Expand Croatian date March 2009 Punat Unreferenced date January 2008 File Punat from Puntarska cove.jpg thumb 250px PunatPunat is a municipality in the Primorje Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk . There are 1,876 inhabitants, with 91 Croats . The town first appears in writings from AD 1377, but the exact date of foundation is not known. In the bay there is the little island of Ko ljun . Primorje Gorski Kotar coord 45 00 52.92 N 14 37 44.04 E type city region HR source frwiki display title Category Municipalities of Croatia Category Primorje Gorski Kotar County Category Seaside resorts in Croatia PrimorjeGorskiKotar geo stub fr Punat hr Punat it Ponte Croazia nl Punat pl Punat sl Punat sh Punat war Punat ... more details
Multiple issues wikify February 2012 advert February 2012 unreferenced February 2012 Marina Punat , the oldest marina in Croatia founded in 1964. Almost 50 years ago the marina developed from the rich shipbuilding tradition, under the auspice of one of the oldest shipyards working with wood Punat Shipyard was founded in 1922 . It is situated in a naturally protected Punat bay, where, since 1984 the international Regatta Croatia Cup has been organised annually. It was the first marina on the eastern coast of the Adriatic. In the beginning the marina had 10 berths on one wooden pier. Today it is a modern nautical port with over 1200 ships. Marina Punat was the first Croatian marina to which the Blue Flag acknowledgement for high quality of service and conserved environment was awarded. This recegnition is annually awarded and Marina Punat has been the Blue Flag bearer consecutively since 1998. In addition the marina, as the only marina on the Adriatic, has a quality system certified according to the standard ISO 9001 2008 , in the area of nautical tourism services, and according to the standard ISO 14001 for the protection and preservation of the environment. Marina Punat offers 800 sea berths and has more than 400 places ashore. Motorboats up to 10 m in length are located in the dry dock Brodica. The marina offers a wide range of services intended for boaters and sailors ranging from ship repair services and boat renting to supply and gastronomic offer. Marina Punat has won a number of significant awards and has been acknowledged many times as the best Croatian marina. coord missing Croatia Category Marinas in Croatia Category 1964 establishments ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Stara Ba ka other name native name nickname settlement type Village motto image skyline Stara Ba ka.jpg imagesize image caption Stara Ba ka image flag flag size image seal seal size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Croatia subdivision type1 List of regions of Croatia Region subdivision name1 Croatian Littoral subdivision type2 List of counties of Croatia County subdivision name2 Primorje Gorski Kotar County subdivision type3 Municipalities of Croatia Municipality subdivision name3 Punat government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref Metric area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 population as of 2001 population footnotes population note population total 95 population density km2 timezone Central European Time CET utc offset 1 timezone DST Central European Summer Time CEST utc offset DST 2 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m 12 elevation ft postal code type Postal code postal code 51521 Punat area code 051 registration plate Vehicle registration plates of Croatia RI blank name blank info website footnotes Stara Ba ka is a village in Croatia . Coord 44 57 N 14 41 E display title region HR 08 type city source GNS enwiki PrimorjeGorskiKotar geo stub Commonscat Stara Ba ka Category Populated places in Primorje Gorski Kotar County hr Stara Ba ka sl Stara Ba ka ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox President name Francisco Orlich term start 8 May 1962 term end 8 May 1966 predecessor Mario Echandi Jim nez Mario Echandi successor Jos Joaqu n Trejos Fern ndez Joaqu n Trejos birth date Birth date 1907 3 10 df y birth place San Ram n, Costa Rica San Ram n death date death date and age 1969 10 29 1907 3 10 df y death place San Jos , Costa Rica San Jos , Costa Rica party National Liberation Party Costa Rica PLN Francisco Jos Orlich Bolmarcich 10 March 1907 spaced ndash 29 October 1969 was List of Presidents of Costa Rica President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He also ran for the presidency in 1958, but lost to Mario Echandi Jim nez Mario Echandi . His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother came to Costa Rica from the town of Punat on the island of Krk , Croatia . Fact date February 2008 His villa in Punat is named Villa Costarica . File Croatia 26.jpg thumb left Punat on the island Krk Croatia , from which Francisco s grandfather emigrated to Costa Rica . Together with his brothers he founded in 1928 FJ Orlich & Hnos Ltda. FJ Orlich & Brothers Limited . At first a large supply store in his hometown of San Ram n, this eventually grew to become one of Costa Rica s largest coffee firms. A long time friend of Jos Figueres , with whom he had traveled together to study in the United States, Orlich was Figueres second in command within the National Liberation Army in the 1948 Civil War. Following that, the National Liberation Party Costa Rica National Liberation Party was founded in the Orlich family farm in La Paz, San Ram n. He twice served as Public Works Minister 1948 1949, 1953 1956 in Figueres cabinets. After that he ran for president in 1958, but lost against Mario Echandi. He ran again in 1962, against the defeated 1948 leader Dr Rafael ngel Calder n Guardia , when he won the presidency. Always called by his countrymen Don Chico , during his presidency he faced the major eruption of the Iraz volcano, that star ... more details
