Lovran

Lovran ( German: Lauran, Italian: Laurana ) is a climatic spa and seaside resort about 5 km south of Opatija, Croatia, and is part of the Primorje - Gorski Kotar. The name " Lovran " derives from Croatian " Lovor " = " laurel " from. Laurels are both in the arms of Lovran and in the surrounding vegetation lush yet.

History

Lovran has a small, once fortified, medieval town center. However, the rise of the former fishing village with 3640 inhabitants, today began only in the course of development of Abbazia / Opatija by the Austrian Southern Railway Company at the end of the 19th century. In 1884, the 12 km long beach promenade was opened to Abbazia and Volosko, built after 1885, a road to Abbazia. Between 1891 and 1893, there was an explosive increase in tourism. 1905 Lovran was declared a health resort. From 1908 until the 1930s it was popular connected to Abbazia and the railway station Matulji by an electric tram. Among the most famous spa guests Lovrans include Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Thomas Bernhard and Karl Lueger. In recent decades, Lovran also developed into a center of summer tourism.

Nature and climate

The surroundings of Lovran is rich in forests and shows chestnut and evergreen vegetation. The climate is mild: the average air temperature in January is 5.8 ° C and in July 23.3 ° C; on average, it recorded 2230 hours of sunshine a year. In winter protects the ridge of the brooks Lovran from cold wind, in the summer softens the light coming from the brooks breeze the heat.

Personalities

• Viktor Car Emin, writer
• Luciano Laurana, architect of the Early Renaissance