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Rab Island
Arbe, Arba,
Arva, Arbiana |
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...Island of romance, fantasy and
dreaming
and the greenest island in the Adriatic...
Some fish types you will
find around Rab
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| Rab
in 1882 |
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Aerial View of
city of Rab
For a larger View, click on the Image |
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Southern view of
the city
of Rab
From: Ana Ivelja-Dalmatin's
book CROATIAN ADRIATIC ISLANDS,
published by LAURANA & TRSAT Zagreb, 1996 |
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| Section of the
old town |
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A passage near the church
of St. Mary |
Mpeg Video of the City of Rab
The Hamlet of
Kampor
- my Childhood Home -
| Why should I create a Rab page? There is an easy
answer. My father was born there and still lives there with many of my near and distant
relatives. I lived on the island, specifically in Kampor, for
about eight years during my childhood and have some treasured memories of the island; its
beaches, clear-blue waters, great fishing spots and fresh smell of its centenary pinetree
forests. Rab has been visited since ancient times; ancient Illyrians made it their home,
Greeks have left their mark , Romans, Venetians, Austrians, the French and Italians all
wanted if for their own. When you visit Rab, it will remain a part of you forever. That
much I can promise you. |
Italian ARBE (44° 45' N / 14° 46' E), island in the Adriatic Sea forming the northernmost part of
Dalmatia in Croatia. Rab is separated from the mainland by Podvelebitski Kanal (the
Velebit Channel) with the shortest distance from land of 1.800m. With an area of 91 sq.
km, its greatest transverse length of 22km, and its total coastal length of 103.2km, it
reaches a maximum altitude of 408m at Mt. Kamenjak and comprises three ridges of
limestone.
Rab and all the Dalmatian islands were originally connected with the mainland; about
20.000 - 30.000 years ago, the lowering and elevating of the land and the penetration of
the sea water into the basins resulted in the current island chain. The origin of the
islands can be gleaned from their karst topography which is identical to that found in the
craggy Dinaric Alps stretching from the eastern Adriatic and down to Greece.
The island is one of the most densely wooded islands in the Adriatic and is a veritable
botanical exhibition, with plants not native to the island. The Komrcar park, with its
laurel, poplar, cypress, Indian fig-tree, rosemary, pine and hundred-year-old agave is now
the pride of Rab. Its more than 300 freshwater springs provide a valuable water supply to
the population of the island--which, in contrast to most of the Adriatic islands, is
increasing, in part because of good communications with the mainland. Because of these
numerous springs, Rab is considered to be the greenest island in the Adriatic.
After its initial settlement as the colony of Arba by prehistoric Illyrians, Rab
successively came under Greek, Roman, Croatian, Venetian, Austrian, French, Italian,
Yugoslavian, and again Croatian rule, reflecting the historic fluctuations of power in the
Adriatic. The principal town, Rab, is a walled town
with three parallel main streets built on a steep promontory along the west coast. At the
south end is a 13th-century Romanesque cathedral, whose campanile is considered the finest
example of Romanesque architecture on the Adriatic littoral. It is the first in a line of
four bell towers on a ridge dominating the old town. The town with its typical, twisting
and narrow Mediterranean streets preserves many monuments of art; medieval churches, the
Loggia, Venetian patrician palaces with beautiful doorways, etc.
Rab island canton consists of eight districts: Kampor, Lopar, Mundanije,
Palit , Rab, Supetarska Draga, Banjol, Barbat na Rabu.
These districts, according to the Jan.
1997 law, fall under the Primorje-Gorani county
with the seat in the city of Rijeka (zupanija Primorsko-Goranska sa sjedištem u
Rijeci).
The main activities and sources of income of city of Rab
and its districts are, first and foremost, tourism, then fishing, agriculture, and a
ready-made clothing enterprise. Pop. (1991) 9,504.
Many myths and stories surround its history. One of them is
written in the sculptures near the fountain on the square of St. Christopher. It is the
story of the chaste Draga and the passionate Kalifront. Draga, who had promised herself to
one of the goddesses, could not give her love to Kalifront, so the goddess turned her to
stone to save her from the temptation. We can only guess what other vows were taken here.
