Hreljin
Hreljin is a village in western Croatia, just southeast of Bakar and northeast of Kraljevica, above Bay of Bakar. Hreljin administratively belongs to the city of Bakar, situated in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - Primorsko-goranska županija.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hreljin Castle and Svjetionik Rt Oštro.
Hreljin Castle
Castle
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Hreljin Castle is a fortress and castle near Hreljin, Croatia. It is located in the western part of Vinodol, in the hill above Bakarac, which served as its seaport.
Svjetionik Rt Oštro
Lighthouse
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Svjetionik Rt Oštro is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km west of Hreljin.
Kraljevica Shipyard
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Kraljevica Shipyard is a shipbuilder at Kraljevica, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. The shipyard was founded in 1729 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operational shipyard in the world. Kraljevica Shipyard is situated 3 km southwest of Hreljin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakarac and Praputnjak.
Bakarac
Village
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Bakarac is a village in Bay of Bakar, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of the City of Kraljevica and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. According to the 2001 census, it has 307 inhabitants. It is connected by the D8 state road.
Praputnjak
Village
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Praputnjak is a settlement in the City of Bakar in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 532. Praputnjak is situated 2½ km northwest of Hreljin.
Kraljevica
Town
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Kraljevica is a town in the Kvarner region of western Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk. Kraljevica is situated 2½ km southwest of Hreljin.
Hreljin
- Type: Village with 2,210 residents
- Description: settlement in the Town of Bakar, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
- Categories: settlement in Croatia and locality
- Location: Town of Bakar, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.28404° or 45° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
14.59893° or 14° 35′ 56″ eastPopulation
2,210Elevation
290 metres (951 feet)Open location code
8FQP7HMX+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2232545154OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3199279Wikidata ID
Q1021770
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Hreljin” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Hrelin”
- Albanian: “Hreljin”
- Bosnian: “Hreljin”
- Catalan: “Hreljin”
- Cebuano: “Hreljin”
- Croatian: “Hreljin”
- Dutch: “Hreljin”
- French: “Hreljin”
- German: “Hreljin”
- Hungarian: “Hreljin”
- Italian: “Creglino”
- Italian: “Picchetto”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hreljin”
- Polish: “Hreljin (Chorwacja)”
- Polish: “Hreljin”
- Serbian: “Хрељин”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hreljin”
- Slovenian: “Hreljin, Hrvaška”
- Slovenian: “Hreljin”
- Spanish: “Hreljin”
- Swedish: “Hreljin”
- Ukrainian: “Хрелін”
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