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	Senj - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Senj (Latin: Senia; Italian: Segna; Hungarian: Zengg) is a city in the Lika-Senj county of Croatia, population 8,132 (2001).
		Senj is located on the Adriatic coast below the Vratnik mountain pass which separates the Velebit mountain from the mountains of Gorski Kotar.
		In 1248 the bishop of Senj was allowed by the Pope Innocent IV to use the Glagolitic alphabet and the vernacular language in liturgy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senj (349 words)

	Senj City Museum
		The Senj City Museum is situated in the palace of Vukasović family which was one of the most respectable and most influential family in Senj.
		The palace was built in the 14th and 15th in the Gothic and Renaissance style being the supreme structure of the profane arhitecture of the town of Senj.
		It publishes, in co-operation with the Museological society of Senj, the profesional periodical - "The Proceedings of Senj".
	www.senj.hr /muzej.html (293 words)

	History Senj
		Senj is an old settlement which was founded on the hill Kuk, east of the town more than 3000 years ago.
		Senj became a center of its captaincy, established because of danger which was coming closer and closer from the Turks but also with the aim to defend from the policy of Venice.
		Senj became an important cultural center and its intellectuals and inhabitans were bearers of the Croatian national ideology.
	www.senj.hr /English/History.htm (1314 words)

	senj1_e
		Contemporary Senj, the ancient Senia, is the oldest town on the Croatian coast.
		Senj is today the most important communication junction and transit station between Rijeka and Zadar.
		Senj's princes Frankopans built about 1330 the Citadel to strengthen the defense capabilities of Senj, serving as their residence as well.
	www.lickosenjska.com /senj/senj1_e/senj1_e.html (302 words)

	senj2_e
		Senj is well-known for its eventful history and for its past inhabitants' heroic deeds, but it is also one among the nurseries of Croatian culture.
		In 1493., a Glagolitic printing house was established in Senj, being the second oldest in the country.
		Senj is native town of poets Mateša Kuhačević and Silvije Strahimir Kranjčevic, novelist Vjenceslav Novak, playwrights and theatre officials Julije Rorauer, Milan Ogrizovic and Milutin Cihlar Nehajev.
	www.lickosenjska.com /senj/senj2_e/senj2_e.html (395 words)

	Senj Private accommodation Senj Holiday Senj Apartments Senj Vacation Senj Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The town of Senj is the largest urban anglomeration on the Croatian coast beetwen Rijeka and Zadar.
		In the course of the 12th century Senj regains the former importance.
		Senj is today the most important communication junction and transit station between Rijeka and Zadar.Another name for Senj, it can freely be said, is Nehaj, after the name of the fortress built in 1558 by the Senj's captain Ivan Lenković.
	www.madi-tours.hr /senj/senj/seawaves_gb.htm (555 words)

	APARTMANI PAVELIC
		Senj is a typical, but in many ways specific Croatian coastal town.
		Another name for Senj, it can freely be said, is Nehaj, after the name of the fortress built in 1558 by the Senj's captain Ivan Lenkovic.
		Senj is native town of poets Kuhacevic and Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic, novelist Vjenceslav Novak, playwrights and theatre officials Julije Rorauer, Milan Ogrizovic and Milutin Cihlar Nehajev.
	www.geocities.com /andrea_pavelic/apartmani.html (752 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Religion - Organization
		Reliable historical information on the existence of the Senj Diocese dates from the mid 12th century, although there are indications that it existed as early as the 5th century.
		In 1248, at the request of Bishop Filip of Senj, Pope Innocent IV granted permission for the use of the vernacular language in the liturgy, a unique privilege in the Catholic Church.
		Although the oldest extant written reference to the Senj diocese is in a letter from Pope Alexander III dated January 3, 1168 (or 1169), there are indications that the diocese existed in the 5
	www.istrianet.org /istria/religion/churches/rijeka-metropolis.htm (2021 words)

	Virtual Macedonia Bookstore :: The Uskoks of Senj: Piracy, Banditry, and Holy War in the Sixteenth-Century Adriatic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The book is enlightening in its depiction of the Uskok "pirates" of the Adriatic (from Senj in Croatia) as the last bastion between Islam and Christianity.
		The Ottoman Empire extended to the South of of the Uskok enclave of Senj.
		This frontier (in modern Croatia) is where the Ottomans, the Austro-Hungarians and the Venetians converged, all with their own agendas.
	bookstore.vmacedonia.net /080142674X/The_Uskoks_of_Senj_Piracy__Banditry__and_Holy_War_in_the_Sixteenth_Century_Adriatic.html (202 words)

