Kraljevica (known as Porto Re in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English ) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia , located between Rijeka and Crikvenica , approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk . The population of the settlement of Kraljevica itself is 2,857 with a total of 4,618 in the area of the town of Kraljevica, which is part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County , and includes Šmrika . The town is known for its shipyard which has built a number of ships for the Croatian navy .
4-529: Kraljevica is a town that was written about as early as the 13th century. Today, in addition to having the oldest shipyard on the Adriatic , Kraljevica's skyline is dominated by two medieval castles and a church of the Croatian nobles Zrinski and Frankopan . Kraljevica's shipyard employed Josip Broz Tito , the former leader of Yugoslavia , during the first half of the 20th century in his early years of organizing for
8-429: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kraljevica Shipyard 45°16′14″N 14°34′07″E / 45.2706°N 14.5686°E / 45.2706; 14.5686 Kraljevica Shipyard is a shipbuilder at Kraljevica , on the Adriatic coast of Croatia . The shipyard was founded in 1729 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor , and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operational shipyard in
12-651: The Communist Party . After he became marshal of Yugoslavia following World War II , the shipyard took his name, until democratic changes in the 1990s. Kraljevica was the site of an Italian-run concentration camp during WW II. Today Kraljevica is also a popular tourist destination on the Adriatic coast. The Krk Bridge is located nearby, in the southeast part of the city. 45°16′N 14°34′E / 45.267°N 14.567°E / 45.267; 14.567 This Primorje-Gorski Kotar County geography article
16-537: The world. The shipyard has been operating under the name DALMONT d.o.o. since 1992 . The government of Croatia has repeatedly attempted to privatise the shipyard, most recently in November 2010. The company was forced into bankruptcy proceedings by the Croatian government in March 2012. The shipyard has produced a variety of commercial ships, military vessels , and superyachts . In 2009, Kraljevica Shipyard constructed
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