Šilo
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Šilo is a town
in Croatia
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Šilo is a settlement in the north-east of the island of Krk
in Croatia. It is one of the tourist centers of Dobrinjština, which is one of the municipalities of the island. It is located in a well-sheltered lagoon called Stipanja, which is naturally enclosed by
a cape called Punta Šilo. It is located across from Crikvenica, which is a tourist town on the Croatian coast. Šilo is
separated from it by the Vinodolski Channel, which is only 2.5 nmi (4.6 km) wide.
Šilo is connected to the rest of the island of Krk by a regional road. It is only 5 kilometers away from the center of its
municipality, Dobrinj. It is also 20 kilometers far from Krčki bridge; 19.1 km from the main city of the island, Krk;
13.6 km from Vrbnik, another settlement on Krk; and 47.7 km from Rijeka, which is the most important Croatian
harbor and the third largest city in the country.
Stipanja bay is well protected from eastern and southern winds by a narrow and low peninsula at the end of which cape
Punta Šilo is located. At the end of this cape there is a lighthouse which emits a light beam: B BI 3s, whose
maximum range is 7 nautical miles (13 km).
Šilo is the largest town in the municipality of Dobrinj, and it has the longest tourist tradition. It has numerous
beautiful, sunny, and preserved pebble beaches and coves. Above Šilo there is a lovely old settlement called Polje,
which, along side of modern houses, has also preserved the traditional rural way of building as well as a traditional way of life.
Šilo was established by people from Crikvenica and Selce. The town has gained importance by development of
tourism and the wish of people to travel to the islands. For a long time it was a link between the island of Krk and
the continent. For these reasons on 19th February 1905 in Šilo the Krk Skydiving Society was
established. After its foundation it bought a steamboat called Dinko Vitezić, and on 1st June 1905 it opened
the regular Šilo – Vrbnik – Crikvenica boat line.
Tourism began to grow after the 1959, when the ferry between Crikvenica and Krk began regular service.
The basis of Šilo's economy is agriculture, fishing, tourism and ship building. Šilo also has an auto camp, tennis
courts, cafes and pizza places, a post office, a pastry shop, tourist agencies, a clinic, and the Municipality of Dobrinj
Tourist Board, as well as the biggest economic entity of Dobrinj municipality – a construction company.
Town
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in Croatia
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Šilo is a settlement in the north-east of the island of Krk
Krk
Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
in Croatia. It is one of the tourist centers of Dobrinjština, which is one of the municipalities of the island. It is located in a well-sheltered lagoon called Stipanja, which is naturally enclosed by
a cape called Punta Šilo. It is located across from Crikvenica, which is a tourist town on the Croatian coast. Šilo is
separated from it by the Vinodolski Channel, which is only 2.5 nmi (4.6 km) wide.
Šilo is connected to the rest of the island of Krk by a regional road. It is only 5 kilometers away from the center of its
municipality, Dobrinj. It is also 20 kilometers far from Krčki bridge; 19.1 km from the main city of the island, Krk;
13.6 km from Vrbnik, another settlement on Krk; and 47.7 km from Rijeka, which is the most important Croatian
harbor and the third largest city in the country.
Stipanja bay is well protected from eastern and southern winds by a narrow and low peninsula at the end of which cape
Punta Šilo is located. At the end of this cape there is a lighthouse which emits a light beam: B BI 3s, whose
maximum range is 7 nautical miles (13 km).
Šilo is the largest town in the municipality of Dobrinj, and it has the longest tourist tradition. It has numerous
beautiful, sunny, and preserved pebble beaches and coves. Above Šilo there is a lovely old settlement called Polje,
which, along side of modern houses, has also preserved the traditional rural way of building as well as a traditional way of life.
Šilo was established by people from Crikvenica and Selce. The town has gained importance by development of
tourism and the wish of people to travel to the islands. For a long time it was a link between the island of Krk and
the continent. For these reasons on 19th February 1905 in Šilo the Krk Skydiving Society was
established. After its foundation it bought a steamboat called Dinko Vitezić, and on 1st June 1905 it opened
the regular Šilo – Vrbnik – Crikvenica boat line.
Tourism began to grow after the 1959, when the ferry between Crikvenica and Krk began regular service.
The basis of Šilo's economy is agriculture, fishing, tourism and ship building. Šilo also has an auto camp, tennis
courts, cafes and pizza places, a post office, a pastry shop, tourist agencies, a clinic, and the Municipality of Dobrinj
Tourist Board, as well as the biggest economic entity of Dobrinj municipality – a construction company.