Zavratnica

Zavratnica is a 900 metres long narrow inlet located at the foot of the Velebit Mountains, in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, 1 kilometre south of Jablanac, Croatia.

Photo: Olgierd Rudak, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Bay
Description: coastal inlet in Croatia
Also known as: “Uvala Zavratnica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mišnjak and Alan mountain house.

Mišnjak

Islet

Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mišnjak is an islet in Croatia just off the coast of Rab. The ferry that forms part of the D105 highway passes by it on the way to Stinica. Misnjak is the busiest ferry port on Rab, operating year-round connecting the island to the mainland.

Alan mountain house

Mountain hut

Photo: Petr Kadlec, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alan mountain house is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stinica and Jablanac.

Stinica

Village

Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stinica is a settlement in the City of Senj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 61.

Jablanac

Village

Photo: Gaja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jablanac is a village in Lika-Senj County, Croatia, located on the Adriatic Sea underneath the Velebit mountain, overlooking the island of Rab. The village used to have a ferry port that connected it to Rab, but that moved up the coast to Stinica in July 2012.