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THE ISSUE 35 | saturday, august 1st 2009 | YEAR II

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The nautical
heritage of Sibenik
The Sibenik County has always had strong links with the sea. Along the
county’s coastline are many examples of towns that have developed due to
the benefits of the sea. Of course it was also necessary to defend yourself
from seaborne attacks.
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FROM THE EDITOR

ECCLESTONE BACK IN CROATIA A 20 MILLIONTH PASSENGER ARRIVED WITH CROATIA AIRLINES
WITH A BRUNETTE
Croatia Airlines had its 20 millionth passenger last Friday. Lucky Boris Jakopovic
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has retur- arrived on a flight from Amsterdam to Zagreb and was welcomed by Croatia Airli-
ned to Croatia on holiday after his divorce from nes’ representatives at the airport. The young student received a gift of two return
his wife Slavica, who is of Croatian descent. The tickets and hotel accommodations in the international destination of his choice.
Croatian daily Jutarnji List has reported he arri- Croatia Airlines head Ivan Misetic said the company had transported 11.14 million
ved accompanied by a good-looking brunette. passengers on regular international flights, 6.71 million passengers on domestic
The newspaper said Ecclestone had commented flights and 2.14 million passengers on special flights in the past 18 years.
he had come to Croatia with car-racing business
partners. The two were spotted in the southern
town of Trogir, which Ecclestone had regularly
visited with his former wife. The Formula 1 bo-
ss was reportedly spotted buying roses at a local
market. He arrived in Trogir aboard the 60-me-
tres-long yacht Petara, named after his daughters
Mark Thomas Petra and Tamara.
mark.thomas@sibenik-times.com

Welcome to our beautiful city and to

the seventeenth edition of the second
season of “The Sibenik Times”. I won-
der how many people that travel to
foreign shores learn to speak the ba-
sics of the local language before trav-
elling. I know I do, even if it’s just ‘hello’
or ‘thank you’ I like to learn a few basic
words just to help me on my travels –
this has helped me a few times. Even if
what you are attempting to say might
come out completely wrong and al-
most certainly with a horrible accent CROATIA HOSTED 242,000 TOURISTS OVER THE WEEKEND
the simple fact that you are trying will
be meet with sympathetic ears. On a Croatia hosted 242,000 tourists this weekend, around 7,000 more than during the
personal level I can remember the fun- last weekend in July 2008. According to the Ministry of Interior, there were 986,000
ny stories that my wife and her group foreign and 256,000 domestic tourists in a total of 454,000 vehicles over the weekend.
of friends made in London whilst they At the same time, 1,144,000 million tourists left Croatia over the weekend. The num-
were living there. There was the com- ber of vehicles and passengers crossing into and out of Croatia was the highest for a
mon one of walking into a pub and weekend this year. There were 88,000 passengers and 15,000 vehicles more than on
asking for “two bears please” instead the previous weekend. As usual, the most traffic occurred on Saturday when 474,000
of two beers. Another friend has just passengers and 167,000 vehicles entered Croatia. On Sunday, 411,000 passengers arri-
made herself something to eat when ved in Croatia, on Friday 357,000.
her boss walked into the room. Seeing
him enter she wanted to be respectful
and ask him if he wanted to join her.
Instead she rather comically asked POLICE APPEAL TO DRIVERS CROATIAN KUNA ‘AMONG FASTEST-GROWING CURRENCIES’
“would you enjoy me?” My wife also TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS
made some classically humorous mis- The Croatian kuna is one of the faster that for those going on holiday Croatia
takes. One of the funniest was actu- growing currencies there are, according to is an increasingly desirable destination.
ally on her first trip over Dubrovnik to new research. In a list devised by the Post Head of travel Sarah Munro commented:
London. As she was travelling to Eng- Office, Croatia came seventh, recording “Confidence seems to be returning to the
land for the first time she had packed growth of 11 per cent, from January to holiday market and our currency sales in
several traditional presents, includ- June of this year. As of June 2009, it had recent weeks indicate that UK tourists are
ing a bag full of rogać. While waiting recorded growth of 19 per cent and was responding to the great-value deals availa-
she feel into conversation with a UN ranked at number ten. Croatia was said to ble for overseas travel.” Top of the currency
solider travelling home to Canada be the only Eastern European country who- growing list for June was the South African
and when he saw the “unusual fruit” se currency was not struggling. The figures rand with a 176 per cent increase. At the
she was carrying he wanted to taste were part of the Post Office’s research into current time (July 21st), one British pound
it. With every bite he took he liked trends in currency purchasing, indicating is worth around 8.5 Croatian kuna.
the fruit more and more and asked to
try another. Whilst eating the second
one my wife realised that if he ate too
many he might have problems going
to the toilet and desperately tried
to explain this to him. She ended up
saying to him that if he ate too many
“your shit not go down!” Needless to
say the Canadian laughed so much his
blue helmet fell off. Of course making
mistakes in a language is not unique The police have asked drivers to obey traffic re-
to English and I myself have made gulations in the wake of recent accidents on the Za-
and still make some great ones, and greb-Split motorway. The police have asked drivers
will probably make many more even not to park and turn around or back up on the mo-
funnier ones in the years to come. At torway. The Ministry of the Interior has said fines
the end of the day you learn from mis- for violations or traffic regulations will range from
takes. It was the American writer El- 300 kunas (41 Euros) – 2,000 kunas (274 Euros).
bert Hubbard who said “The greatest Two people died, and two were severely injured
mistake you can make in life is to be in an accident on 22 June caused by wrong-way
continually fearing you will make one.” driving on the motorway.
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DID YOU KNOW?