Rab belongs to the group of
Kvarner
Archipelago Islands of the North Adriatic. Its winters are pleasant and mild, and the
summers warm, with about 2500 hours of sunshine a year. The mean air temperature is 26C in
the summer and 10C in the winter. The Kamenjak range (408m) protects the greater part of
the island from cold north-eastern winds (bora or bura), and the temperature hardly ever
drops below zero (centigrade). In the summer the mistral wind has a cooling effect on the
the island. As early as 1889, the city council of Rab, proclaimed it a sea-side and health
resort and established a committee to manage roads, beaches and rooms for guests. Thereby
the people of Rab, famous for their hospitality, chose their destiny. The British King
Edward VIII stayed on Rab with his American friend Wallis Simpson and swam naked there,
thus making a substantial contribution to the popularity of naturist tourism as it is
enthusiastically enjoyed today. Because of its mild mediterranean climate, scenery, clear
sea, sunshine and clear air made fragrant by ozone and the island's pine forests, Rab is
an ideal holiday resort, and an internationally renowned health and recreational resort.
Here is a short dictionary of
some of the more important words used on Rab:
BODUL is a person living on
an island, where it is usual to spend an evening in front of KONOBA (a local tavern)
playing BALOTE (bowls) and where BEVANDA (red wine with water) is enjoyed together with
fresh RIBA (fish) from GRADELE (grill) and music from KLAPA (male vocal group) whose songs
are usually about MORE (sea) and LJUBAV (love).
More on Rab from: Croatia Tourist Guide 2000: Rab Information |
Rab Notables
(1) Jesuit Mark Antun de Dominis
A Croatian Jesuit Mark Antun de Dominis (born on the
island of Rab, 1560-1624) ranked among the greatest European philosophers and
scientist of his time. His career of a university professor started in Padova. He was
especially esteemed in England, where he was invited by king James I. There he lived at
the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury and was appointed to be the Windsor Dean and the
king's chancellor.  His work in physics was cited in
I. Newton's book ``The optics'' in 1704 (page 147). Among other things he contributed to
the explanation of the phenomenon of the double rainbow. His theory of tides was based on
the idea of attractive force between the Moon and the Earth, which was later made precise
in Newton's theory of gravitation.
Family Dominis Coat-of-Arms (above) added by Z. Lupic |
| (1) Reference: Croatia
- an overview of its History, Culture and Science.
By Darko Zubrinic - Zagreb |
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He was imprisoned by Inquisition and when he died, the burial of his body was not allowed.
It was burnt, together with his manuscripts, on the square of Campo dei Fiori in Rome,
where Giordano Bruno had been burnt twenty four years earlier. However, his main
preoccupation was the problem of European peace and the reform of the Church. His work
``De Republica Ecclesiastica'', which was published in ten books in London, brought him
the anathema of Rome. He also discovered the phenomenon of diffraction of white light (see
G. Hund's ``Geschite der Physik'').
(2) Marinus
The village of Lopar is the birthplace of Marinus, founder
of the Republic of San Marino.
Please check out the excellent Republic of San Marino Web Page
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(3) Stephen de Arva
Arva would be Arbe in Italian or in Croatian, the island of Rab. There is some question as
to whether Stephen de Lezna is the same person (I believe we have two individuals).
ARVA ( Estefan de) - Asi encontramos el nombre de este companero de Caboto, pero
creemos que es el mismo Esteban o Stefano de Lezna o Lezno.
Translation
Stefan of Arva was a companion of Sebastian Cabot and there is some question of whether
Stefan of Lezna is the same person.
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Reference: Croatia in the New World
Sebastian Cabot's Voyage to the RIO DE LA PLATA 1526 - 1530 (p 11)
Copyright © 1992 by Adam S. Eterovich
Ragusan Press, San Carlos - California |
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Cabot, Sebastian (b. c. 1476,
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng., or Venice--d. 1557, London), navigator, explorer, and
cartographer who at various times served the English and Spanish crowns. In 1525 he
assumed charge of a three-ship Spanish expedition that was to develop trade with the
Orient. He diverted the expedition from this objective, however, because of reports of
fabulous wealth in the Río de la Plata region of South America. After about three years
of fruitless exploration he returned to Spain. (Sebastian's father John Cabot, on the
first English voyage to North America (1497), discovered the Labrador coast of
Newfoundland).
Accompanying the Sebastian Cabot on his Rio de la Plata expedition, there is a certain Stephen
de Arva, from Rab. Here is the excerpt from the booklet.
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Historical Overview
from 4th Century B.C. to 20th Century
A.D.
