Kraljevica


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. It is part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
The town is known for its shipyard which has built a number of ships for the Croatian navy.

History

Kraljevica is a town that was written about as early as the 13th century. Today, in addition to having the oldest shipyard on the Adriatic, Kraljevica's skyline is dominated by two medieval castles and a church of the Croatian nobles Zrinski and Frankopan. Kraljevica's shipyard employed Josip Broz Tito, the former leader of Yugoslavia, during the first half of the 20th century in his early years of organizing for the Communist Party. After he became marshal of Yugoslavia following World War II, the shipyard took his name, until democratic changes in the 1990s. Kraljevica was the site of an Italian-run concentration camp during WW II.
In March 1873, the Primorska štediona savings bank opened in Kraljevica. It competed with the savings bank in Bakar, but had to file bankruptcy in 1878.
Today Kraljevica is also a popular tourist destination on the Adriatic coast. The Krk Bridge is located nearby, in the southeast part of the city.

Climate

Between 1981 and 1986, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was, on 29 July 1983. The coldest temperature was, on 7 January 1985.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the total population of the township was 4,618, with the following settlements:
In 1890, the obćina of Kraljevica, with an area of, belonged to the kotar of Sušak in the županija of Modruš-Rieka. There were 403 houses, with a population of 1689. Its sole village for taxation purposes made up its own porezna obćina, under the Bakar office. The only statistical market in Sušak kotar was in Kraljevica.

Governance

Local

It is the seat of its own.

Infrastructure

In 1913, there were two gendarmeries in Sušak kotar: Sušak and Kraljevica.

History

Category:Cities and towns in Croatia
Category:Populated places in [Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]