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The historic town of Sibenik, connected with
the expansion and development of the early
Croatian state, is rich in cultural and historical
monuments. The most representative among them
is the famous Cathedral of Sibenik, one of
the most original architectural projects of
the late Middle Ages, primarily linked to the
local master Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac (George
of Dalmatia). Sibenik is today a tourist centre
situated in the area where the best-indented
archipelago in Europe (Islands of Kornati)
and karst hydrographical phenomena (Skradinski
Buk, Visovac, Roski Waterfall) merge into the
ecologically and aesthetically most attractive
tourist and recreational zone on the Croatian
Adriatic.
Restaurants
offer domestic specialities (lamb, grilled
dishes, baked dishes - especially turkey).
In the quarter called Dolac, in the town centre,
there are about a hundred cafés with
music.
Sibenik, a city and port in northern Dalmatia, not far from the estuary of the
Krka river into the Bay of Sibenik, connected by narrow straits with the Sibenik
Channel. The city is arranged amphitheatrically around the natural harbour and
on the surrounding hill slopes. The climate is mild. The average air temperature
in January is 6.5°C and 24.2°C in July; around 2,750 hours of sunshine
a year. Economy is based on industry (non-ferrous metals, aluminium), textiles
and food processing as well as on shipbuilding and tourism. The city, with the
old fortresses of St. Anne, St. John and Subicevac overlooking it, consists of
the Old Town, characterized by narrow and steep alleys in the west, and the modern
part in the north and south-east. Chief occupations in the Sibenik surroundings
are viniculture, vegetable and fruit growing. Natural beauty of the region (Skradinski
Buk, Roski Waterfall, the small island of Visovac on the Krka, the Kornati Archipelago)
as well as the rich cultural and historical heritage of the city attract many
tourists and excursionists. Sibenik lies at the intersection of the main roads
Zadar - Sibenik - Split (M2, E65) and Sibenik - Drnis - Knin (M11.02); the railroad
over Perkovic connects Sibenik with the railroad Zagreb - Knin - Split. Ferry
connections with the neighbouring islands (Prvic, Zlarin, Zirje, Kaprije, Obonjan).
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