(For Croatian Version, click here)
The Croatian islands
and the coast were settled in the Paleolithic Age. In the Neolithic, from 6-2 centuries
B.C. the inhabitants were farmers or raised cattle, but they also knew the art of pottery
decoration. Trade was with Greece, Asia Minor, Near East, North Africa and Italy. In the
archaeological museum in Zadar, there are artifacts from the northern region of Dalmatia:
stone axes, arrow tips and knives and even a fish hook found on Rab.
In Greek written sources from the 7th century B.C. Adriatic regions were mentioned, and
legends tell of Greek merchants who guided by their instincts, reached this coast. It was
through our islands that ancient Greeks mapped out two important trans-European routes.
When the Greeks, who founded their state in the middle Mediterranean at the end of the 4th
century B.C., became interested in the Adriatic coast the living and working conditions in
these parts were changed. The Greek colonies of Vis (Issa), Hvar (Pharos), Trogir
(Tragurion), Solin (Salona), Stobrec (Epetion), etc. were centres of viniculture and wine
trade.
When the Romans arrived in this region they reorganized Illyricum, that is, the region of
Histria and Dalmatia.
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About the oldest history of Rab, similar to
other Croatian lands, there are no written records, but some insight can be gleaned from
legends and myths. Rab is first mentioned in 4th century B.C. by a Greek geographer where
the islands of Rab and Pag are referred to with a common name of Mertorides. Later, Rab is
mentioned as Arba in the works of Greek and Roman (Pliny
the Elder - 23-79 A. D.) geographers. We find the name Arbe, Arbitana, Arbiana, Arbia,
Arbum, Arba and Arva in Latin and Spanish archives of later times. It is thought that the
island's name originates from the Illyrian word ARB, meaning 'dark,
green, wooded,'. The contemporary Croatian name Rab is first mentioned in the year 1446 in
a document dedicated to the construction of St. Eufemija monastery in Kampor.
The first inhabitants of Rab island were the members of the Illyrian tribe Liburni. An
indo-european people, they migrated to this region around 1200 B.C. (at the same time as
the Dalmati, who settled in the southern part of Dalmatia).  Liburni
were able mariners as well as pirates and sowed fear on all the Adriatic sea routes. Their
fast roving ships -- Liburne -- were later copied by the Romans. They labored in raising
cattle, hunting, farming, ship building and fishing. In the encounters between Liburni and
Greeks, we note the clash of a strong Syracusan fleet under the leadership of Dionysius THE YOUNGER (about
357-367 B.C.) with Liburni in the region between the islands of Krk and Rab; Liburni are
defeated. After this, Dionysius constructs a number of military strongholds so as to
ensure safe passage in the northern part of Adriatic and keep Liburni under control. The
remains of these strongholds can be found on the Kastelina peninsula in Kampor and Punta Zidine in Lopar.
For the next 250 years, the Illyrians disrupt the maritime traffic in the Adriatic. Unable
to withstand the strong attacks of the Ardeans (another Illyrian tribe commanded by queen
Teuta) and the Liburni, the Greeks allied with Romans totally defeat all the Illyrian
tribes in 29 B.C. Consequently the Illyrians recognize the rule of Rome.
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Romans repaired the military strongholds and build new ones. One of them was raised in 2nd
century B.C. in the place of the present city of Rab. The Roman emperor Augustus (Gaius
Julius Caesar Octavianus - 63 B.C / 14 A.D.) converted this area into a Roman
municipality, built walls and towers around the city, so that Rab became Rome in
miniature, with its own constitution, government, treasury, priest, and city council. Rome
honoured Rab with the name FELIX ARBA, only bestowed on a few cities and
provinces of the Roman Empire that excelled in their achievement and prosperity.
Numerous markets, temples, courhouses, baths, aquaducts, theatres, etc. were built at that
time but today, of all of that very little remains.
» Under the control of Dalmatia is a
close-set and very numerous archipelago, extending as far as Beneventum, so that ships
never fear to be overwhelmed in those parts. One of these islands is the city of Vekla,
and on another island Arbe... «
Porphyrogenitus
(905-959), De administrando imperio, ch. 29 - p. 137
Slavic names start
appearing in the city of Rab in the begining of 11th century through the names of the city
leaders. In the year 1018, paying their respects to the Doge Oton Oreol are Rab bishop
Majus who carries a Latin name and prior Belota (written Belata), who goes by the Slavic
name Bjeloslav. In the year 1050, bishop Drago who leads the Benedictines to the island,
also goes by the Slavic name Dragoslav.