	Croatia Exhibition Senj by Photo Croatia - 1185 Photos of Croatia, Croatia Hrvatska Senj Photos of Senj Photo Pictures ...
		A tourist destination and harbor in Velebit channel, the town of Senj is located at the edge of a wooded slope at the foot of Velebit Mountain known for its strong wind (bura) in winter.
		Visitors to the town of Senj have at their disposal a well-kept swimming area, Spasovac cove and a few small beaches where waters are crystal clear.
		Sveti Juraj, a small place and harbor on the coast of the Velebit channel, is 10 km south of Senj, placed in a shallow and well-protected bay with a large beach.
	photocroatia.com /GALLERY/list.php?exhibition=59&pass=public&lang=eng (476 words)

	Siege of Klis 1537 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is dominated by a medieval fortress commanding the Klis Pass which is the main route from Split to the Dalmatian hinterland and the town of Sinj (not to be confused with Senj, the Uskoks main base).
		Uskoks became the mainstay of garrison during this period and in 1535 one of Captain Petar Kruzic's Vice Captains was the Uskok, Toma Gvozdenic.
		Most of the garrison went to Senj although the muster roll of the Venetian Split militia show a number of Klis recruits for that year.
	members.aol.com /balkandave/klis.htm (876 words)

	Glagolitic in Lika, Krbava, Gacka, Modrus and Senj
		In 1248 the Senj bishop Philip obtained written permission from Pope Innocent IV for the Glagolitic Mass to be used in the Senj Cathedral, as well as in all areas where the custom had existed.
		Nikola Modruski, bishop of Senj from 1457, and bishop of Modrus from 1461, was among others Pope's representative at the court of Stjepan Tomasevic in Bosnia, and on the court of the Hungarian king Matijas Corvin in Budim.
		They were written in Lika in 1433, 1469, in Senj in 1513, and in Slunj in the 16th century, see [Voncina].
	www.hr /darko/etf/lika.html (6442 words)

	The Uskoks
		This list covers the Uskoks as the defenders of Klis in 1532 until their expulsion inland to Otocac at the conclusion of the Uskok War in 1617.
		Senj was in the Hapsburg domains and both the Ottomans and later Venice frequently protested.
		The Austrians agreed to garrison Senj and forcibly transfer the remaining Uskoks to Otocac in the military frontier.
	members.aol.com /balkandave/uskoks.htm (487 words)

	"Local community and NGOs - acting together in conservation of legally protected areas - case study of SOS Velebit ...
		The Velebit mountain is mentioned in historic documents in year 335 BC in the description of Adriatic coast between towns of Karlobag and Senj by the Greek Skilax.
		The first man known by name that had passed the mountain was the Roman Emperor Oktavijan (Octavian) in year 35.B.C. Romans were present at Velebit for several centuries, they used the passes Vratnik and Oltari to cross it, but penetrated deeper in the mountain.
		Town Senj was famous after "Uskoci" soldiers that fought against Turks and were known as brave warriors that used the mountain for ambushes.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/munij99a.htm (2488 words)

	Search: Senj - Info.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Official Pages of the Senj, with the map of Senj, panoramic view of town and photography.
		Senj in 1337, when he was only 21...
		Senj Official Pages of the Senj, with the map of Senj, paoramic view of town and photography.
	dpxml.infospace.com /infocom.uk/results?otmpl=dog/webresults.htm&qkw=Senj&CMP=KNC-3LS480536328&infoad=1 (230 words)

	Croatia - Houseflags of Austro-Hungraian Companies with the Home Port in the Current Croatian Ports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coastal shipping society established by fusion of smaller companies of Rijeka and Senj in 1891, developed into the largest coastal company of the Empire with 46 ships.
		Senj Steamship Company (Senjsko parobrodarsko društvo, Senj) - The flag of the steamship society of Senj was based on the Croatian national tricolour, inscribed with letters SBD in the white stripe.
		Isaiæ gives this as an example of usage of the Croatian tricolour by the steamship companies as their houseflags, however this is reconstruction only - the acual flag might have been somewhat different.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr~hfp18.html (2697 words)

	500th Anniversary of the Glagolitic Printing Press in Senj (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Croats have directly or indirectly participated in both of these discoveries: it has been ostablished that they sailed on Columbus's ships; and they were among the first to use Gutenberg's invention.
		This year - the 1994 - marks the 500th anniversary of the press in Senj which in 1494 printed the first Old Croatian book in Glagolitic script, the Missal.
		It was not an anonymous venture: we know that the people who took part in the production of the book were Blaz Baromic, Silvestar Bedricic and Gaspar Turcic.
	wap.macedonia.org /stamps/1994/senj.html (148 words)

	The FAME: Lika and Senj County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author support or approve the ideas they may stand for.
		Lika and Senj County - variants reported in use in mid-1990's
		The County of Lika and Senj encompasses middle Croatia highlands region, and that part of Adriatic coast, known as the Croatian Littorale (since it was always part of Croatia, even when it was smallest).
	jagor.srce.hr /fame/descr/hr-gs.html (397 words)

