Bakar
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| Bakar | |
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 Bakar
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| Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°32′E / 45.317°N 14.533°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Setled | 1st century |
| Name the city Bakar for the first time | 1288 |
| has been declared a free city | May 13 1798 |
| acquired the status of Royal Borough | April 23 1799 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomislav Klarić |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Metro | 1,566 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 51222 |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
| Website | bakar.hr |
Bakar (Italian: Buccari, Turkish: Bakır (copper), Hungarian: Szádrév) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town is 1,566 (2001), while the population of the municipality is 7,773. 90% declare themselves Croats (2001). The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar. "Bakar" is the Croatian and Turkish word for copper. Bakar is a port for bulk cargo and used to be known for its industrial complex that included coke factory which produced considerable amount of pollution. Bakar's coke factory was closed in 1995 and the area's pollution has subsided significantly.
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[edit] City villages
Bakar, Hreljin, Krasica, Kukuljanovo, Plosna, Ponikve, Praputnjak, Škrljevo and Zlobin.
| The population of villages, year 2004. | |
| Bakar | 1566 |
| Hreljin | 1982 |
| Krasica | 1295 |
| Kukuljanovo | 811 |
| Plosna | 43 |
| Praputnjak | 575 |
| Škrljevo | 1153 |
| Zlobin | 290 |
| other places | 58 |
[edit] Coat of arms
Bakar was granted its coat of arms and town privileges in 1799 by Empress Maria Theresa. The coat of arms was in the artistic style typical for the period, with a cartouche with large landscapes and ornamentation around the shield within a circular inscription.
The shield of the coat of arms features a red-and-white checkered top or "chief", with three local gray stone castles on green hills in the middle, and a black anchor on orange at the bottom.
[edit] Recognizable buildings
- Turkish house: built by an unknown architect, possibly in the 14th century, this peculiar building resembles Ottoman architecture. Following 1965 reconstruction the house served as an artistic atelier.
- Roman house: former monastery, built in the 18th century
- Parish church of St. Andrew the Apostle: originally built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1323 by earthquake. In the Middle Ages its catacombs were used for wealthy people to hide from plague that passed the city. It is the third largest late Baroque church in Croatia.
- Kaštel (Castel): A castle built in the 16th century by the order of Emperor Ferdinand I and used as a protection against the Turks. It has three kitchens, two dungeons, little chapel of St. Michael, and many other rooms.
[edit] Trivia
In 1972 director Radley Metzger filmed his movie Score in Bakar, Croatia.
[edit] External links
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