Jadranovo

Jadranovo
Jadranovo Location of Jadranovo within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°10′N 14°41′E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,148
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	51264
Area code(s)	051

Jadranovo is a small coastal town in the northern coast of Croatia. Tourism here has flourished due to its proximity to Crikvenica.

Geography

Jadranovo is at approximately 45°10′N 14°41′E. This is 8 km from Crikvenica and 26 km from Rijeka. Jadranovo is on the sunny northern Adriatic coast and is divided into two parts by a small peninsula. This peninsula contains the Bay of Lokvišće.

History

Archeological Ruins Lokvišće

The favourable climate of Jadranovo has already attracted early settlers. The oldest finds at the archaeological ruins of Lokvišće date back to the Stone Age (6500 BC - 4000 BC).

In the Bay of Lokvišće, there were found a large number of broken amphorae. This indicates that Lokvišće was a small port with warehouses for the production and storage of wine and olive oil.

In the 8th and 9th Century this area was populated by Croats, from the northern region of Dalmatia. In the immediate past, at the beginning of the 20th century, Jadranovo was populated by fishermen and bricklayers. In 1935, the first tourists were welcomed. Since then the place has become a prominent tourist destination with a large number of regular guests.

Economy

Tourism is the largest part of the economy in Jadranovo. Although Jadranovo does not have a large capacity hotel, thanks to private accommodation arranged in rooms and apartments, Jadranovo can accommodate up to three thousand guests. During the summer there are fun events like the traditional fishermen's festival.