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CROATIAN TOURIST REGION -KVARNER
informations
| informations about Kvarner & Higland region |
About Kvarner
region |
The Kvarner has 160 years tourism tradition. It is one of the leading conference destinations in Croatia. Kvarner has 19 maritime ports, 8 modern and well equipped marinas with 3000 berths in the sea and 2000 on the shore.
Higlend has from moderate continental to the montain climate, has many montain forest, water resources (rives and lakes especialy the Plitvice Lakes), has a very rich flora and fauna ( More ) |
| Location: |
Kvarner and Higland is the western part of the Republic of Croatia. |
| Population: |
305.505 inhabitants |
| Administrative center |
Rijeka, 144 043 inhabitants |
| Weather/Climate: |
The Kvarner area hes a mild Mediterranean climate, with warm and dry summers and mild
and pleasant winters. Higlend has of moderate continental to the montain climate. |
| Currency: |
National currency is Croatian Kuna(Kn): banknotes of 5,10,20,50,100,200,500,1000 Kunas
and coins of 1,2,5,10,20,50 lipas (1 Kn =100 lipas).The money can be exchanged in official exchange offices (banks, post offices, hotels, tourist agencies) according to the current exchange rates. Also the payments can be by credit cards (Diners, Visa, American Express, Eurocard, Maestro,Mastercard). |
Phone nombers
and Internet : |
Police: 92
Ambulance: 94
Fire brigade: 93
Breakdown assistance: 987
SOS phone: 112
International code for Croatia : +385
Dialing code for Istria: 051
Cell phones network: 091; 092; 095; 098; 099
Internet access: yes |
Elektricity
Drinkable water |
220V, frequency: 50Hz ,
Tap water is drinkable all over Croatia. |
| Informations for drivers |
alkotest-allowed 0,005 |
Arrival: |
by airplane: Pula airport
by train: www.hznet.hr
by boat: www.jadrolinija.hr , www.lnp.hr
by road: http://www.arz.hr, http://www.hac.hr, http://www.bina-istra.com/default.aspx |
| National holidays |
| 1st January |
New Year's Day |
| 6th January |
Epiphany
Easter Monday |
| 1st May |
Labour Day
Corpus Christi |
| 22nd June |
Anti-Fascist Resistance Day |
| 25th June |
Statehood Day |
| 5th August |
Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day |
| 15th August |
The Assumption of Our Lady |
| 8th October |
Independence Day |
| 1st November |
All Saints' Day |
| 25th December |
Christmas |
| 26th December |
St. Stephen's Day |
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| Cultural heritage |
Baška Stone Table is one of the oldest monuments of the Croatian language (glagolitza), about the year 1100.
(Jurandvor, Baška of island Krk). Baška Stone Table souvenir |
Tradition
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Carneval fest |
Events in the
Kvarner |
| CRIKVENICA |
09.1. - 17.2. |
Carneval |
| LOVRAN |
17.1. - 25.2. |
Carneval |
| LOVRAN |
04. - 19.4 |
Festival Šparoga (food,music |
| LOVRAN |
19.4 |
Easters concert |
| LOVRAN |
07.7.-31.8 |
14-th summer in Lovran |
| LOVRAN |
19.-25.10 |
Marunada (chestnut fest) |
| MALI LOŠINJ |
07.1.-17.2 |
Carneval festivities |
| NOVI VINODOLSKI |
03.-04. July |
Summer carneval fest |
| OPATIJA |
17.1.-25.2. |
Carneval |
| PUNAT |
07.1.-16.2. |
Carneval |
| RIJEKA |
17.1.-20.2 |
International Rijeka Carneval |
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