Baška, Croatia
Baška | |
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| Općina Baška Municipality of Baška | |
View of Baška | |
Baška Location of Baška within Croatia Baška Location of Baška within Krk | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′N 14°45′E / 44.967°N 14.750°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Toni Juranić |
| Area | |
| 98.9 km2 (38.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 1,656 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 899 |
| • Urban density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51523 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
| Website | baska |
Baška (pronounced [bâʃka]) is a village and a municipality located on the southeast of the island of Krk, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 1,656, with 899 in Baška itself.[3]
This cultural and historical center with its old stone houses and narrow streets, has been a tourist destination since the 19th century and has developed into a popular resort. It is known for its inscribed stone monument from 1100, its many surrounding beaches, and its long tradition in tourism.
Baška has a rich cultural and historical heritage. Highlights are the early Christian archeological site from the 5th century, the renowned Baška tablet from the year 1100 found in the Church of St. Lucy in the nearby Jurandvor, the remains of a Roman settlement, as well as many historic churches and chapels. The local museum in Baška houses an ethnographic collection.
Baška is surrounded by woodlands and many sand and pebble beaches, most notably the 1,800-meter-long Baška beach (the Vela plaža, or “Great Beach”). Bunculuka Beach is a smaller clothing-optional pebble beach adjacent to the large Bunculuka naturist camping site. In the surrounding area, there are 16 hiking trails with a total length of over 80 km. Medicinal and other herbs, including wormwood, sage, thyme, and milfoil, grow in abundance.
Religion
In 1782, Baška alone had 40 priests,[a] not counting[4] the parish priest Frane Hrabrić.[5]
List of parish priests:[6]
- Juraj Hrabrić (- 1752)
- Frane Hrabrić (20 March 1752 - 13/14 October 1777)
- Jure Mrakočić (1/2 November 1777 - 1806)
- Mate Magašić (July 1806 -)
Settlements
Baška municipality comprises 4 settlements. Each of them is listed below, with their respective population as of 2021.[3]
- Baška - 899
- Batomalj - 127
- Draga Bašćanska - 300
- Jurandvor - 330
Monuments and sights
Art installation "Drops"
On the high and rounded ridges above Baška there is a place known as Ljubimer. It is where a site-specific art installation called "Drops", created by prestigious Chilean authors Smiljan Radić and Marcela Correa, found its permanent place. It is a unique work of art, designed to adorn this charismatic place permanently. The installation placed additional emphasis on traditional dry stone walls called mrgari, respecting their values and structure, and not overshadowing them in design or materials.[7]
The authors describe its character: "Sometimes we find anonymous pieces that have been manufactured in strategically chosen places – and later abandoned – by others. They are naturally primitive, part of a lost memory… like the long dry stone wall in Baška. In these cases, the reality of the object is as important as discovering it by surprise, as if we were the first explorers to come across it."[8]
Gallery
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Panoramic view of Baška
Notes
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- Jive Barbalić stari
- Jive Barbalić mlaji
- Jure Barbalić
- Mate Barbalić stari
- Mate Barbalić mlaji
- Miho Dehanić
- Mate Derencinović
- Jive Dorčić
- Mate Garžun
- Bare Hargacić
- Jive Hero
- Jive Hrabrić
- Mate Hrabrić
- Pere Hrabrić
- Miho Juranić
- Mate Magašić
- Miho Magašić
- Jerko Milaci stari
- Jerko Milaci mlaji
- Dune Pajalić
- Frane Pajalić
- Miho Pajalić
- Miko Pajalić stari
- Niko Pajalić mlaji
- Miho Seršić
- Frane Seršić
- Jive Šeršić
- Barić Tomašić
- Miho Tomašić
- Paval Tomašić
- Jerko Tojić
- Jure Tojić
- Mak? Tojić
- Bare Zorić
- Jure Zubrani
- Dune Zubranić
- Jive Zubranić
- Miho Zubranić
- Pere Zubranić
- Illegible[4]
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b Milčetić 1911, p. 456.
- ^ Dorčić 1861.
- ^ Dorčić 1861.
- ^ "Lungomare Art Baška - Drops - Smiljan Radić and Marcela Correa (CL) • Rijeka 2020". Rijeka 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "DROPS". Lhotsky. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
Bibliography
- Dorčić, Petar (1861). Popis Bašćanskih plovana.
Name
- Dorčić, Vinko (October 1974). "Baščanski ili bašćanski?" [Baščanski or bašćanski]. Jezik (in Croatian). 22 (1): 2–4. ISSN 0021-6925.
- Jurišić, Karlo (February 1975). "Jedno je bašćanski, a drugo bašćanski" [Bašćanski is one thing, and bašćanski another]. Jezik (in Croatian). 22 (3): 90. ISSN 0021-6925.
History
- V.R.T. (June 2009). "Članovi DVD-a Baška boravili u Dublinu" (PDF). Nazovi 193 (in Croatian). Vol. 2, no. 3. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-27.
- Milčetić, Ivan (1911). Hrvatska glagoļska bibliografija: Dio I [Croatian Glagolitic Bibliography] (in Croatian). Zagreb: JAZU. pp. 1–505.
- Milčetić, Ivan (1892). "Prilozi za literaturu hrvatskih glagoljskih spomenika: Zakon brašćine svetoga duha u Baški" [Contributions to the Literature of Croatian Glagolitic Monuments: The Law of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit in Baška]. Starine Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti (in Serbo-Croatian). 25: 138–151.
External links
Media related to Baška at Wikimedia Commons