MORE JAPANESE CHOOSING
CROATIA TRAVEL EXPERIENCE • Sibenik celebrates its day of the
city on the 29th of September.
More Japanese people embarked on a Croatia travel trip last • St. Jacob Cathedral in Sibenik
year than they did in 2007, it has been reported. According to the was recognised by UNESCO on the
Croatian Times, there was a 66 per cent increase in the number of 30th of November 2000 when it
Japanese tourists heading to Croatian accommodation in 2008. So- was placed on the list of protect-
me 144,000 people from the eastern nation decided that a holiday ed world monuments.
Croatia style is what they were looking for. • The Sibenik-Knin County has
This news comes in the week that airlines across Europe have 806 kilometres of coastline, five
either launched or announced their intention to launch more fli- rivers, three big and ten small
ghts to Croatia. Earlier this week, easyJet started up a Liverpool to lakes.
Dubrovnik route - the first link-up between Croatia and the north- • The readers of the English
west English city. newspaper “The Sunday Times”
Moreover, at the start of July travellers will be able to reach Cro- voted in 2003 that Croatia was
atian villas and other accommodation from Madrid because Spain’s the most sought after tourist
national airline Iberia will be running flights from the Spanish ca- destination.
pital city to Zagreb. • The editors of one of the most
well known tourist guides, The
Lonely Planet, placed Croatia in
fourth place as the most popular
SEA WATER QUALITY - ANOTHER REASON FOR CROATIA destination for 2004.
• The Sibenik International Chil-
For those looking to take a summer holiday, Croatia has always dren’s Festival, which is held at
offered a number of attractions. Now, the country’s Ministry of En- the end of June and beginning of
vironmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction have July, has been held for the last 50
revealed that the sea water along the nation’s Adriatic coastline is of years.
excellent quality. Reporting the findings, the Black Sea Association • Dolphins are often seen swim-
of National News Agencies said that bathing conditions are deemed ming in the seas around the Sibe-
“good” at 16 of the beaches along the coast and “satisfactory” at ni- nik County.
ne. All testing was conducted during the course of May and it will • One of the oldest and most
offer encouragement to Europeans planning a vacation Croatia style popular meals in Dalmatia and in
in the coming months. Other reasons for choosing a Croatia travel Sibenik is sardines in olive oil.
experience above other European destinations include the fact that it • ACI Marina in Vodice has 415
is home to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik and thousands of islands in berths and 90 dry berths.
the Dalmatia region. Holidaymakers looking for culture, a hot climate • The city of Knin is 56 kilometres
or fantastic scenery are likely to find Croatia meets their requirements. from Sibenik.
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und the county
Aro
Primošten is certainly one
the most beautiful places on
the Adriatic coastline. It gets
its name from the peninsular
on which it is situated and whi-
ch until the 16th century was
detached from the mainland.
In 1542, in the days when the
Turkish were conquering the
area, the local inhabitants bu-
ilt a movable bridge together
with towers and fortifications
so they could defend them-
selves from enemies. When
the Turkish retreated and the
threat of invasion ceased the
bridge was destroyed and in
its place an embankment was
constructed which is still in
place today. Today a network
of narrow side streets criss-cro-
ss the peninsular with typical
Dalmatian walls, buildings and
architecture. The town’s skyline
is dominated by the church St.
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Jurja, whose foundations were
laid in 1760. Inside this beau-
tiful church are kept precious
paintings such as The Virgin
Mary (which has a solid silver
frame) and St. Maria with St.
Luke (painted in 1719) as well
as a graveyard with a specta-
cular panorama. This, howe-
ver, isn’t the oldest church in
the area. This honour goes to
St. Jere which was constructed
in 1460 and is located in Široke
near to Primošten. Due to the
location and climate, Primošten
has been recognised as a tourist
destination for a long time. In
fact tourist development goes
back at least fifty years. The
symbol of tourism in the area
is the hotel complex Primošten,
which despite being damaged
in the Homeland War and lo-
sing some of its capacity, has
kept its image and has been
renovated in the last few years.
Primošten also has a strong hi-
story with wine production and
olive growing and with these
roots has developed “rural” to-
urism recently in the surroun-
ding countryside. Apart from
the already established produc-
tion of domestic smoked ham
(pršut) and cheese, the area is
also now famous for the deve-
lopment of ecologically frien-
dly foods including chick peas,
lentils, beans and of course
the unmistakeable olive oils.
The most well known product
of this area is almost certainly
the red wine “Babić”, which is
produced from grapes grown
in the Bucavac region. These
vineyards have the official sta-
tus of a monument to “peoples
work” and a painting depicting
them hangs from a reception
hall in the UN headquarters in
primošten
New York. In close proximity to
Primošten lies the marina Kre-
mik. The beauty of this marina
is unique on the Adriatic Sea
and it is certainly one of the
safest and most well protected
marinas in the region. It is de-
fended from winds from all fo-
ur points of the compass and is
well used by mariners from all
over the world, there are also
an organised diving and sur-
fing clubs. It is also possible to
anchor yachts, with a draft up
to 3.5 meters, close to the town
of Primošten. But care must be
taken because the port is open
to winds from the south and
west and good attention must
be taken when mooring and
anchoring. Apart from the rich
gastronomic offer the town has
to offer there are a number of
other interesting activities for
guests. For younger guests and
the “young at heart” a disco,
“Aurora” is situated on the hill
overlooking the town, which is
in fact the largest in this part
of the Adriatic. Two important
events for the area are the tradi-
tional “Primošten Festival” and
the “Primošten delicacies” whi-
ch are held in the first week of
August. Also mention must be
made of the art gallery “Sfere”
as well as the ambient gallery
“Kamene Sfere”. In Primošten
there is also a ballet school, run
by the famous ballet experts
Ane Roje and Oskar Harmoš.
There are also plans to turn the
Orson Welles’s former villa into
a museum. The world famous
actor fell in love with the area
so much that he planned to live
here permanently; unfortuna-
tely his premature death ended
his dream of enjoying his Pri-
mošten vision.

