Municipality of Baška

Municipality of Baška is in , . Municipality of Baška is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St. Lucy and Stražica Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in near , , is a Romanesque Catholic church from the year 1100 with two major medieval Croatian artifacts: the Baška Tablet, and a checkerboard-pattern carving on the bell tower that is suspected to be one of the first instances of the Croatian coat of arms.

Lighthouse
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
on the island of in the Adriatic Sea was built in 1875 and consists of a small stone house and a 5-metre tall lighthouse tower. is situated 4½ km south of Municipality of Baška.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baška and Draga Bašćanska.

Photo: August Dominus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated in the valley of the same name at the very southeast of the island of in . The bet known feature of the area is its 1800-m-long pebble beach, the longest, and the largest one on part of the Adriatic sea.

Village
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is a in on the island of . It is connected by the D102 highway. The village celebrates the Fiesta of St. Ročo on August 16th. Typical local products include honey and goat cheese. is situated 3½ km northwest of Municipality of Baška.

Village
is a small located on the island of , 3 km to the east of and just to the southeast of . The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Gorica, which is believed to date back to the 11th century, is located to the northeast of the village.

Municipality of Baška

Latitude
44.9716° or 44° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
14.7516° or 14° 45′ 6″ east
Population
1,660
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8FPPXQC2+JM
Geo­Names ID
11049430
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In Other Languages

“Municipality of Baška” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Baška”
  • Croatian: “Općina Baška”

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