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Opatija (old name: St. Jakob, Abbazia) is a popular summer and winter resort, in Croatia, Istria in the north-east, near the port of Rijeka and 84 km south-east of Trieste by train. It is situated in Kvarner Bay (Quarnero or Carnaro) Učka sheltered mountain (Monte Maggiore Vojak reach the top 1401 m) and is surrounded by beautiful woods of laurel. The average temperature is 10 ° C in winter and 25 ° C in summer.
The old abbey, San Giacomo della Priluca, from which derived the name of the place (Abbazia means in Italian abbey) was converted into a villa. Opatija story is tied Sf.Jacob church and its property, which later became the town of Opatija (Opatija "is Croatian word for" monastery "). St. James is the patron saint of pilgrims and travelers, pharmacists, tanners and farmers, the fruit growers. St. Jacob's Day (25 July) is celebrated as the Day of the City of Opatija (decision made on 27 March 2008). It is assumed that the 12th-century church was built in the former altar of a deity or goddess of love Apollo or Liburnian or health and fertility, Ansotica.
Liburn territory is included in Opatija, a pre-Roman Illyrian people. In Romanian era, the area was home to several patrician houses connected to the nearby town of Castrum Laurean, modern Lovran. In the Middle Ages the territory of present town "was divided between Veprinac (now a town of Opatija) and Kastav.
Benedictine Abbey of St. James is first mentioned in 1453. The history of the modern city began in 1844, when Iginio Scarpa, a rich merchant from Rijeka Angiolina founded Villa. It became a fashionable destination for the imperial family of Austria and Austrian nobility, this will to build more luxury hotels and villas, such as the Hotel Kvarner (1884), Kamelija restaurant and police station.
A new railway line, administered by the Austrian Southern Railway Company, was extended to Rijeka, where it was possible to go by tram to Opatija. Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I used to spend several months here in the winter. Many of these luxury hotels and villas of the late 19th century have survived until now.
Opatija in 1920 was attributed to Italy. Two years later, with the arrival of the fascist Italian government started a program of forced population italienizare, and most government posts were allocated Italian-speaking citizens. In 1947, Opatija was assigned to Yugoslavia, mostly Italian-speaking population, whose percentage has increased substantially in recent years emigrated to Italy. After the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, the city became part of Croatia.
The whole coastline to the north and south of Opatija is rocky and picturesque, with several smaller winter resorts. Opatija is an excellent choice for a vacation in the summer, and winter. Attractive nature, climate, parks, old Austrian villas and hotels, seaside promenade and beaches attract tourists from Europe and around the world for more than 160 years. Opatija is leading tourist destinations in the Republic of Croatia for the organization of Congress. In addition to festivals, concerts, exhibitions and other cultural and sporting events, Opatija offers attractions worth visiting throughout the year.
Opatija | Opatija (old name: St. Jakob, Abbazia) is a popular summer and winter resort, in Croatia, Istria in the north-east, near the port of Rijeka and 84 km south-east of Trieste by train. It is situated in Kvarner Bay (Quarnero or Carnaro) Učka sheltered mountain
(Monte Maggiore Vojak reach the top 1401 m) and is surrounded by beautiful woods of laurel
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