Operation “Storm”
The military action “Storm”
took place between the 4th and
7th of August 1995 and was the
biggest and most significant
operation of the Croatian army
and a symbol of the Homeland
War (1991-1995). Even though
this large military operation
didn’t liberate the whole coun-
ty, Storm signaled the end of
the war in Croatia. Liberating
the area around the city of Bi-
hać, Storm also played a key
role in the liberation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The action
changed the strategic relations
in the whole region and the mi-
litary forces of Croatia proved
themselves as a powerful mili-
tary power. The most important
result of Storm was the defeat
of the concept of Great Serbia
on Croatian land as well as de-
veloping conditions for the end
of the war in Bosnia and Her-
zegovina.
The Croatian army and poli-
ce freed occupied areas under
control of the Serbian forces.
The whole of the legally for-
med Croatian land was returned
from being occupied apart from
the eastern area of Slavonia.
Around 10,400 kilometers squa-
red or 18,4% of the total surface
area of the Republic of Croatia
was liberated in the action.
The two opposing military
parties in Storm were the Cro-
atian army (HV) and the Ser-
bian army Krajine (SVK). The
Croatian army was also assisted
by the 5th army of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The Yugoslavian
army didn’t react to the Croa-
tian attack, while the Republic
of Serbia army only really got
actively involved on the 7th of
August when they attacked the
Croatian army with airplanes in
Kutina, Virovitica, Požega and
Županja.
On the eve of operation
Storm the military forces of Cro-
atian composed of three forces:
the Croatian Army, the Croatian
Navy and the Croatian Air force.
The largest force was the Croati-
an army which was made up of
six areas. Every area composed
of one or two infantry guard de-
ployments, a few brigades and
regiments.
The Croatian police forces
were also strong, as an infantry
brigade, but without the charac-
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teristic support that the army
has. In total, in Storm, between
150,000 and 200,000 soldiers
were involved on the Croatian
side. The army also had 400
tanks and around 350 artillery
weapons. The military power of
the Serbian side was organized
into six land divisions as well as
the air force. In operation Storm
40,000 Serbian soldiers, 200
tanks and 250 artillery weapons
were involved.
Operation Storm started at
dawn on the 4th of August 1995
with a heavy bombardment by
the Croatian artillery on Serbian
positions over a 630 kilometer
long front, which was the lar-
gest in Europe since the end of
World War II. In comparison,
the front line in the Ardennes in
1994 was 110 kilometers long.
The peace keeping forces of the
UN who were situated on the
front line (UNCRO) were infor-
med in advance that the opera-
tion would begin. The Croatian
President Dr. Frano Tuđman
publicly invited the Serbian Ar-
my Krajine (SVK) to surrender
and guaranteed them complete
amnesty to Croatian law.
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INTERVIEW Mr. David Lambasa
200 years of Croati
We all know that Croatia is
a country that has strong links
with sports. In fact you could qu-
ite easily say that Croatians are
sports mad. However one sport
that you wouldn’t in a million
years associate with Croatia is
cricket. Believe it or not there is
a long history of cricket in Cro-
atia and this year the country is
celebrating 200 years of cricket.
The heritage of the game go all
the way back to the time when
an English naval captain in the
times of the Napoleonic Wars
was stationed on the island of
Vis and being a cricket lover or-
dered his troops to build a cric-
ket pitch.
Since those early beginnings
Croatian cricket has slowly de-
veloped and there are now three
cricket clubs in the country, in
Zagreb, on Vis and in Sibenik.
This week I spoke to a member
of the Croatian National Cricket
Team, Mr. David Lambasa, who
although born and breed in We-
stern Australia has strong roots
in Sibenik.
•• How did you end up in Si-
benik?
My parents are originally
from Sibenik but I was born and
breed in Fremantle, Western Au-
stralia and in fact I lived most of
my early adult life there. I have
also lived in a number of diffe-
rent places all over the world
but it seems I have constantly
ended up in Croatia at one time
or another. Basically my plan is
to live on a permanent basis in
Sibenik, but the businesses I run
in Australia means that I have to
go back there now and then. But
now you could say that home is
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Sibenik.
•• What do you miss about Au-
stralia?
I would have to say the first
thing that I miss is my family. On
a lighter note I also miss things
connected with the sea such as
fishing and surfing.
•• How often do you get back
to Australia?
I need to get back at least on-
ce a year and normally I go over
the Christmas period. In that
way I get to see my family and
do the work I need to do there.
Of course, due to the distance
and the flights involved, I tend
to go back for a month or even
longer.
•• How have you been accep-
ted by the local community?
I have been welcomed with
open arms. In fact my surname,
Lambasa, is a popular local sur-
name so I tend to fit in imme-
diately. Don’t forget I’ve been
coming to Croatia since I was a
child, so I was accepted from an
early age.
•• How good is your Croatian?
I speak pretty much fluent
Croatian; of course due to my
accent they can tell that I’m not
actually a local.
•• What was a cultural shock
for you when you came to live
in Croatia?
To be honest it’s a completely
different way of life than in Au-
stralia. Croatia and Croatians
have a very laid back way of li-
fe. Here people work to live and
not live to work. In Australia the
life style tends to be a very much
Western way, when I’m in Au-
stralia I work twelve hours a day
but here it’s a different story. to
tell you the truth I actually think
that the Croatian life style is a
much better way of living.
•• You are a member of the
Croatian National Cricket
team.
Yes, that’s right I play for
the national cricket team in
Croatia. When you look at the
national team as a whole there
is probably a 50/50 breakdown
of local players and ex-pats. It’s
great that so many locally born
players have got involved. The-
re are three established cricket
clubs in Croatia, one in Zagreb,
one on the island of Vis and the
third here in Sibenik.
The oldest is the one on the
island of Vis and has a very
interesting history. In 1809 an
English admiral, William Hoste,
was stationed on the island and
was a keen cricket player and he
ordered his troops to construct a
cricket ground there. In fact it’s
one of the oldest cricket grounds
in Europe and has been recogni-
sed by the MCC and by Lords.
This year the MCC will travel
to Vis and play a tournament
to celebrate the bicentenary of
cricket in Croatia. It is a great
honour for us that the MCC and
Lords to come here.
•• How difficult has it been to
raise interest for the sport in
Sibenik?
As you probably know cric-
ket is not a main stream sport
in Croatia, however Croatians
really do love their sports. In
the last ten years Croatian cric-
ket has risen from division six in
Europe to division two. So over
a relatively short period of time
we’ve moved on in leaps and bo-
unds. Now we are in the same
division as countries like Germa-
ny and France. The plan in Sibe-
nik is to set up a cricket ground
so that the locals can become
more involved. It’s not that easy
to find coastal land that is sui-
table for a cricket pitch so we’re
having a battle at the moment.
We are trying hard to work with
the local population to find an
area that we would use not only
for cricket but for all sports. At
the same time it would be nice
to offer the local children a piece
of grass where they could play
as there is a great deficit of grass
areas. At the moment we play all
our matches in Split. The three
clubs in Croatia play each other
on a regular basis and have their
own league. The club from Za-
greb is pretty much made up of
all local players; whilst on the
island of Vis there are a couple
of excellent English players. The
recent 20 – 20 world cup in En-
gland was shown on Eurosport
2 and had great interest here,
apparently the TV ratings were
great in Croatia.
•• What are your plans for the
future?
I’m here to stay, so my plans
are to settle down in Sibenik. I’m
single and unmarried so maybe
that could be one plan for the
future. Cricket will of course be
a large part of my life here. I lo-
ve Croatia and I love cricket so
the fact that I have been able to
combine the two is ideal. Playing
for the national team is a great
honour. I’m also motivated to
get more children involved in
the game here at grass roots
level.
The Croatian National
Cricket Team
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ian cricket
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Protect yourself from the sun
Summer is a great time to have fun outdoors. It’s also a
time to take precautions to avoid sunburns, which can
increase your risk of skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of
the most common form of cancer. Exposure to the sun’s
ultraviolet (UV) rays appears to be the most important
environmental factor involved with developing skin can-
cer. During the summer months, UV radiation tends to
be greater.
It’s always wise to choose more than one way to cover up
when you’re in the sun. Use sunscreen and put on a shirt.
Seek shade and grab your sunglasses. Wear a hat, but
rub on sunscreen too. Combining these sun protective
actions helps protect your skin from the sun’s damaging
UV rays. UV rays reach you on cloudy and hazy days, as
well as bright and sunny days. UV rays will also reflect
off any surface like water, cement, sand, and snow. Addi-
tionally, UV rays from artificial sources of light, like tan-
ning beds, cause skin cancer and should be avoided. Most
forms of skin cancer can be cured. However, the best way
to avoid skin cancer is to protect your skin from the sun.

