Selce, Croatia
Selce is a resort village in Croatia. It is a popular destination in Northern Croatia, both with Croatian and international tourists especially in the summer due to its mild Mediterranean climate. Selce also has an important rehabilitation centre – treatment centre for people with rheumatic, respiratory and physical disabilities.
History
In the 13th century, as part of the old Croatian municipality of Bribir, Selce came into the possession of the Frankopan family. This event significantly influenced the development of Selce as a trading town.Between 1871 and 1875, Selce obćina, Grižane obćina, Belgrad obćina, Drvenik obćina, Sveta Jelena obćina and Sveti Jakov obćina were all merged as Grižane-Crkvenica obćina.
The last two days of November 2008, the maximum wave height as recorded at nearby Bakar reached a record. Little rain fell, but the city was flooded anyway thanks to a strong sirocco wind. Firefighters had to pump water from basements and the HEP had to repair broken power lines. Some of the Selce's beaches lost all their sand during the storm.
On 16 September 2017, the and Suha Ričina Novljanska streams overflowed, flooding Selce, Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski. This was after of rain fell by 6:00.
2012 Crikvenica fire
In 2012, the most dangerous fire on record in Vinodol, and of the largest, happened near Selce, encompassing of mostly forest. At 8:35 on 23 July, smoke was noticed in uphill from Selce. Att 8:36, the DVD Bribir left to fight it, and at 8:38 the JVP Grada Crikvenice joined them. At 8:50, the commander of the JVP declared the 2nd degree of the Operative Plan, mobilising in addition to the aforementioned the DVD "San Marino" Novi Vinodolski. At 9:15, this was increased to the 3rd degree by the Županija commander. By 9:30, there were 87 firefighters and 16 vehicles on the scene.Carried by a powerful bura, the fire reached the residential area Studenčić above the D8, triggering active defence of the Rabkomerc and DPD auto service buildings together with adjacent buildings, but the fire spread across the D8 anyway around 10:00.
It took a total of 550 firefighters, 105 vehicles, 47 foresters and so on, to stop put the fire out on the 24th.