Hreljin Castle
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.Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress near Hreljin, Croatia
- Also known as: “Stari grad Hreljin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svjetionik Rt Oštro and Kraljevica Shipyard.
Svjetionik Rt Oštro
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 hr.
Svjetionik Rt Oštro is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km west of Hreljin Castle.
Kraljevica Shipyard
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 west of Hreljin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hreljin and Križišće.
Hreljin
Village
Photo: Igorst051, Public domain.
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.
Križišće
Village
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Križišće is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D501 highway. It is in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Many roads go through Križišće which is where the village gets its name from. It lies very close to the Krk bridge.
Bakarac
Village
Photo: Modzzak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Hreljin Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Bakar, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.27426° or 45° 16′ 27″ northLongitude
14.60267° or 14° 36′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FQP7JF3+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 166179227OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12060582
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Macedonian—“Hreljin Castle” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Hreljinska gradina”
- German: “Burg Hreljin”
- German: “Kaštel Hreljin”
- Hungarian: “Hreljin vára”
- Macedonian: “Хрелинска тврдина”
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Highlights include Crkva Sv Marija and Crkva. sv. Trojice.
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