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Municipality
History
 Introduction
Senj
City Museum
 Nehaj
Fortress
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Nehaj
Fortress
The Nehaj
fortress, the symbol of Senj, was built in 1558. Under the supervision
of the captain and the general of the Croatian military area Ivan
Lenković and the captain Herbart the 8th. It is built of the material
of the ruined churches, monasteries and houses which were situated
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It is of square shape and its angles point to each side of the world.
The fortress is 18 meters high and 23 metres wide. You could enter
it by the steps and over the wooden bridge through the narrow double-doors.
The walls are 2
- 3,30 meters thick.
Toward the top they become narrower and narrower, and they end with
the crown on which corners there are five little towers. There are
about hundred loop-holesand eleven big cannon openings in the walls. |
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In the inner yard there is a well and above it there are three coats-of-arms:
on the left there is the coat-of-arm belonging to the captain Ivan
Lenković with the the year of the construction of the fortress;
in the middle there is the coat-of-arms of the Austrian archduke
Ferdinand who was at that time the ruler of the town, and on the
right the one belonging to the captain Herbert the 8th Auerspeberg
Turjaški. On the ground floor on the right side there was a fire
place and the rooms for the soldiers and the weapons were all around.
Here you can see the base of the little church of St. George in
early-romanic style built in the 11th century. |
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On
the first floor there were the rooms for the officers and the commander
of the fortress. On the second floor there were eleven heavy cannons,
but today it is a place where many cultural and music performances,
scientific meetings and other social events take pleae. The top
of the fortress is a viewing pleatou. From there the guards could
watch over all the roadways leading to Senj both from the continent
and the sea and they could receive the warning fire and smoke signals
from their companions From the top of the fortress you can enjoy
a beautiful view on the Croatian coast and the islands Rab, Goli,
Prvić, Cres and Krk; on the mountains of Gorski Kotar, Učka and
Velebit.
A collection of the Uskoks of Senj (their costumes, armour and weapons),
a permanent photo-exhibition of the churches of Senj through centuries;
an exhibition of the citizens and noble’s coats-of-arms from Senj
and the Coastal captaincy of Senj are all set in the fortress. |
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THE
NEHAJ FORTRESS
Nehajeva bb
53270 SENJ
Tel. ++385 (0)53/885-277
e-mail:
gradski.muzej.senj@gs.htnet.hr
The fortress of
Senj is a part of the Senj City Museum and is open to visitors:
July
and August:
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every day from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
May,
June, September and October:
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every day from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Visits are possible at any other time by making
an arrangement with the Museum Management.
Phone: ++385 (53) 881-147, 885-227
Entrance fee:
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individual visits: children - 7,00 kn, adults - 15,00 kn
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organised visits (groups of 20 and more):
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children - 7,00 kn, adults 10,00 kn
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