About Primorje-Gorski Kotar country

Rijeka Croatia Primorje-Gorski Kotar County borders in the north with the Republic of Slovenia, in the west with Istria County, in the east with the Counties of Karlovac and Lika-Senj, while in the south-east, at the Gate of Kvarner, it has a sea borderline with County of Zadar.
The area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is divided into three regions - the mountainous, the littoral and the island region - with the overall area of 3582 square kilometres, or 6.3% of the total national territory.

Delnice Croatia The mountainous region (Gorski Kotar) has a temperate continental to mountainous climate with rich forest and water resources and it is an area renowned for the excellent quality of air and water and therefore has a rich plant and animal life. National park Risnjak is part of Gorski Kotar. Area is not built-up and it is scarcely populated. In the western part of Gorski kotar the highest mountain peaks are Risnjak (1528m) and Snjeznik (1506m), while in the eastern part Bjelolasica (1534m) and Visevica (1428m). Between these two areas, towards the north-west, there is a lowland area via the Dobra and Kupa river valleys.
The littoral region is characterized by the Mediterranean climate with some influences of the mountainous climate in the winter (wind, rain and snow). This area forms a semicircle around the Bay of Rijeka and the Channel of Vinodol, between the crests of Ucka (1396m) in the west and mountains in the north and north-east on the edge of Gorski kotar.
Cres Island Croatia The island region, characterized by the Mediterranean climate, is made up of two strings of Kvarner islands: the western string with Cres, Losinj and some smaller islands, and the eastern string with Krk and Rab and some uninhabited islands between them. The largest islands are Krk and Cres - 405.8 square kilometres each. The Vransko Lake on the island of Cres, with its surface 13m above sea level, is a unique hydrographical phenomenon in the Adriatic.

Life in the area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County existed already in Prehistoric times. Traces of Prehistoric inhabitants of the area can be found in Lopar, on the island of Rab, on Osorcica, on the island of Losinj, on the slopes of Cicarija and especially in the areas of Brsec, Moscenice and Lovran. Traces can also be seen from Kastav to Rijeka and all the way to Lokve in Gorski kotar. In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County a rich and varied cultural and historical heritage has been preserved.

Bascanska ploca Croatia Among epigraphic monuments the most famous are:
Tablet of Baska, the most precious monument of Croatian historical and cultural heritage, and the most important testimony of Glagolitic culture.
The Vinodol Statutes, the Croatian list of Customary law from 1288 - can rightfully be compared with other European legal documents from the Middle Ages written in the national languages.

Tourism is one of the most important economic activities and sources of employment in the County. Statistically, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar Country is one of the two strongest tourism counties in Croatia, accounting for 23 percent of all tourist visits to the country.

Primorsko-goranska County comprises 14 towns and 21 municipality with 536 settlements within towns and municipalities.
Towns: Rijeka, Bakar, Cres, Crikvenica, Cabar, Delnice, Kastav, Kraljevica, Krk, Mali Losinj, Novi Vinodolski, Opatija, Rab, Vrbovsko.
Municipalities: Baska, Brod Moravice, Cavle, Dobrinj, Fuzine, Jelenje, Klana, Kostrena, Lokve, Lovran, Malinska, Matuji, Moscenicka Draga, Mrkopalj, Omisalj, Punat, Ravna Gora, Skrad, Vinodolska opcina, Viskovo, Vrbnik.

Economical and administrative centre is Rijeka.

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