	Journal of Social History: The Uskoks of Senj: Piracy, Banditry, and Holy War in the Sixteenth-Century Adriatic. (book ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Uskoks of Senj: Piracy, Banditry, and Holy War in the Sixteenth-Century Adriatic.
		The uskoks of Senj were irregular soldiers of the Habsburg Military Frontier in the sixteenth century, who lived by warfare or banditry, depending on the occasion and the perspective, and acted from their Adriatic base at the borders of the Habsburg, Ottoman, and Venetian empires.
		The irregularity of their role and the liminality of their position render the uskoks rather challenging as an academic subject, and Catherine Wendy Bracewell meets that challenge with an array of languages, an impressive mastery of several archives, perfect intellectual balance between competing archival...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:15324703&refid=holomed_1 (226 words)

	Croatian Glagolitic Script
		The famous Czech king Charles IV of Luxemburg built a Glagolitic convent Emaus (na Slovaneh) in Prague in 1347, where eighty Croatian Benedictines from the island of Pasman and Senj were invited.
		Senj, Rijeka), but also in Venice, which had two Glagolitic churches at that time, and in Rome.
		It is fascinating that the Senj printing house had been active despite the onslaughts of the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
	www.croatianhistory.net /etf/et03.html (7600 words)

	DF-21 - Articles - Dark Forces add-on levels, downloads, editors & discussion
		In that level you infiltrated the factory of the demented Imperial scientist Senj Thirtrae to destroy his pet project the SunKiller Platform.
		Since Senj is an awfully persistent little bugger, you have to kill him in addition to destroying his reborn SunKiller Platform.
		You must then meet with Senj's chief of security, Rant, who wishes to defect, and lastly, you must find Senj, kill him, and make your escape to a landing pad.
	www.df-21.net /articles/bglory2_1.html (1157 words)

	Seafront cottage, Vacation Rentals Zagreb, Croatia Vacation Rentals, Kvarner & Highlands Vacation Rentals
		Senj (6500) is a picturesque old town situated on the foot of the Velebit (1676m) and Kapela mountains.
		Today Senj is a regional centre of Lika-Senj County, with all facilities and services necessary.
		An attractive power of magnificent Velebit and sea results with exceptional natural energy that circulates between the mountain and Mediterranean ecological systems in the dance of karst, sun and north wind.
	www.realadventures.com /listings/1034832.htm?&mSummaryStyle=2&mOption=ChangeSummaryStyle (414 words)

	John Daley
		My mother's father, Ivan Matijevich, came from Senj, a small city on coast of Croatia across from the Island of Krk..
		She passed this love of history on me with stories about the pirates of Senj.
		I walked into the local office to ask for a room to stay in and I asked if they knew of anybody by the name of Matijevich, my grandfather's name.
	www.slavonicweb.org /oralhist/daley.html (1222 words)

	Zagreb Croatia - Carnival time - In Your Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After praying to Saint George for deliverance, the islanders were saved, and have commemorated the event at the Poklad ever since.
		Senj is a little town huddled on the coast under the Velebit mountains, between Rijeka and Zadar.
		Senj is not so well known as a tourist destination, and that's why you'll find it unspoilt and full of character.
	www.inyourpocket.com /croatia/zagreb/en/feature?id=55667 (480 words)

	Apartments Croatia offers private accommodation in SENJ:
		Senj its surrounded area not too developed when it comes to tourism, even though there no objective reasons that.
		Beautiful clean beaches in Senj could be right choice, especially if you don’t prefer crowds that can’t be avoided in some of those large tourist centers.
		Middle of Adriatic to which Senj belongs isn’t too far behind from rest of Croatian coast when it comes to tourism.
	www.apartments-croatia.com /senj_en (488 words)

	jezic
		Note: Ivan (1716-1791) was the father of the Bishop of Senj.
		He was accused of being friendly with the French who, during this time, were occupying the Primorje (the coast).
		The gymnasium at Senj was attended by his great, great, great, grand nephew Petar Segulja, as evinced by Petar's 1897-98 report cart.
	www.segulja.net /jezic.html (1374 words)

	Lika-Senj County (Croatia)
		The County of Lika and Senj (Lic
		- , official pages of the County of Lika and Senj, consulted 21 May 1997.
		I think the last posted image of the Licko-Senjska Zupanija is a wrong one.
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/hr-gs.html (1509 words)

	The FAME: Lika and Senj County - Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The FAME: Lika and Senj County - Cities
		The two branches are of the two most representative trees found in Gacka - oak and fir.
		Commemorative coin 5 Kuna 1995, 500 years of the printing house in Senj
	jagor.srce.hr /fame/descr/hr-gs1.html (687 words)

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