Sibenik Cuisine
The cuisine of Sibenik and
the islands follows the trend of
modern nutritional cooking. The
brief thermal preparation of fo-
odstuffs (mainly boiling or gri-
lling) and plenty of fish, olive oil,
vegetables and home-grown her-
bs found near the sea is why this
cuisine is considered to be very
healthy. Meals along the Dalma-
tian coast are heavily influenced
by their Italian ancestry which is
why the coastal resorts tend to
fill up with Italians in summer.
Often the meals begin with a
nice plate of pasta; black risotto
or spaghetti in squid ink sauce
is especially popular. Dalmatian
cuisine relies heavily on the fresh
fish and seafood that are caught
(or farmed) offshore. Look for
sea bass, grouper, scorpion fish,
pilchards, mackerel, squid and
sea bream. Fish is usually grilled
with local olive oil, garlic and le-
mon. Regions with an abundance
of fresh water are famous for the-
ir frog, eel and river crab dishes.
Meat isn't forgotten either. Thin
slices of smoked Dalmatian ham
(pršut) are often on the appetizer
list. Lamb is popular either boiled
or baked. Dalmatian pasticada is
a meat stew (beef stuffed with
lard and roasted in wine and
spices) often served with gno-
cchi. One local delicacy is dishes
baked under an iron bell this is
a traditional method of cooking
meat and vegetable dishes in a
metal dome buried in glowing
embers. If you plan on trying this
style of cooking then restaurants
will normally need up to 3 hours
notice in advance to prepare the
food, although it is well worth
the wait. Connoisseurs of cheese
must try all the different cheeses
on offer. In the markets one finds
a thick white cheese sold in little
plastic sacks and usually eaten,
as an accompaniment to a salad,
with salt and pepper. Paski sir,
a hard cheese from the isle of
Pag, is an excellent cheese and
one of the most reputed. Typi-
cal Dalmatian desserts win the
heart with their simplicity. The
most usual ingredients include
Mediterranean fruit, dried figs
and raisins, almonds, honey, egg.
Famous wines include Dingac
and Postup then there are Posip
and Grk, etc. And also Prosecco
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(a sweet dessert wine), the very
strong grape (loza) and herbal
brandies (travarica, grapes with
medicinal herbs) and liqueurs.
The Croatian beers most frequ-
ently drunk are Ozujsko beer and
Kariovacko beer, both of which
are excellent. Foreign beers tend
to be more expensive, so unless
you have a preference for a par-
ticular foreign beer you’ll do no
wrong choosing Croatian. The
Sibenik County offers a wide ran-
ge of places to dine. They range
from rustic charm to silver ser-
vice, catering for all manner of
special occasions. The menus of
restaurants in Sibenik are mainly
based on local specialties. Altho-
ugh recently a wider variety of
cuisines has emerged. The wor-
king hours of most restaurants
are from 11.00 - 24.00, although
it is normally never a problem if
you wish to stay longer. The pri-
ce includes taxes, but the service
charge is almost never included
and is not mandatory. It is a cu-
stomary, however, that if you are
satisfied with the service a 10%
tip of the total amount is usually
a fair tip.
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bit of everything
Little
The Sibenik – Knin County is full of
interesting sights and sounds. Its history
and tradition are rich, complicated and
fascinating. Its nature and wildlife, in-
cluding two national parks, are unique
and breathtaking. Its cuisine and wine
are world class. The connection to the sea
When speaking about the 6000 year long
existence of the Skradin area, historians en-
dowed with wisdom search for the reasons
of that continuity in its location and geo-stra-
tegic position.
History always looks for great and sen-
sible reasons. However, the truth is often
much simpler since people and everyday life
are smarter than history. Skradin is simply
magical in its each and every detail. In the
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Fact files
is unbreakable.
And finally its people are friendly, ge-
nerous and warm. Every week we’ll bring
you a few short fact files of different areas
of life in the county so that you can better
comprehend the culture that surrounds
you.
skradin
loud morning silence that gets under your
skin and the stentorian traditional folk klapa
singing that touches your heart. In the peace
and quiet of the Visovac monastery and the
burst of water drops of the Skradinski Buk
waterfall. In each moment of enjoyment of
food which has skilfully managed to escape
both fridges and freezers which would rob
it of its natural aromas and has arrived tho-
roughly fresh at your table.
The city of Sibenik is best known
for its magnificent cathedral St. Jacob.
The cathedral is constructed entirely
of stone. Not only according to beauty,
construction and the significance of its
style is it the most important building
in the city but it is also recognized by
the more eminent world organizations.
ISLANDS AND COASTLINE
Sibenik Rivera has a very indented
coastline with numerous bays, ports,
more than 240 islands, reefs and points
including the national park of Kornati.
The direct airline length of the coastline
is 56.2 kilometers but in reality it is 806
kilometers long due to the amount of
inlets, rivers, bays and coves. The largest
island in the Sibenik County is Kornat
which has a surface area of 32,525,315
DONKEYS
The donkey is a symbol of Dalmatia.
Without this noble, timid, stubborn and
very hardworking animal life would ha-
ve been very different in Dalmatia. Pe-
ople wouldn’t have been able to move
so much stone, harvest so many grapes,
make roads and paths or build so many
houses, villages or towns. Men brought
water by donkey, climbed hills and mo-
untains, for people the donkey was the
The Sibenik Bridge is one of the most
attractive spots in the world for free
falling connected to a line of elastic, po-
pularly known as bungee jumping. In the
summer months a real crowd forms on
the bridge, both of jumpers and specta-
sibenik cathedral
On the 30th of November 200 the
cathedral was added to the list of pro-
tected cultural monuments of UNESCO.
The idea to build such a cathedral be-
gan in 1298 when Sibenik received the
title of “city”. The construction started
in 1431 and was finally completed in
1536.
meters squared. The inhabited islands
include Kopara, Gola Glava, Krapanj,
Zlarin, Prvić, Tribunj, Kaprije, Žirje and
Murter. On the island of Visovcu on the
river Krka live Franciscan monks. The
island with the highest peak is Kornat
with 237 meters, while the lowest inha-
bited islands are Krapanj, seven meters
above sea level and Tribunj only two
meters above sea level.
key to success and hope for the future.
And more importantly the donkey beca-
me man’s best friend and companion. In
a sign of gratitude for this unique animal
the towns of Tribunj and Primošten ha-
ve both placed a statue to the donkey in
the centre of the town. In Tribunj on the
first Saturday in August is held the big-
gest and most well known “race of the
donkeys” along the coast of the Adriatic.
THE SIBENIK BUTTON
tors. The brave among them throw them-
selves off the bridge over the Krka river
and fall 40 meters down before being ca-
tapulted by the nylon cord back up again.
Bungee jumping is open everyday during
the season and costs around 220 Kunas.
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st week in pictures
La 01
A contract was signed to construct a marina
1 and hotel complex in NCP marina last week. The
contract is worth 80 million Euros and Croatian
President, Mr. Stipe Mesic, was on hand to follow
events

02
Tourists on Vodice beach enjoyed the warmer
weather in many different ways

03
The American office for military co-operation has
funded development of the Knin hospital with a
donation of 130 thousand dollars

04
Bungee jumping from a height of 40 meters off
the Sibenik Bridge

05
What could be better than a dip in the Adriatic
Sea to cool you down

3
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august 1st 2009.

