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Hreljin

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Hreljin

Total population

2,206

Air quality index

59Moderate
Elevation307 m
Land area35.1 km²
Coordinates45.28°, 14.60°

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City facts

Elevation
307 m
Area
35.1 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hreljin is a village in western Croatia, just southeast of Bakar and northeast of Kraljevica, above Bay of Bakar.

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History & geography

History

Legend claims that a Greek named Herkul founded the village. In 1228 Hreljin signed the Vinodol act making Hreljin Castle one of nine Vinodol castles. Hreljin was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Hreljin and elsewhere. In 1607 and 1608, Nikola VI Zrinski complained to the Slavonian Sabor about certain violent acts committed by the soldiers of Senj in the Bay of Bakar, where they plundered and wrecked two ships loaded with oil and grain. On 25 March 2022 at 16:53 the ŽVOC Rijeka received a call about a wildfire in the area. burned by the time it was put out at 22:16 by JVP Rijeka, DVD Hreljin, DVD Zlobin, DVD Škrljevo and DVD Bakar.

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Geography

Latitude
45.2840
Longitude
14.5989
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
59
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
21.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
23
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
42,058
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    1,913
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,688
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,447
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,442
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1,416
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,277
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,027
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    648

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,313

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
61
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API