Obrovac

Obrovac is a town on the river Zrmanja some 11 km from the mouth of the river Novigrad Sea. Above the city are the ruins of a fortified city. Its tributary Krupa attracts many hikers, and more recently rafting, canoeing and kayaking. Not far from the town of Krupa there is a monastery with a valuable collection of icons. Approximately 2 km northwest of the city, along a road leading to the mountains, lies a huge abandoned industrial complex, an alumina plant built in the 1970s. Obrovac got its name for the first time in 1337. In 1527, it was taken over by the Turks. In October 1683, the population of Venetian Dalmatia, mainly the Uskoks of Ravni kotari, took up arms and together with the paradises (lower layer) of the Ottoman border regions rose, capturing Skradin, Karin, Vrana, Benkovac and Obrovac. In 1687, Stojan Jankovich, a Morlach leader, drove the Ottomans from Obrovac. Sights that are definitely worth visiting are the Krupa Monastery, the remains of the Roman settlement of Cvijina Gradina, the Kurjakovich Fortress, the Church of St. Joseph, St. Kuzman and Damjan, st. Trojice, Zrmanja canyon. Narrow streets, coffee on the beautiful waterfront, a view from the lookout, old Italian pebble paths, swimming in one of the cleanest rivers in the world, all this offers this area and much more.

№236 in Cities of Croatia