this time frame, life took place within the same walls, squares and streets, next to the same buildings, in churches, chapels and bishop palace. The whole city resembles a monument of life and culture, the persistence and love of stone, sea and land.

The beauty of the alleys is timeless, emblems of dignitaries can still be seen above the door frames and the Angel on top of the unique bell tower still indicates the direction of the wind.

 

The city is deemed to be one of the oldest on the island of Krk, and also resembles the cultural pillar of Croatia.

The city is situated almost 50 meters above the sea level, where the greatest representatives of the Croatian script glagoljica and 18 bishops originate from. Artists have been attracted to it all along as they have been imposed with many motives and impressions, as it still happens today with many others.

 

It is impossible to say anything about the municipality of Dobrinj, without mentioning the city itself. Not only has the city always been the administrative, cultural and religious center of the region, but the written history of it starts by mentioning Dobrinj. The deed of the famous Dragoslav from the year 1100 is one of the most important documents of the old Croatian Glagolitic script. It originates from ‘’the saint Vitus church in Dobrinj...’’. The document mentions the municipality and the parish Dobrinj, as well as the parish church of St. Stephen. The central square named ‘’Placa’’, encircled by plane trees, depicts the soul of this small city. Dobrinj is, simply said, a composition of the past and present, a city and museum.

 

750 m from Punat is a small island Košljun, known for its monastery. Here, the Franciscans have collected and preserved valuable objects for several centuries. On the island is a museum with etnographical collection that containsobjects once belonged to fishermen and cattlemen as well asthe traditional garment from the island of Krk. The monastery has a rich zoological collection which includes shellfish andunique animals, like one-eyed lamb. You can also find a library with more than 30.000 scrolls. Among them is the ‘’Ptolomejev atlas’’ (Ptolemy’s world map), printed in Venice in 1511. It is one of the three surviving copies. The monastery is a zero-category monument. There are two churches on the island - Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Bernardine Church.

 

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