KRK

Krk je srednjoj Europi najbli`i i najdostupniji
mediteranski otok do kojeg se mo`e sti}i cestom, morem
ili zrakom. Danas Krk najvi{e prihoda ostvaruje od
turizma koji ima stogodi{nju tradiciju. Na otoku je
razvijena petrokemijska industrija. Tu je ishodi{te
Jadranskog naftovoda s prekrcajnim terminalom,
zatim je razvijeno graditeljstvo, radi nekoliko manjih
tvornica: za proizvodnju netkanog tekstila, PVC
galanterije, konopa, vi{e brodogradili{ta, marina,
poljoprivrednih zadruga i vinarskih podruma, pogon
za preradu maslina i prozvodnju maslinovog ulja te
niz servisa i manjih obrtni~kih pogona.
Na sjeveroistoku kod Omi{lja, starog frankopanskog
ka{tela, otok se pribli`io kopnu na ne{to vi{e od
600 metara koliko je tu {irok Tihi ili Burni kanal,
prozvan po nepredvidivim }udima o{trih vjetrova i
pogibeljnog mora. Tu je 1980. godine izgra|en i u
slikovit pejza` skladno uklopljen Kr~ki most ukupne
du`ine od 1430 metara koji je povezao otok s kopnom.
Gradnja mosta zapo~ela je 1976., a kao osnovni nosa~
poslu`io je oto~i} Sv. Marko, nekada Almis, u ~ijim je
vodama u 1. stolje}u prije Krista vo|ena bitka za rimsko
prijestolje izme|u flota Pompeja i Cezara. Kr~ki
most, ranije zvan Titov most, sastoji se od dva armiranobetonska
luka; ve}eg izme|u Sv. Marka i kopna
koji je preuzeo primat najdu`eg na svijetu i manjeg
izme|u Krka i Sv. Marka. Most je u potpunosti promijenio
sudbinu `itelja otoka i otvorio velike mogu}nosti
za budu}i razvoj. U neposrednoj blizini mosta
izgra|ena je i zra~na luka koja mo`e prihvatiti zrakoplove
najve}ih kapaciteta u internacionalnim letovima.
Ovakav suvremeni razvoj otoka stvorio je gospodarsku
i demografsku polarizaciju, s koncentracijom
na obali, pa se brojem stanovnika pove}avaju samo
naselja na obali ili neposredno uz obalu. Sre}om,
obala je privla~na i vrlo razvedena, tako da se obalna
crta Krka razvija u du`ini od ~ak 189,3 km. S
najdu`om linijom od gotovo 40 km, naj{irom od 20
km i najmanjom oko 4 km, Krk nalikuje velikom
plove}em trokutu. Me|u tisu}u hrvatskih otoka na
Jadranu u reljefnom, pa i u geolo{kom i pedolo{kom
smislu, Krk je jedan od najzanimljivijih. Njegov je reljef
neobi~no raznolik - penje se od sjeverozapada
prema jugoistoku – od slikovitih pitomih draga i
uvala preko plodnih polja i gustih {uma sa submediteranskom
vegetacijom pa do predjela gologa kr{a i
pravih brdskih pejza`a. Nailazimo i na tri potoka,
dva jezera i pedesetak jama, pe}ina i spilja.
Najvi{i vrh Obzova visok je oko 570 m. U osnovi
pru`anje reljefa ima dinarski smjer (od jugoistoka
prema sjeverozapadu), a izmjenjuju se ulegnu}a i
ispup~enja, uglavnom fli{ne sinklinale i kr{ke antiklinale.
Najizrazitija sredi{nja udolina, pitoma, s
povr{inskim vodama, prostire se od Omi{lja, preko
Dobrinja i Vrbnika do Ba{ke ~iji su potopljeni dijelovi
Ba{}anski i Omi{aljski zaljev. U okviru ove sinklinale
smjestila su se ~etiri idili~na kr~ka polja: Omi{aljsko,
Dobrinjsko, Vrbni~ko i Ba{}ansko.
Prema energiji reljefa, pa i prema naseljenosti, na
otoku Krku se izdvajaju tri specifi~ne cjeline. Sjeverni
Krk je ne{to uzvi{en i bre`uljkast, uglavnom kr{evit.
Obuhva}a najsjeverniji dio otoka izdvojenog
the Equator and the North Pole, the island being
crossed by the 45 th parallel. At the very gateway to
western Europe, at the crossing of the alpine-central
European and the Dinaric-Mediterranean spaces, this
island with amazingly attractive landscapes, idyllic
settlements and renowned tourist resorts is only a few
hours away by car from the heart of Europe. Krk is the
closest and the most accessible island to central
Europe and it can be reached by road, sea or air.
Today, Krk earns most of its revenues from tourism,
whose tradition is a century old. The oil and chemical
industry have developed on the island. It is the departing
point of the Adriatic oil pipeline with a loading
terminal. The construction industry has also evolved.
Several smaller factories are operational, producing
unwoven textiles, PVC items and rope. Additionally,
several shipyards, marinas, farming cooperatives,
wine cellars, olive processing and olive oil production
plants abound along with many craftsmen’s shops
and smaller plants.
In the northeast by Omi{alj, the old Frankopan
castle, the island came close to the mainland to some
600 meters, which is the length of the Tihi or Burni
Channel, named after the unpredictable disposition of
the strong winds and the deadly sea. In 1980, this
was the site of the construction of the Krk Bridge
which fit harmoniously into the picturesque scenery
connecting the island with the mainland. The construction
of the 1,430 m long bridge commenced in
1976, with the islet of St. Mark serving as the central
prop. Once called Almis, the waters surrounding this
islet saw the battle for the Roman throne conducted
between the fleets of Pompeii and Caesar in the 1 st century
BCE. The Krk Bridge, originally named the Tito
Bridge, consists of two arches of reinforced concrete,
the larger one between St. Mark and the mainland
which had taken the lead as the longest in the world,
and the smaller one between Krk and St. Mark. The
bridge has entirely changed the fate of the residents of
the island, and opened up great possibilities for future
development. An airport equipped to accept the largest
international airplanes was constructed in the close
proximity of the bridge. Such modern development of
the island created an economic and demographic
polarization with a concentration on the coast so
growth was experienced only by those settlements
located on the coast or in its proximity. Fortunately,
however, the coast is attractive and very indented
which makes the coastline of Krk 189.3 km long. Its
longest line reaching 40 km, the widest 20 km and the
shortest four km, Krk resembles a large floating triangle.
Among the thousand Croatian islands, Krk is one
of the most interesting for its relief, geological and
pedological characteristics. Its relief is unusually
diverse, rising from the northwest to the southeast,
ranging from the picturesque gentle coves and bays,
and fertile fields and dense forests with a sub-
Mediterranean vegetation, to the barren karst and true
mountainous landscapes. There are three creeks, two
lakes and some four dozen pits and caves.Obzova is
the highest peak of some 570 m. Basically, the layout
of the relief follows the Dinaric direction, from the
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