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Opatija (Italian Abbazia) is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast, population 7,850 (2001), total municipality population 12,719 (2001). Opatija is situated in the Gulf Kvarner (Quarnero or Carnaro) in a sheltered position at the foot of Ucka mountain ... more »
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Hotels Opatija (Italian Abbazia) is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast, population 7,850 (2001), total municipality population 12,719 (2001).
Opatija is situated in the Gulf Kvarner (Quarnero or Carnaro) in a sheltered position at the foot of Ucka mountain (Monte Maggiore), with Vojak peak at 1401 m. Opatija is located 90 km from Trieste by rail and 82 km from Pula by road. The city is geographically on the Istrian peninsula, though it is not in Istria county, but Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
It is a popular summer and winter resort, with average temperatures of 10°C in winter, and 25°C in summer. Opatija is surrounded by beautiful woods of laurel. The whole sea-coast to the north and south of Opatija is rocky and picturesque, and contains several smaller winter resorts.
The old abbey, San Giacomo della Priluca, from which the place derives its name (abbazia and opatija mean "abbey" in Italian and Croatian, resp.) has been converted into a villa.
The city's most prestigious sight is the Villa Angiolina, which was built in 1844 by Ignio Scarpa, a rich merchant from Rijeka. The first hotel, the Hotel Kvarner, was built in 1884. Opatija is known for the Lady with the seagull, a statue which is positioned by the Juraj Šporer pavilion.
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