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lovran is a small town in Croatia, to the Kvarner Riviera. High above Lovran towers the Učka Mountains with the highest peak Vojak (1401 meters). On the other side of Lovran is the Adriatic Sea. Lovran has 3,987 inhabitants and can be dated back to the first century AD. The city consists of an old and once fortified core on the coast and an upper city. The upper town is spread over the slopes of Gorica Hill (712 m), an arm of the Ucka Mountains. The center of the coastal town is located on a small peninsula.
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History
Legend has it that in the first century AD the Roman patrician Marcus Agripa chose the site where present-day Lovran is located for the construction of a villa. He called this villa 'Tusculum'. From that moment on, more and more people started living here. The city began to grow steadily. Lovran is named after the Laurel tree (Laurus). A plant whose leaves are used in seasoning various dishes. This plant is therefore well represented in and around the city. The name Lovran first appears in the 7th century AD.
In the year 799 Charlemagne finally defeats the Croats at Lovran. This year is seen as the beginning of Christianity in Croatia. In the following centuries, Lovran developed into a typical medieval fortified town. A city wall surrounded the city, houses within this wall were built against it. Three city gates gave access to the city. Of this fortification only a tower and a city gate remain, the Stubica gate. From the 12th century, Lovran develops into a trading and shipping town where ships are also built.
The centrally located Sint-Jorisplein houses the 14th century Sint-Joriskerk. Saint George (Sveti Juraj) is also the patron saint of the city. The remains of late Gothic frescoes can be seen in St. George's Church. Outside the center are many late 19th century and early 20th century villas from the time when Lovran was still part of Austria-Hungary. The time when the nobility still had country houses on the Kvarner. Thus, tourism in Lovran is more than 100 years old.
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Travel around
To look at
To do
- bathing at the beach
- a walk to Mevedja.
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Food
Going out
stay overnight
Contact
all around
| islands Gulf of Kvarner |
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Brijuni · cres · Ilovik · ist · krk · Premuda · rab · Silba ·Losink · union · Olib · page |
| coast of Gulf of Kvarner from North to South |
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Volosko · Opatija · icici · I a · lovran · Medveja · Moscenicka Draga· brseč · Zagora · Brestova · Plomin · Rabac |
