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9 unusual facts about Krk


Čista Proza

The band was formed during the summer of 1979, when Đorđe Pilipović (bass guitar, vocals) and Milan Ćirić (guitar, vocals) met at Krk where they both performed with their own bands.

Ionian Adriatic Pipeline

In addition, it may be connected with other new gas infrastructure, including the proposed Adria LNG terminal in Krk.

Ivan VII Frankopan

Ivan VII was the only prince of the semi-independent united Krk (the Principality of Krk) from 1451–1480.

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Not far from Krk in 49 BC there was a decisive sea battle between Caesar and Pompey, which was described impressively by the Roman writer Lucan (AD 39–65) in his work Pharsalia.

Due to its location, closest to the Uskoks of Senj, it served as a lookout point and the first line of defence against the Uskoks.

The fictional island Everon from the video game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is based on Krk.

Marcantonio Negri

After four years at St. Mark's, he became abbot of a monastery at Veglia (now Krk, Croatia), on an island off the coast of Dalmatia, a position which still required his part-time involvement at St. Mark's.

Principality of Krk

The Principality of Krk was a semi-independent principality on the Croatian-Adriatic island of Krk that existed from 1451 to 1480 during the late middle ages.


Rijeka

The city is difficult to get to by air; there is Rijeka Airport, city's own international airport, but the airport is located on the nearby island of Krk with the tolled Krk Bridge in between.

Šilo

It is also 20 kilometers far from Krk Bridge; 19.1 km from the main city of the island, Krk; 13.6 km from Vrbnik, another settlement on Krk; and 47.7 km from Rijeka, which is the most important Croatian harbor and the third largest city in the country.


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