Sveti Juraj

Sveti Juraj (also Jurjevo, Hungarian: Szent György falva, German translated St. George) is a fishing village on the Croatian coast, ten kilometers south of Senj, with 961 inhabitants. It is located on the Croatian coast road adriatic headroad at the foot of the Velebit mountains. The mountain pass Oltar (1002 m), Sveti Juraj on the Velebit massif.

The town lives mainly from tourism and fishing. There is also a wood factory.

In the bay of Sveti Juraj is a sheltered anchorage for small boats. In front of the harbor is a rocky island.

Sveti Juraj is known for the numerous sources of drinking water in the area.

The small harbor is home to fishing boats that go mainly for scampi fishing on the sea. Sveti Juraj evolved to the point where you can most easily cross the Velebit mountain range (over the mountain pass Oltari, 1002 m) and where water is abundant. The large beach ends at the south side with a shallow bay that is and south partly protected from the westerly wind well before that but the incoming falling over the mountain pass Oltar Bora Stormwind nothing to oppose. On the coast near Sveti Juraj several bays with beaches lie (pebble). In the small colony cove south of Sveti Juraj is a sheltered anchorage for smaller vessels.

History

Above the town are the remains of prehistoric settlement Lopsice, during the Roman period was here the municipality Lopsica. The settlement and the island of Lisac were connected to an artificial bridge of stone and sand. Over time, parts of the city sank into the sea. Today you can find in the sea remains of the old settlement.

In the 12th century the Benedictine monastery " Sveti Juraj " was founded.

In the 14th century Gothic church " St. Filip and Jacob " was built at the Benedictine monastery. The Gothic architecture is among the finest in the Velebitgebiet.

At the beginning of the 15th century the Turks began attacks against the city. In the 16th century Lopsice was, because of the dauendern Turks attacks, abandoned and the inhabitants moved out.

Middle of the 18th century, the city is rebuilt and given a commercial port.

Mid- 19th century, the monastery was abandoned.

Attractions

• Island Lisac
• The old St. George's Church
• The new St. George's Church