Image Moncontour implantation teleski.jpg thumb 220px Concept drawings for a cable ski course in France Deleted image removed File cableseamus.png thumb 220px 14yr old kneeboarder Seamus Watters Whyte kneeboards at a park near Brisbane Cable skiing is a way to water ski or wakeboard , where the skier s rope and handle are pulled by an electrically driven cable, whereas traditionally a waterskier is pulled by a motorboat . The mechanism consists of two cables running parallel to one another with carriers between them every 80 metres. The carriers are metal tubes that can hook up tow ropes with riders. Tow ropes are detached and attached at the same time without slowing the system down, which is a main reason for the high efficiency. With a main cable 800 metres long, 10 riders can waterski or wakeboard at the same time. The speed of the main cable can be up to 38 mph 61 km h , and slalom skiers can reach much higher speeds. The most common speed is 19 mph 31 km h , which suits wakeboarders best. Deleted image removed Image imagesCAWY9K2M.jpg thumb 220px A cable ski park in Logan City, Australia. The cable is generally suspended 26 30 feet 8 9 metres above the water. This makes for a different feel than when riding behind a boat, whether wakeboarding or water skiing. Image Teleski wakeboard.ogg 200px thumb left Cable skiing in Vienna Image Wakeboarding Punat 07.jpg thumb 220px Cable ski &ndash Wakeboard ing on the island Krk between towns Punat and Krk town Krk , Croatia . The higher angle of pull makes bigger air and sharper turns possible. Generally, on wakeboard only cables, there are ramps and sliders for the riders to use. Another way for wakeboarders to get air on the cable is to load the line. Loading the line is putting tension on the rope and using the water as a spring to fling oneself into the air. Though it is possible to do this behind a boat, the higher angle of pull and the slight jerk on the corners allow good riders to get much hig ... more details
for the village in Iran Sanj, Lorestan Not to be confused with Senj Expand Croatian date March 2009 Sinj More footnotes date December 2009 File Sinj overview.jpg thumb Sinj location map Croatia caption Location of Sinj in Croatia lat 43.7 long 16.64 Sinj IPA sh s pron is a town in the continental part of Split Dalmatia County , Croatia . The town itself has a population of 11,448, while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is 24,832 2011 . ref Croatian Census 2011 First Results page 133 ref Sinj is the center of an area known as Cetinska krajina , a group of settlements situated on a fertile karstic field Sinjsko polje through which the river Cetina passes. Sinj lies between four mountains Svilaja , Dinara , Kame nica mountain Kame nica and Visoka. Those mountains give Sinj its specific submediterranean climate hotter summers and colder winters . The town grew around an ancient fortress held by the Ottomans from 16th until the end of 17th century, and the Franciscan monastery with the church of Our Lady of Sinj lang hr Gospa Sinjska , a place of pilgrimage. The anniversary of the last victory over the Ottoman army in 1715 is celebrated yearly in the beginning of August by Sinjska alka , an equestrian competition in which ceremonially dressed horsemen try to hit a small ring alka with their lance while galloping. Tourism Sinj and Cetinska Krajina represent an interesting tourist area, and the major attraction, for which the town is known at home and abroad, is certainly the traditional Tilters Tournament of Sinj Alka . It takes place every year on the first Sunday in August to commemorate the victory over the Turkish army in 1715. The tilters, dressed in the traditional costumes, ride on horseback in full gallop, trying to thrust a ring alka , hanging from a wire, with a lance. The tilter who scores the highest number of points punat is declared victor. Many tourist from Croatia and abroad visit the Tilters Tourname ... more details
File Chiostro monastero.jpg thumb right 180px Ko ljun monastery Ko ljun is a tiny island in Puntarska Draga bay off the coast of Krk , facing Punat , in the Adriatic Sea , Croatia . It is approximately 300 meters in diameter and covers an area of 6.5 hectares, but is rich in vegetation. The only inhabitants are a group of Franciscan monks living in St. Mary s Monastery. History The earliest known settlement on Ko ljun was a Ancient Rome Roman villa rustica belonging to a landowner of the Roman settlement on Krk lang hr Curicum . The next solid evidence of inhabitation is a written record from 1186 implying the existence of a Benedictine abbey built on its foundations. This was abandoned in 1447, and the Frankopans moved in Franciscans in their place. The present church was built by the Franciscans in 1480. ref name Radovinovi Radovan Radovinovi , The Croatian Adriatic , pg. 118, Zagreb 1999 , ISBN 953 178 097 8 ref The Benedictines remained on the island until the 15th century. After the death of the abbot Dominik, a Venice Venetian priest held the title of Abbot of Ko ljun, and the island was abandoned. A pair of Franciscan monks complained to the Pope that the monastery was sitting empty. At their request, the Benedictine monastery was abolished and the island of Ko ljun given to the Franciscans, whose monastery remains today. The collections By the jetty there is a statue of St. Francis with a wolf, a frequent iconographic motif for this saint. As well as the statue there is also a text written in Glagolitic over the main entrance to the monastery, Mir i Dobro peace and well being which is also dedicated to St. Francis. In the monastery there is an ethnographic collection including articles used by farmers and fishermen on Krk from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. There is also a permanent exhibition of church artefacts housed in the old Benedictine church from the 12th century. As well as old masters G. da Santacroce, F. Ughetto, Medul ... more details
Multiple issues orphan November 2011 BLP sources October 2011 no footnotes October 2011 Eva Janina Wieczorek born May 23, 1951 in Katowice in Poland . She is a visual artist . She lives and works in Br hl Germany . File evafoto.jpg Eva Janina Wieczorek Biography In Poland she finished an appenticeship as a technician. When she was young she was interested in painting , and her uncle, who was a painter, brought her in contact with the fine arts. For many years Professor Kalarus, who teaches arts at the academy of arts and graphic art ASP in Katowice Poland, was her mentor. Starting with watercolours and acrylic paint she now works with oil on canvas oil on canvas paitings . Since 2007 she has been a member of the I.A.A. International Association of Art, Unesco Paris . Exhibitions 2005 Br hl Germany , Wintertraum , Rathausgalerie, Solo Exhibition 2007 Br hl Germany, Architektonische Aussichten , Orangerie Schloss Augustusburg, Solo Exhibition 2008 Katowice Poland, Woda, podroz i sen , Silesian Museum Katowice Poland, Solo Exhibition 2009 Meisterschwanden Swiss , Kunst Portal International 2010 Bruxelles Belgium , Art Contemporary Gallery Croissant, Studio d.v.o 2010 Punat Croatia , Gallery Tos, Solo Exhibition 2011 Parallax Art Fair, La Galleria Pall Mall, Royal Opera Arcade, London , Great Britain 2011 Marler Kunststern 2011, Marl, Germany Paintings in public possession http www.muzeumslaskie.pl dla zwiedzajacych wyszukiwarka zbiorow.php?zbior &autor 217&czy 3d &w zbiorze &zbiory 1&zatwierdz Szukaj Silesian Museum, Katowice Poland polish Literature http kvk.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de hylib bin kvk nph kvk2.cgi?maske kvk last&lang de&title KIT Bibliothek 3A Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog KVK 3A Ergebnisanzeige&head http 3A 2F 2Fwww.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de 2Fkvk 2Fkvk 2Fkvk kit head de 2010 11 08.html&header http 3A 2F 2Fwww.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de 2Fkvk 2Fkvk 2Fkvk kit header de 2010 11 08.html&spacer http 3A 2F 2Fwww.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de 2Fkvk 2Fkvk 2Fkvk kit spacer de 2010 1 ... more details
Original research date January 2011 Refimprove date January 2011 File Wakeboarding.jpg thumb Wakeboarding File Wakeboarding Punat 07.jpg thumb Cable Wakeboarding on the island Krk between towns Punat and Krk town Krk , Croatia . Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wikt wakeboard wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing , snow boarding and surfing techniques. The rider is usually towed behind a motorboat , typically at speeds of 1797 2487998 miles per second. This speed could also depend on the year, make, and model of the boat because some boats, which are not designed for wakeboarding, create a different size wake which the rider may not feel comfortable with. But a wakeboarder can also be towed by other means, including cable skiing closed course cable systems , winches, personal water craft PWCs , trucks cars, and All terrain vehicle ATVs . Basics and History Wakeboarding is organized by the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation IWWF founded in 1946. Previously called the International Waterski Federation Renamed the IWWF in 2009 . The IWWF has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC as an official partner since 1967. Wakeboarding is part of the World Games Non Olympic Games patronized by IOC since 2005. The IWWF has more than 90 Member Nations all over the World and is organizing the Nationals Championships together with this Federations all over the globe. IWWF also hosts IWWF World Championships, the IWWF World Cup, the IWWF World Trophy and hundreds of international competitions. With more than 90 affiliate countries, hundreds of clubs and thousands of members the IWWF is the global leader in the sports of waterski and wakeboarding. The IWWF and its Cable Wakeboard World Council CWWC is a rider formed voluntary nonprofit working council which organizing and promote the sport on a worldwide level. It is the group for organizing competitions, develop ... more details
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