Volosko is a part of the city of Opatija

Opatija

Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. , the town proper had a population of 7,850, with the municipality having a total 12,719 inhabitants.-Geography:...

, located in the Kvarner Gulf

Kvarner Gulf

The Kvarner Gulf ); sometimes also Kvarner Bay, in Italian Quarnaro or Carnaro) is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian seacoast....

 in western Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav

Kastav

Kastav is a historical town located about 10 km northwest of Rijeka and about 5 km northeast of Opatija in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in Croatia.-Demographics:The total population of Kastav is 10,472 ....

 and Rijeka

Rijeka

Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...

.

People

• Amelia Milka Sablich
  Amelia Milka Sablich
  Amelia "Mildred" Milka Sablich also known as Flaming Milka, was 19 years old when she became a leader in the 1927 coal strike in that state. Her family emigrated to Trinidad from Volosko, Croatia in 1907...
  
  , born there
• Andrija Mohorovičić
  Andrija Mohorovicic
  Andrija Mohorovičić was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist. He is best known for the eponymous Mohorovičić discontinuity and is considered a founder of modern seismology.-Early years:...
  
  , born there
• Gyula Andrássy
  Gyula Andrássy
  Gyula Count Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary...
  
  , died there
• Emil Sax
  Emil Sax
  Emil Sax was an Austrian economist from Javorník, Austrian Silesia.He taught at the Charles University and died in Volosko, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.- Literary works :...
  
  , died there

Windsurfing

Volosko is situated on the west side of the Preluka Bay, which is well known for its good windsurfing

Windsurfing

Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...

 and sailing

Sailing

Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

 conditions. Daily thermal wind locally known as Tramuntana blows regularly from the northern quadrant, each morning peaking just after the sunrise and ending couple of hours later.

If weather conditions are stable and under high pressure, the wind is consistent and strong enough to ensure active windsurfing (planing

Planing (sailing)

Planing is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift .-History:...

 conditions) for couple of hours each morning, giving the Volosko and Preluk its unique quality as one of most consistent windsurfing spots on Adriatic coast.

Launch spots are at the beach near Preluk auto camp and within the Volosko harbor itself. Each season, local windsurfing club, DSNM Volosko is organizing one or more windsurfing races, open to both professional and amateur windsurfers.

See also

• Austrian Littoral
  Austrian Littoral
  The Austrian Littoral was established as a crown land of the Austrian Empire in 1849. In 1861 it was divided into the three crown lands of the Imperial Free City of Trieste and its suburbs, the Margraviate of Istria, and the Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca, which each had separate...