EVENTS August 2009. “DAYS OF JEZERA” 2009 - CULTURAL,

ŠIBENIK
svakog četvrtka Klapske večeri – Every Thursday through July – Vocal choir concerts
ENTERTAINING AND SPORTS PERFORMANCES
03.07-28.07. svakog petka - Šibensko lito – Every Friday – Sibenik summer
01.08.-18.08 Festival šibenskih trgova – Festival of Sibenik squares
21.08.-22.08. Dalmatinska šansona – Dalmatian Chanson

ROGOZNICA
01.08. Ribarska noć – Fisherman’s night

MARINA FRAPA
Every day International live Music, dj & dance shows
Cocktail & pool club 21:00 – 00:01
Disco – night club „admiral“ 24:00 – 04:00

ZLARIN
01.07.-01.09. Festival svjetla na Zlarinu – Festival of Light in Zlarin
01.08.-14.08. Lutkarski festival “Vesna Parun” – Puppet festival “Vesna Parun”
05.08. Zabavna grupa “Orange” Šibenik – Entertainment group “Orange”
09.08. Koncert “Raspjevani violoncello” – Concert “Raspjevani violoncello” 01.08 “Traditional games” - the cove of Jezera and Lokva
12.08. Zabavna grupa “Feniks” – Entertainment group “Feniks” 02.08. at 9:30 pm Jägermeister Adriatic tour 2009 – Jezerana's square
04.08. at 9:30 pm “How did our ancestors live and enjoy” - Jezerana's square
PRIMOŠTEN 05.08 at 9 pm an evening of Dalmatian songs (klapa mela) – Jezerana's square
09.08. povratak Gospe od Porta, Sv. Misa i procesija u pratnji brodica
Return of the Lady of Porta – procession

VODICE
02.08.-04.08. Vodičke noći – Night of Vodice
13.08. Večer dalmatinskih klapa – An evening of Dalmatian vocal choirs
16.08. Tradicionalni vodički običaji – Traditional customs of Vodice

GREBAŠTICA
01.08. Klapske večeri – Vocal choir evenings
08.08. Večer folklora (smotra folklora s gostima iz cijele Hrvatske)
An evening of folklore with groups from all over Croatia
15.08. Klapske večeri- Vocal choir evenings

PIROVAC
08.08. Folklorna večer i domaći običaji – Folklore evenings and local customs
12.08. Susret klapa – Vocal choirs
14.08. Ribarska večer – Fisherman’s night
23.08. Večer domaće kužine – An evening of local cuisines

Tisno
10.08. Međunarodna trka tovara – International donkey race
14.08. Koncert pučkih napjeva u crkvi Sv. Duha – Concert in St Soul church

TRIBUNJ
01.08. Tradicionalne magareće trke – Traditional donkey race
07.08 Koncert Đani Stipaničev – Concert Đani Stipaničev

BETINA
01.08. - 01.09. svaka treća večer - Večer betinske kuhinje – Every third evening –
An evening of Betina cuisine
08.08.-09.08. Tradicionalna betinska regata Optimist-Laser – Betina regatta – Optimist class
16.08. Regata za dušu i tilo – Regatta for the body and soul

KNIN
05.08. Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti – Day of Independence
krajem kolovoza Festival ruralne culture – End of August – festival of rural culture

SKRADIN
01.08. Tradicionalni susret klapa – Traditional vocal choirs

ZATON, RASLINA
16.08. Sv. Roko – Fešta – St Roko Festival

KRAPANJ
02.08. Krapanjska fešta – Festival of Krapanj
09.08. Smotra folklora, pisme i pjesništva – An evening of folklore, songs and poems