From the book: "Slavenstvo I
Romanstvo na Jadranskim Otocima", Petar Skok, Zagreb, JAZU, 1950 |
The new superpower on the
Adriatic - Venice had twice in the beginning of 11th century occupied the Dalmatian
islands including Rab, but the mightiest Croatian king Petar Kresimir IV (1058 - 1073)
absorbed the whole of Dalmatia into his kingdom. From those times, it is worth mentioning
the gift by which in 1059 the bishop of Rab, Drago, bequeathed to the Benedictines a large
parcel of land and the church of Saint Peter and Saint Cyprian in Supetarska Draga (the
bequest was witnessed by king Kresimir IV on May 16, 1070), during the time that Rab took
over a part of the island of Pag. The Benedictines significantly contributed to Rab's
cultural advancement while many architectural edifices testify to the accelerated
development of Rab during the times of the Croatian rulers.
(for a clear front-face drawing, click here)
Reliquiarum of St. Christopher - The greatest treasure of Rab
(Unknown Byzantine artist, 11th-12th century) - Church of St. Mary, city of Rab.
St.
Christopher (1) is the patron saint of the island Rab and its inhabitants,
of travellers and sailors, a protector against misfortune, illness,
tempest and hurricane. The following inscription usually stands underneath
his picture: "Who casts the eye on St. Christopher will be unharmed
by weakness that day."
In the year 251. in time of
caesar Decimus reigning, who was the prosecutor of Christians, Christopher
ended up on Greek island Samos where he was arrested and then wooed to
give up Christianity. He was tortured and the taken to the scaffold to be
fired at by 40 archers but all 40 missed as the arrows glanced off and
returned to the shooters, guided by God´s hand. One of the returning
arrows went through king's heart. Finally, not knowing how to harm him, he
was beheaded.
Parts of the saint's body
ended up as relics in numerous churches. The hand ended up in Sibenik, and his cranium in Rab where it is kept to present day as a
precious relic. It is treasured in gilded box. The cranium contains the crown
decorated with gems. The crown was according to one, given by the people
of Rab and according to others, by queen Jelisaveta Kotromanic.
(After the Italic Normans ended their 15
day siege of Rab in 1075, islanders established yearly festivities to commemorate the
occasion in the form of a tournament. The
tournament was traditionally held twice a year: on 9th of May (Dies
Victoriae, the day of deliverance from Normans by St. Christopher) and 27th
July (Dies Natalis). These were the most important celebrations that lasted
for a whole week. The revived games are now held on May 30th and July 27th
(St. Christopher's day), while a grand procession takes place on Assumption
Day (August 15th)).
The Hungarian king Koloman (1070--1116) became the ruler of Croatia, and in the year 1111
confirmed to Rab and other Dalmatian cities, the special status that Rab had previously
enjoyed under Petar Kresimir IV, while presenting Rab with an expensive crucifix. But in
the year 1116 Rab is under Venice, two years later Rab is given the old privileges, but
Venice continuously meddles in the city's affairs which triggers Rab people to send
emissaries to Venice; their protest is only partially validated. In the year 1166, Rab was
forbidden to freely elect a prince, such that with four citizens of Rab they had to
include two citizens of Venice. In the sign of protest, Rab approached the
Croato-Hungarian king Bella III, but the rulers of Rab changed often - from Venetian to
Croato-Hungarian.
We should mention that king Bela IV,
escaping from the Mongol hordes (which had defeated him) in 1241 took refuge on Rab.
The next ruler of Dalmatia was Ladislas of Naples (1377-1414) of Angevin dynasty. Due to
the waning of his power in the region, he sold Dalmatia, including Rab, to Venice for
100.000 gold coins. The islanders opposed Venice knowing that they would lose their
properties on Pag, and attempted to negotiate with Venice to maintain their old
privileges. Venice, in August 1409, took the island and the city of Rab by force. For the
next 400 years, Venice becomes the absolute ruler of Rab and Dalmatia.
The document from the year 1446
commemorating the construction of St. Eufemija monastery in Kampor.
