Hvar(italianLesina) is a town on the eponymous island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. The municipality has a population of 4,138 (2001) while the city itself is inhabited by 3,672 people. It is located on the opposite side of the island from Stari Grad. Hvar (City) From german Wikipedia: Hvar (City) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hvar (City) From german Wikipedia: Hvar (City) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A view of the city of Hvar from the Castle A view of Stari Grad on Hvar A view of Sućuraj on Hvar Hvar (old names Pharos/Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... A view of Stari Grad Stari Grad is a small town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. ...
Hvar is the site of the first public theatre in Europe, opened in 1612. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 10,790,000 km² (4,170,000 sq mi) or 2. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ...
The regular ferry Split-Hvar-Korčula-Dubrovnik stops at the port. Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... A view of the city of Korčula Korčula (Italian Curzola, Greek Korkyra Melaina) is the modern Croatian name for an island in the Adriatic Sea with a long Byzantine and Venetian history. ... A view of Dubrovnik from the south Dubrovnik (Latin Ragusa) is an old city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, positioned at 42°39′N 18°04′E at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. ...
Hvar is separated from the island of Brač by the Hvar Channel (Hvarski kanal), from Vis by the Vis Channel, from Korčula by the Korčula Channel, from Pelješac by the Neretva Channel, while the east cape of the island is located just three nautical miles away from the mainland.
Hvar is administratively part of the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia.
Hvar is important to the history of Croatia as it was one of the centers of Croatian literature during the Renaissance, with writers such as Petar Hektorović and Hanibal Lucić.
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