PRVIĆ ŠEPURINE
16.08. Fešta, Sv. Roko – Festival St Roko

PRVIĆ LUKA
02.08. Fešta – Festival

SRIMA
03.08. Srimarska fešta – Festival of Srima

History of the city
Sibenik excels among all
Croatian towns at the Adriatic
coast by its unique location in
a picturesque and large bay, at
the mouth of the Krka. Created
initially as a castrum, a fortifica-
tion or a campus, beneath the St.
Michael’s Fortress that still do-
minates the town, Sibenik was
mentioned for the first time in
1606, in a document issued by
the most important of Croatian
rulers - the king, Petar Krešimir
IV. Šibenik obtained its status of
a town in 1298, when the Dio-
cese of Šibenik was established.
A view of Sibenik reveals the
unique harmony of urban po-
etics of the town and its natu-
ral surroundings. The harbor,
connected with the open sea by
the St. Anthony Strait, has been
the initiator of development of
sailing, trading and the overall
economic prosperity of the town
for centuries. At the entrance in-
to the straight, there is the for-
tress of St. Nicholas, the most
important renaissance fortress
at the eastern coast of the Adri-
atic.The town is surrounded by
the fortresses of St. Michael, St.
John and Šubićevac that, toge-
ther with the fortress of St. Ni-
cholas, make the symbol of the
centuries long no subjugation of
Šibenik, confirmed in the recent
Fatherland War. The St. Jacob’s,
the cathedral of Šibenik, built for
over a century, is a testimony of
persistency, sacrifice and belief
of the generations of inhabitants
of Šibenik. By many things it is
unique not only in the Croatian
architecture, but in the Europe-
an as well: it is entirely built of
stone, no other material being
used; it is unique by the brave
structure of stone slabs and ribs,
with no binding material; it is
also unique among renaissance
churches by its trefoil front fa-
cade; finally, it is unique by the
harmony of its architecture and
the row of 71 realistic sculptu-
ral portraits around the apses.
Documents preserved from the
time of building of the cathedral
evidence contributions from the
entire community to its building,
but from many individuals as
well, including large number
of domestic stone-dressers, bu-
ilders and artisans. The most
important among them is Juraj
Matejev Dalmatinac, who came
from Zadar and who the town
of Šibenik commissioned in
1441 to take over the job of the
proto-master of the cathedral of
Šibenik.
The cathedral and the ne-
arby renaissance town hall,
other churches, palaces, and
the Prince’s Palace presently
housing the County Museum,
make probably the most beauti-
ful town square of the Croatian
urban heritage. In the 15th, and
the 16th century Šibenik was
among the Croatia’s most impor-
tant centers of humanism and
renaissance. They're lived and
worked writers Juraj Šižgorić,
Antun and Faust Vrančić, Petar
Divnić and Ivan Polikarp Severi-
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tan, composers Ivan Šibenčanin,
Julije Skjavetić and Ivan Luka-
čić, historian Dinko Zavorović,
painters Nikola Vladanov and
Juraj Čulinović, printers Martin
Kolunić - Rota, Horacije Forte-
zza and Natal Bonifacij, and
many sculptors and builders of
the Juraj Matejev Dalmatian's
circle. The scientist and visio-
nary, lexicographer and writer,
philosopher and teologist, Faust
Vrancic, is the best known figu-
re of the Croatian renaissance.
The writer of the first Croatian
dictionary, as well as the author
of the famous book of inventi-
ons, Machinae novae. Among
many ideas, there outstands
the drawing of homo volans,
the flying man, the first printed
picture of a parachute fly in the
history. The 14th century church
and monastery of St. Francis, the
first Croatian national shrine of
St. Nikola Tavelić, has been an
important ecclesiastical and
cultural center for centuries. In
the monastery collection, there
are over 150 incunabula and
that many valuable manuscript
codexes, including the famous
Sibenska molitva , the first Cro-
atian poetry text written in the
Latinism script. In the church,
there are organs made by well-
known Croatian organ designer
of the 18th century, Petar Nakić,
preserved in the original form.
The present vivid cultural life
of Sibenik is evident in the tra-
ditional International Children
Festival of Šibenik.
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SERVISNE INFORMACIJE / SERVICE INFORMATION SIBENIK • JEZERA • KNIN • MURTER • PIROVAC • PRIMOSTEN • ROGOZNICA
SIBENIK
Health
DAILY PHARMACY Centrala (until
August 8.); PHARMACY BALDEKIN,
Stjepana Radića 56a, tel. 332-068;
PHARMACY CENTRALA, Stjepana
Radića bb, tel. 213-539; PHARMACY
VAROŠ, Kralja Zvonimira 32, tel. 212-
539; PHARMACY PLENČA, Karla Vi-
pauca 21, tel. 214 -118, Osme dalmat-
inske udarne brigade 3, tel. 331-022;
DONACIJSKA PHARMACY, Braće
Polića bb, tel. 333-437, VITA- SPECI-
JALIZIRANA PRODAVAONICA
LIJEKOVIMA AND MEDICINSKIM
PROIZVODIMA, Biskupa Fosca 11, tel.
215-850 and Biskupa Milete 5a, tel.
310-525; PHARMACY BARANOVIĆ-
PETKOVIĆ, Stjepana Radića 1, tel.
212-061; PHARMACY RADIN, Kralja
Zvonimira 121, tel. 338-716; PHARMA-
CY ČOBANOV, Square Ivana Pavla II,
tel-fax: 331-255; HERBAL PHAR-
MACY GOSPINA TRAVA, Stjepana
Radića 27, tel. 219-245; HERBAL
PHARMACY NATURA, Stjepana
Radića 12, tel. 336-116.
Banks
JADRANSKA BANK: tel. 242-242;
CROATIA BANK: Square Pavla
Šubića br. 1, tel. 212-033; HRVATSKA
POŠTANSKA BANK: A. Starčevića bb,
tel. 337-345; OTP BANK: Ante Šupuka
22, tel. 062/201-555; PRIVREDNA
BANK ZAGREB: Vladimira Nazora
1, tel. 322-150; RAIFFEISEN BANK
AUSTRIA: Square Dražena Petrovića
bb, tel. 348-800; HVB - SPLITSKA
BANK: Poljana 2, tel. 022/214-663;
ZAGREBAČKA BANK: Biskupa Milete
2a, tel. 022/201-370; ERSTE BANK
d.d.: Poljana 5, tel. 062/374-540;
HYPO-GROUP ALPE ADRIA: Stjep-
ana Radića 77a, tel. 311-940; VOLKS-
BANK: Square Dražena Petrovića bb,
tel. 668-100; KRIŽEVAČKA BANK:
Biskupa J. Milete 6, tel. 215-396.
Buses
Departure buses from Sibenik
Sibenik–Trogir–Split at 00.00,
00.30, 2.30, 3.00, 3.45, 4.35, 5.15,
6.45, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9,20, 10.00,
10.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30 (not sunday),
13.00, 14.00, 14.20, 15.10, 15.30, 15.40,
16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00 18.15,
18.55, 19.00, 19.30, 20.30, 20.45, 21.15
(not on saturday), 22.00 and 23.30;
Sibenik–Pirovac–Biograd–Zadar
at 5.45, 6.30, 7.00, 7.45 (only on tues-
saturday
august 1st 2009.
day and friday), 8.00, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45,
10.05, 11.00, 11.45, 12.00, 12.15, 13.00,
13.10, 13.45, 14.10, 14.37, 16.00, 16.15,
16.45, 17.45, 19.05 (not on saturday)
19.35, 20.40, 21.15, 21.40, 22.00, 23.00
and 23.30; Sibenik–Rijeka at 6.30,
8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 11.00, 13.00, 14.37,
16.45, 22.00, 23.00 and 23.30; Sibe-
nik–Makarska–Ploče–Dubrovnik
at 00.00, 2.30, 4.35, 8.00, 11.00, 12.00,
13.00, 14.20 and 15.10; Sibenik–Za-
greb at 00.40, 1.30 (motorway), 7.00,
7.45 (on tuesday and friday), 8.00,
9.15, 9.40, 10.05, 12.00, 13.45, 14.50,
15.30, 16.00 (motorway), 17.30, 18.00
(motorway), 23.00; Sibenik-Karlo-
vac at 7.00, 8.00, 10.05, 13.45, 15.30,
19.10, 21.40, 23.00; Sibenik–Varaždin
at 13.45; Sibenik–Osijek at 21.40; Si-
benik–Požega at 7.45 (tuesday and
friday); Sibenik–Slavonski Brod
at 19.10 (thursday and sunday) and
21.40 (everyday); Sibenik–Vinkovci
at 19.10 (thursday and sunday); Sibe-
nik–Imotski at 3.45; Sibenik–Pula
at 6.30, 9.45 and 22.00; Sibenik–
Rovinj at 22.00; Sibenik-Gospić at
9.15; Sibenik–Pag at 9.15.
LOCAL LINE - work day
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 6.15
(Čupić); 9.30(Čupić); 15.15 (Čupić);
Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-Knin at 8.30;
10.30; 11.30; 14.00; 20.00; Sibenik-
Tisno-Jezera at 10.00 (Jezera bus);
Sibenik-Betina-Murter at 10.30
(Murter trade); Sibenik-Grabovci-
Stankovci-Budak-Banjevci at 10.30
(Stari Velim); Sibenik-Grabovci-
Velim-Stankovci-Dobra Voda-Ban-
jevci-Benkovac at 14.00, 20.00 (Stari
Velim); Sibenik-Vodice-Kapela-Jez-
era-Murter at 5.45, 11.30, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Sov-
lje at 6.30, 7.15, 8.40, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15,
12.45, 14.00, 14.30, 19.10, 20.00; Sibe-
nik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-
Murter at 9.00; 15.20 18.00; 21.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00, 9.20,
13.30, 19.30; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-
Pirovac-Kašić at 11.40, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Vodice-Pirovac-Kašić-
Banjevci at 15.20; Sibenik-Skradin-
Piramatovci-Krković-Žažvić-Lišani
at 14.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Vodice-Čista
Velika-Prović-Vukšić at 11.15, 14.00,
20.15; Sibenik-Grabovci-Crljenik-
Stankovci-Budak-Radašinovci-
Banjevci at 15.20 (Stari Velim);
Sibenik-Vodice-Čista Velika-
Lađevci-Krković-Bilostanovi-
Žažvić-Lišani-Vukšić-Prović at
15.30; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
D u b rav i ce - R u p e - L a š kov i ca -
Đevrske at 10.30, 14.30, 19.30 (Anto-
nio tours); Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Laškovica-Rupe at 11.15, 12.45, 14.00,
15.30, 20.00; Sibenik-Skradin-
Sonković-Piramatovci at 12.45,
15.20; Sibenik-Skradin-Sonković-
Piramatovci-Lađevci-Lišani at
11.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Skradin-Graovo-Plastovo-Ićevo-
Laškovica-Rupe-Sonković at 9.00;
Sibenik-Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lep-
enica-Vrsno at 10.15, 15.10, 20.30;
Sibenik-Boraja-Lepanica-Vrsno
at 12.00, 14.00; Sibenik-Jadrtovac-
knin
Health Centre, tel. 660-552; Gen-
eral Hospital, tel. 663-732; Bus sta-
tion, tel. 661-005; PHARMACY, tel.
660-080; Red Cross, tel. 662-019;
Caritas, tel. 661-700; HVIDRA, tel.
661-612; Library tel. 660-010
murter
PHARMACY tel. 434-129; Dentist
tel. 436-026; NP Kornati tel. 435-
740; Borough of Murter tel. 435-
599; Jadranska BANK tel. 443-
137; Port Authority tel. 435-190
pirovac
PHARMACY tel. 467-099, open
from 8-14,30, saturday from 8 to 12;
Doctor surgery tel. 467-080; Bor-
ough of Pirovac tel. 467-077; Post
tel. 467-000; Jadranska BANK tel.
466-622; Firebrigade tel. 467-090.
primosten
Borough of Primošten tel. 571-900;
Police tel. 570-092; PHARMACY
tel. 570-305, Jadranska BANK tel.
570-351; Privredna BANK tel. 571-
160; Post tel. 571-039; Firebrigade
tel. 570-097; Libary 570-259
rogoznica
Borough of Rogoznica tel. 559-
040; Firebrigade tel. 559-294; Doc-
tors Surgery tel. 559-032; Dentist
tel. 558-392; PHARMACY tel. 558-
330, Jadranska BANK tel. 559-540;
skradin
PHARMACY – open mon, wed
and fri from 7,30 to 13,30, and tue
and thu from 13.30 to 19.30. tel.
771-099, 771-049
tisno/jezera
Borough of Tisno tel. 439-262,
439-264, 439-268; PHARMACY
tel. 438-512, Jadranska BANK tel.
438-486; FINA tel. 438-499; Post
tel. 439-250; Port Authority tel.
439-313; ACI marina, tel. 439 295 .
tribunj
Borough of Tribunj tel. 446-357,
fax. 446-830; Tourist board of
Tribunj tel./fax. 446-143; Jadran-
ska BANK tel. 446-992; Croatian
Post Office Tribunj tel. 446-855,
fax. 446-830.
vodice
Doctors Surgery tel. 022/443-169;
Dentist tel. 022/443-624; PHAR-
MACY 022/ 443-168; Vet surgery
022/443-355 Bus station, 022/443-
627; Port Authority, tel. 022/443-
055; Post, tel. 022/442-145.
Grebaštica-Drage-Bratski Dolac at
11.45; Sibenik-Jadrtovac-Žaborić-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac at 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Bro-
darica at 6.10, 7.00, 7.45, 9.30, 10.30,
11.30, 12.30, 13.05, 14.00, 15.05, 16.05,
17.30, 19.10, 20.00, 21.10; Sibenik-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac at 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac-Sapini Doci at 15.10; Sibenik-
Primošten-Rogoznica at 9.45;
Sibenik-Primošten-Rogoznica-
Ražanj at 11.00, 11.45, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Primošten BIS at 12.30,
14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Dubrava-
Biranj-Danilo-Perković-Sitno at
9.00, 12.40 (to Birnja), 21.15; Sibenik-
Dubrava-Danilo-Perković-Sitno at
11.30, 14.00, 15.20, 20.00; Sibenik-
Kraljice-Mirlović-Nakići-Radonić at
15.10; Sibenik-Konjevrate-Mirlović-
Unešić at 11.30; Sibenik-Vrpolje-
Kraljice-Mirlović-Unešić-Sedramić
at 14.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Živković-
Pokrovnik-Pakovo Selo-Miljevci
at 11.00 (Čupić); Sibenik-Nakić-
Živković-Pokrovnik-Miljevci at
14.00 (Čupić), 20.15 (Čupić); Sibenik-
Bilice-Stubalj-Vrulje at 7.00, 10.30,
12.00, 12.45, 14.00, 15.30, 17.40, 20.00;
Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.30,
10.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.00, 15.20, 18.30,
19.15, 20.00, 21.10; Sibenik-Solaris-
Zablaće at 7.00, 9.00, 10.00 11.40,
13.10, 14.15, 15.10, 16.00, 17.40, 19.10,
20.15.
LOCAL LINE - saturday
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 6.15
(Čupić), 11.30; Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-
Knin at 8.30, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-
Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-Murt-
er at 5.45, 9.00, 11.30, 14.00, 18.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-
Sovlje at 6.30, 7.15, 8.40, 10.15, 20.00
21.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00,
9.20; Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00,
10.30, 12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibe-
nik-Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lepenica-
Vrsno at 12.00, 15.10, 20.30; Sibenik-
Južna Dubrava-Danilo-Perković-
Sitno at 9.00, 11.30, 15.20, 21.15;
Sibenik-Konjevrate-Nakić-Mirlović
at 15.20; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Bratiškovci-Laškovica-Skradin-
Sonković at 9.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Skradin-Sonković-Dubravice-
Graovo-Plastovo-Ićevo-Laškovica-
Rupe at 13.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Ićevo-Laškovica-Rupe at 15.30;
Sibenik-Skradin-Sonković-Gračac-
Vaćani-Piramatovci at 15.20; Sibe-
nik Lozovac-Skradin-Dubravice-
Rupe-Laškovica-Đevrske at 10.30,
14.30, 19.30 (Antonio tours); Sibenik-
Vodice-Čista Velika-Lađevci-
Krković-Bilostanovi-Lišani-Vukšić
(end of village)-Prović at 12.00 (and
Piramatovci), 15.30 (to Bilostanova);
Sibenik-Bilice-Stubalj-Vrulje at
7.00, 10.30, 12.45, 15.30, 20.00; Sibe-
nik-Grabovci-Stankovci-Budak at
10.30 (Stari Velim); Sibenik-Solaris-
Zablaće at 7.00, 9.00, 10.00, 13.10,
14.15, 15.10, 17.40, 20.15.
LOCAL LINE - sunday
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 8.30;
Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-Knin at 14.00
(Čupić); Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-
Tribunj-Sovlje at 6.30, 20.00, 21.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jez-
era-Murter at 9.00, 14.00, 18.00; Si-
benik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00, 10.30,
12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibenik-
Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lepenica-Vrsno
at 15.10; Sibenik-Južna Dubrava-
Danilo-Perković-Sitno at 15.20,
21.15; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Sonković at 9.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
S k ra d i n - D u b rav i ce - G ra ovo -
Plastovo-Bratiškovci (to Gračac
playground) at 15.30; Sibenik-Bilice-
Stubalj-Vrulje at 7.00, 10.30, 14.00;
Sibenik-Solaris-Zablaće at 9.00,
10.00, 13.10, 14.15, 15.10, 17.40, 20.15.
Trains
Departure from Sibenik: 4.26 : for
Perković, Knin and Split; 7.42 : for
Perković, Knin, Split, Zagreb; 10.56
: for Perković, Split and Zagreb;
12.25 : for Perković and Split; 15.10 :
for Perković and Zagreb; 15.37 : for
Perković, Knin and Split; 17.43 : for
Perković; 20.l0 : for Perković, Knin
and Split; Zagreb, Osijek, Vinkovci;
22.50 : for Perković and Zagreb (di-
rect).
Arrival at Sibenik: 6.27 : from Knin,
Split, Perković and Zagreb (direct
wagon); at 7.33 : from Perković; 8.54
: from Knin, Split and Perković;
12.07 : from Zagreb and Perković;
13.34 : from Perković; 16.37 : from
Zagreb and Perković; 17.33 : from
Knin, Split and Perković; at 18.48
: from Perković; 21.20 : from Knin,
Split, Perkovića and Zagreb (fast
train).
Boats
SIBENIK – ZLARIN (ferry): tuesday
and thursday at 12.30, return at 19.10.
SIBENIK – ŽIRJE (ferry): tuesday,
wednesday and thursday at 12.30,
return at 17.45. Monday, friday and
saturday at 10.30, return friday at 15,
monday and saturday at 15.30 , return
at 13 and 17.45 . Sunday and holidays
at 11.00, return at 17.45.
SIBENIK – KAPRIJE (hydrofoil Mis-
lav): monday, tuesday, wednesday,
thursday and saturday at 18.45, friday
at 16.00 and 19.30, return at 6.50,
friday and at 18.05 . Sunday and holi-
days at 9 and 18.45, return at 6.50 and
11.20 .
SIBENIK – ZLARIN – PRVIĆ –
ŠEPURINE - VODICE: monday, tues-
day, wednesday, thursday, friday and
saturday at 6.00, 9.30, 13.30, 15.30
and 19.30 .