Here, the Croatian name RAB, is officially mentioned for the first time
 At the end of the 14th century, Rab island had as many as 10.000 inhabitants,
and the city of Rab 5.000. This was the time of the first renaissance, about which testify
many valuable edifices. Venice had imposed its own laws and lifestyle, so Rab like other
places had lost its autonomy. Even though at that time, many valuable objects were built,
Venice instigated its slow demise, skillfully using the internal strife between the
patricians and the populace. A greatly contributing factor was the Plague which in 1449
and 1456 decimated the population, and till then the most vibrant part of the city -
Kaldanac - became a ghost town and a walled-in tomb of the Plague victims. Nonetheless,
the refugees from the mainland (mostly Bosnia) fleeing the Turks and the newcomers from
the Venetian dominions contributed to a continuous rise in population, but never
approaching the numbers from the end of the 14th century. Another setback was the
discovery of the New World in 1492 by Columbus and the route to Africa and the East Indies
by Vasco da Gama in 1497. The result was the shifting of the world trade towards the
Atlantic ocean. Thus the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, including Rab, lost their
seafaring and trading importance.
In May 1797, Napoleon occupied Venice, with Rab falling under Austria which returned it in
1805 yet the first French forces disembarked on Rab as late as 1809.
With Napoleon's defeat in 1813, Rab again came under Austria under whose ownership it
remained until 1918. Under Vienna'a domination, Rab diocese was terminated (1828) and
assigned to the one in Krk. The
island became a part of the province of Dalmatia.
After the First World War, Rab was part of Italy until April 23, 1921. From then and until
1939 Rab is part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
In 1941, Rab is occupied by Italians. The next year, they built the concentration camp in
the Kampor valley. Its victims were mostly Slovenes, including
Croats and Jews . The total death toll here was about 4000 souls. After the capitulation
of Italy, and in the spring of 1944, the Germans occupy the island. The island was finally
freed on April 12, 1945 by the partisans.Out of about 1000 soldiers from Rab, 118 lost
their lives fighting the Axis forces in the WW II. On the site of the former concentration
camp, from 1950-1955, a beautiful cemetery was built, commemorating the fallen victims.
From 1945, until 1991 Rab is part of Yugoslavia but on June 25, 1991 finally becomes a
part of the Republic of Croatia.
In the year 1991, regions of Lun and Jakisnica separated politically from Rab county and
joined with Pag Island.
Serbian aggression on Croatia from 1991-95 did not directly affect Rab but the island was
impacted economically, especially in tourism. About 1000 fighters participated in the Homeland War, of which three gave their lives.
Today in 1999, Rab thrives as one of the most popular tourist resorts on the Adriatic,
offering its magical past and unforgettable beaches to all that come to its shores.
Note: The oldest public and independent pharmacy on Rab
was recorded as of 1326.
Rab Literature - Further
reading
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- Glagoljastvo kao drugi jezik VIJENAC 84 Broj 84, 27. ozujak 1997
Razgovori: Andjelko Badurina - Interview with
Andjelko Badurina, Croatian expert in the Glagolitic church manuscripts. Here he discusses
the important manuscript found on Rab island and its great historic importance (in
Croatian).
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Here is the cover of the
only musical record that I know of from Rab. The name of the group was Klapa. The
record was produced in 1980 by DISKOS company and called SUN...SEA....QUIETUDE...It consists of four songs
1. SPAVA RAB (Rab is sleeping)
2. SINOC SAN SE... (Yesterday I was...)
3. MENE ZOVU BODULO (They call me Islander)
4. JA PLACEM SAMO PLAVO MORE MOJE (I only cry for my blue sea)
I am planning to digitize these songs and make them available here.
Stay tuned!
In the
mean time, listen to a beautiful song about the Adriatic sea:
MI SMO HRVATSKI
MORNARI
We are Croatians Sailors |
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Rab News:
- A VOTIVE
RETURN TO RAB
CROATIA WEEKLY Zagreb, February 18,
2000
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RAB: A
HAPPY TOWN AND ISLAND
Vesna Kusin, Croatia Weekly - On-line, Zagreb, July 3, 1998.
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My
Slideshow from 15th International Rijeka Carnival, Sunday, February 22, 1998
You might ask, what does Rab have to do with Rijeka Carnival? Well, a lot. Their
delegation is part of Rijeka Carnival every year.
You might ask, what does Rab have to do with Rijeka Carnival? Well, a lot. Their
delegation is part of Rijeka Carnival every year.
- Nevenka Koscic, Vecernji list, August 19, 1997, p.16.
IVANA TRUMP BUYING "RIVA" ON ISLAND OF RAB ?
