Nehaj nɛxaj is the name of the hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 that is found above the center of the town

Town

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 of Senj

Senj

Senj , German Zengg, Hungarian Zeng and Italian Segna) is the oldest town on the upper Adriatic, and it was founded in the time before the Romans some 3000 years ago on the hill Kuk. It was the center of the Illyrian tribe Iapydes. The current settlement is situated at the foot of the slopes Mala...

 in Croatia

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The name Nehaj comes from the Croatian

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 term Ne hajati nɛ xajati which means Don't care.

This name was given to the hill and the Fortress by the Uskoks

Uskoks

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, who built on the top of this hill the Fortress Nehaj for defensive purposes. They gave the hill and the Fortress such a name because they wanted to emphasize to the citizens of the town of Senj, and all of those that lived in the vicinity of the town of Senj that they should not care that someone will conquer this hill or the Fortress until they are there.

This became true, because until the Uskoks where on the hill, not even one aggressor succeeded to conquer the hill or the Fortress, what at the same time meant security for the town of Senj, that is found in the footer of the hill. To the builders of this Fortress the only and main goal was the defence of the town and the obstruction of the Venetians

Republic of Venice

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 and the Turks in their invasions and conquests.

But, short after the Fortress was built on the top of the hill, truce was made between the Habsburg Monarchy

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 and the Republic of Venice

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, and one of the conditions of the truce was the transmigration of the Uskoks from the Fortress Nehaj and from Senj because of the constant fear that they gave the Venetians and the Turks. That act meant a sure disappearance of the Uskoks from the stage of history, and exposure of these parts to constant conquests and plundering raids of the Turks and the Venetians.