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
International dialling code for Croatia 00385
Dialling code for Sibenik 022
International enquires 901
Post office 214 991
Telegram 96
Police 92
Harbour Master Sibenik 217 217
Harbour Master Vodice 443 055
Harbour Master Primosten 570 266
Harbour Master Rogoznica 559 045
Harbour Master Murter 435 190
Harbour Master Tisno 439 313
Emergency services 112
Ambulance 94
Fire brigade 93
Assistance on the sea 9155
Roadside assistance 987
Sibenik Hospital 246 246
Sibenik bus station 060 368 368
Sibenik train station 333 696
Jadrolinija local ferry service 213 468
Taxi 212 121
Split airport 021 203 507
Zadar airport 023 205 800
Information 981
Tourist Guide society “St. Michael” Opće Informacije 981
091 209 6411
091 731 7116
091 560 6116
Sibenik – Knin County tourist Board 091 560 6116
219 072
Sibenik tourist information centre
022 214 448
022 214 411
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BROJEVI
Predbroj Za Hrvatsku 00385
Predbroj Za Šibensku Regiju 022
Međunarodna Centrala 901
Pošta 214 991
Telegram 96
Policija 92
Lučka Kapetanija Šibenik 217 217
Lučka Kapetanija Vodice 443 055
Lučka Kapetanija Primošten 570 266
Lučka Kapetanija Rogoznica 559 045
Lučka Kapetanija Murter 435 190
Lučka Kapetanija Tisno 439 313
Hitna Služba 112
Prva Pomoć 94
Vatrogasci 93
Pomoć Na Moru 9155
Pomoć Na Cesti 987
Bolnica Šibenik 246 246
Autobusni Kolodvor Šibenik 060 368 368
Željeznički Kolodvor Šibenik 333 696
Jadrolinija Lokalni Brodski Prijevoz
213 468
Taxi 212 121
Zračna Luka Split 021 203 507
Zračna Luka Zadar 023 205 800
Udruga Turističkih Vodiča “Sv. Mihovil“
091 209 6411
091 731 7116
TZ Šibensko-Kninske Županije 219 072
Turističko - informativni centar Šibenik
022 214 448
022 214 411