Ivana Trump, one of the queens of the jet-setting world, for the second time in 5
months visited the Island of Rab. Ivana's two day visit was tightly scheduled so much so
that every hour she was inspecting accommodation facilities, beaches, restaurants, and
cultural monuments. Most of her visit was business oriented. Although nothing is
confirmed, there is speculation that Ivana Trump will be purchasing the "Riva"
and "Imperial" hotels.
- FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB DAILY BULLETIN August 7, 1997
ISLAND OF RAB FINALLY SEEING PRE-WAR TOURIST FIGURES
As has been longed for the past 6 years, the Island of Rab has finally seen
pre-war tourist figures, numbering over 20,000, some 17,500 being foreign tourists. This
weekend can expect another influx of tourists into Croatia.
- Rab in Zagreb - Vjesnik, February
18, 1997
From February 24 to March 1, in the hotel Esplanade Croatica tavern, the guests are
hoteliers from Rab hotel Imperial. The guests from Rab will be preparing famous
gastronomical specialties of the island. The aim of the manifestation, named Rab in
Zagreb, the days of Imperial, is a tourist promotion of the island, and besides the
culinary craft, the people of Zagreb will be listening to the typical Rab music .
- FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB DAILY BULLETIN -
27th July 1994.
ZADAR, CROATIA: Croatian
President, Dr Franjo Tudman yesterday opened an electrical power grid linking Zadar and
Rijeka via the isles of Krk, Rab and Pag. The grid will ensure a more reliable supply of
electricity to these areas.
- FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB DAILY BULLETIN 13th July 1994.
PAG, CROATIA
A new power station in Stara Novalja on the isle of Pag was opened today. This project
connects Rab and Stara Novalja via power cable along the sea bed and secures electricity
for Pag, Zadar and the Zadar hinterland.
- Rab Political Parties:
- People’s Assembly of Rab (RPS)
Rapski pucki sabor
Non-parliamentary party
Founded: Rab, 1997
Officers: MATIJEVIC, Miljenko (President)
RIJECKA BANKA d.d. Jadranski trg 3a, Rijeka, Hrvatska
PODRUZNICA RAB
51280 RAB, Mali Palit bb
Tel:051/724-246 Fax:051/724-309
SJEDISTE 51280 Rab, Mali Palit bb
Direktor Podruznice Vladimir Dumic
Tel.051/724-207
Fax. 051/711-309
Photos of Rab:
Rab Island
Tourist Services
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-- Rab Tourism Office -
Donja ulica 2, HR-51280 Rab, Croatia -
Phone + Fax: 00385/51/724-064
Calendar of
Events
People from Rab on the Web:
- Stanley Ballen
- Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (ICQ
# 52292827)
- Mladen Baricevic - Banjol -
currently living in Portland, Oregon USA
- Ralph
Benko - Rockville, Maryland, USA - grandfather was born on Rab
- Biserke Bucher-Pahljina, -
Germany (originally from Palit)
- Rajko Ivanic Lopar - currently
in Zagreb
- Marijana
Huremovic/Debelic - my
cousin in Perth, Australia. Webasite
- Toni
Kastelan - Stockholm, Sweden (father was born in Barbat)
- Hrvoje Keko
- Banjol/Barbat (ICQ 1911928) - click here for Hrvoje's Rab page
- Mladen Keko - Banjol/Barbat (Hrvoje's Father)
- Branko Kopric - DZ Rab
- Regina Anita Kraus -
(mother's maiden name BAKOTA, city of Rab)
- Marko Krstinic -
Barbat (ICQ 11795650)
- Chris Lupic - Sydney,
Australia (grand-father, Stipe Lupic, was born in Kampor in 1902 but moved to Veli Losinj.
- Ivan Lupic Kampor -
currently studying in ETF, Zagreb (lives in Opatija)
- Miroslav Perincic Palit - currently living in Zagreb
- Dalibor Pirc
Banjol - currently living in Sisak
- Jadrana Simicic
Palit - currently in Zagreb
- Branko Sredl -
Sr.skola Rab
- Stephen T. Sugar -
U.S. (grandfather was from Rab - last name Kastelan)
- Norman Tonsic
- Etters, PA USA (father Josip Tonsic is from Barbat)
- Davor
Travas - Director of radio station Rijeka. Email: radiori-hrt@alf.tel.hr
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Neighbours to Rab Island and the Islands of Kvarner Archipelago:
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Note for Rab visitors:
Please do not ask me about Rab accomodations.
lodging, phone numbers and hotel prices. I am not a tourist bureau!
Contact: The Tourist Association of
Rab,
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