Tourist board Jezera

Director: Nenad Milin
Tel: 022/439-120 | www.summernet.hr/jezera

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Director: Ante Šimić
Tel: 022/664-819 | www.tzknin.hr

Tourist board Murter

Director: Željana Šikić
Tel: 022/434-995 | www.tzo-murter.hr

Tourist board Pirovac

Director: Marija Šparica
Tel: 022/466-770 | www.tz-pirovac.hr

Tourist board Primosten

Rogoznica Director: Jere Bakotić
Tel: 022/571-111 | www.tz-primosten.hr

Tourist board Rogoznica

Director: Ante Karabatić
Tel: 022/559-253

Tourist board Skradin

Director: Karmen Bičanić Španjol
Tel: 022/771-329 | www.skradin.hr

Tourist board Tisno

Skradin Director: Milena Obratov
Tel: 022/438-604 | www.tisno.hr

Tourist board Tribunj

President: Ivan Zadro
Tel: 022/446-143

Tourist board Vodice

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Seven day Now & Then

weather forecast
SATURDAY

Very sunny
High 31°c / Low 19°c
Chance of rain 0%
SUNDAY

Plenty of sunshine
High 31°c / Low 18°c
Chance of rain 0%
MONDAY

Brilliant sunshine
High 30°c / Low 18°c
Chance of rain 0%

The Sibenik port taken at the turn of the century with St. Jacob’s Cathedral and the Fortress of
St. Michael in the background
TUESDAY

Warm and sunny

High 31°c / Low 19°c
Chance of rain 0%
WEDNESDAY

Mostly sunny
High 32°c / Low 21°c
Chance of rain 0%
THURSDAY

Sunshine and very warm

High 32°c / Low 19°c
Chance of rain 0%
FRIDAY

Warm with scattered clouds

High 32°c / Low 19°c
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The same view today but with a very different architectural look along the portside