Expand Croatian date March 2009 Unreferenced date January 2008 Punat is a municipality in the Primorje Gorski Kotar county in western Croatia . There are 1,876 inhabitants, with 91 Croats . The town first appears in writings from AD 1377, but we do know the exact date of foundation. In the bay there s the little island of Ko ljun . Primorje Gorski Kotar coord 45 00 52.92 N 14 37 44.04 E type city region HR source frwiki display title Category Municipalities of Croatia Category Primorje Gorski Kotar County Category Seaside resorts in Croatia PrimorjeGorskiKotar geo stub fr Punat hr Punat it Ponte Croazia nl Punat pl Punat sl Punat sh Punat war Punat ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox President name Francisco Orlich term start 8 May 1962 term end 8 May 1966 predecessor Mario Echandi Jim nez Mario Echandi successor Jos Joaqu n Trejos Fern ndez Joaqu n Trejos birth date Birth date 1907 3 10 df y birth place San Ram n, Costa Rica San Ram n dead dead death date death date and age 1969 10 29 1907 3 10 df y death place San Jos , Costa Rica San Jos , Costa Rica party National Liberation Party Costa Rica PLN Francisco Jos Orlich Bolmarcich 10 March 1907 ndash 29 October 1969 was List of Presidents of Costa Rica President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He also ran for the presidency in 1958, but lost to Mario Echandi Jim nez Mario Echandi . His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother came to Costa Rica from the town of Punat on the island of Krk , Croatia . Fact date February 2008 His villa in Punat is named Villa Costarica . Together with his brothers he founded in 1928 FJ Orlich & Hnos Ltda. FJ Orlich & Brothers Limited . At first a large supply store in his hometown of San Ram n, this eventually grew to become one of Costa Rica s largest coffee firms. A long time friend of Jos Figueres , with whom he had traveled together to study in the United States, Orlich was Figueres second in command within the National Liberation Army in the 1948 Civil War. Following that, the National Liberation Party Costa Rica National Liberation Party was founded in the Orlich family farm in La Paz, San Ram n. He served in the National Junta after the war, then in Figueres cabinet when he was elected in 1952. After that he ran for president in 1958, but lost against Mario Echandi. He ran again in 1962, against the defeated 1948 leader Dr Rafael ngel Calder n Guardia , when he won the presidency. Always called by his countrymen Don Chico , during his presidency he faced the major eruption of the Iraz volcano, that started just as U.S. President Kennedy was visiting Costa Rica and lasted for over a year, causing major agric ... more details
Image Moncontour implantation teleski.jpg thumb 220px Concept drawings for a cable ski course in France . Deleted image removed File cableseamus.png thumb 220px 14yr old kneeboarder Seamus Watters Whyte kneeboards at a park near Brisbane . Cable skiing is a way to water ski or wakeboard , where the skier s rope and handle are pulled by an electrically driven cable, whereas traditionally a waterskier is pulled by a motorboat . The mechanism consists of two cables running parallel to one another with carriers between them every 80 metres. The carriers are metal tubes that can hook up tow ropes with riders. Tow ropes are detached and attached at the same time without slowing the system down, which is a main reason for the high efficiency. With a main cable 800 metres long, 10 riders can waterski or wakeboard at the same time. The speed of the main cable can be up to 38 mph 61 km h , and slalom skiers can reach much higher speeds. The most common speed is 19 mph 31 km h , which suits wakeboarders best. Deleted image removed Image imagesCAWY9K2M.jpg thumb 220px A cable ski park in Logan City, Australia. The cable is generally suspended 26 30 feet 8 9 metres above the water. This makes for a different feel than when riding behind a boat, whether wakeboarding or water skiing. Image Teleski wakeboard.ogg 200px thumb left Cable skiing in Vienna Image Wakeboarding Punat 07.jpg thumb 220px Cable ski &mdash Wakeboard ing on the island Krk between towns Punat and Krk town Krk , Croatia . The higher angle of pull makes bigger air and sharper turns possible. Generally, on wakeboard only cables, there are ramps and sliders for the riders to use. Another way for wakeboarders to get air on the cable is to load the line. Loading the line is putting tension on the rope and using the water as a spring to fling onself into the air. Though it is possible to do this behind a boat, the higher angle of pull and the slight jerk on the corners allow good riders to get much ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 This is a list of Italian language exonyms for places on the Dalmatia n coast, including the islands up to Rijeka . Larger towns Dubrovnik Ragusa Rijeka Fiume Split city Split Spalato Zadar Zara Trogir Tra Ston Stagno Trpanj Trappano Skradin Scardona Island of Krk Ba ka Bescanuova Dobrinj Dobrigno Krk Veglia Njivice Gnivizze Malinska Malinsca Omi alj Castelmuschio Punat Ponte Vrbnik Verbenico Island of Cres Cres Cherso Martin ica San Martino Osor Ossero Island of Lo inj Lo inj Lussino Veli Lo inj Lussingrande Mali Lo inj Lussinpiccolo Nerezine Neresine Ilovik Asinello, San Pietro Susak Sansego Island of Rab Lopar Loparo Prvi Pervecchio Rab Arbe Supetarska Draga Valle San Pietro Island of Kor ula Kor ula Curzola Lumbarda Lombarda rnovo Zernova Pupnat Pupnatta ara Kzarra Smokvica Smoquizza Blato Blatta Vela Luka Valle Grande Island of Hvar Dol Stari Grad Dol Val Sant Anna Hvar Lesina Island of ipan Luka ipanska Valle Gippana Su ura San Giorgio Rivers Neretva Narenta Zrmanja Zermagna Other Names Pelje ac Sabbioncello Lastovo L gosta See also Italian exonyms List of European exonyms Category Dalmatia Category Italian exonyms Dalmatia Category Italian language Category Geography of Croatia Category Croatia related lists es Anexo Top nimos italianos en Dalmacia it Toponimi italiani in Dalmazia ru simple List of Italian place names in Dalmatia ... more details
Expand Croatian date March 2009 More footnotes date December 2009 location map Croatia label Sinj position left lat 43.7 long 16.64 Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split Dalmatia county , Croatia , at coord 43 42 N 16 38 E . The town itself has a population of 11,468 2001 census , while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is 25,373 2001 . Sinj is the center of an area known as Cetinska krajina , a group of settlements situated on a fertile karstic field Sinjsko polje through which the river Cetina passes. Sinj lies between four mountains Svilaja , Dinara , Kamesnica Kame nica and Visoka. Those mountains give Sinj its specific submediterranean climate hotter summers and colder winters . The town grew around an ancient fortress held by the Ottomans from 16th until the end of 17th century, and the Franciscan monastery with the church of Our Lady of Sinj lang hr Gospa Sinjska , a place of pilgrimage. The anniversary of the last victory over the Ottoman army in 1715 is celebrated yearly in the beginning of August by Sinjska alka , an equestrian competition in which ceremonially dressed horsemen try to hit a small ring alka with their lance while galloping. Tourism Sinj and Cetinska Krajina represent an interesting tourist area, and the major attraction, for which the town is known at home and abroad, is certainly the traditional Tilters Tournament of Sinj Alka . It takes place every year on the first Sunday in August to commemorate the victory over the Turkish army in 1715. The tilters, dressed in the traditional costumes, ride on horseback in full gallop, trying to thrust a ring alka , hanging from a wire, with a lance.The tilter who scores the highest number of points punat is declared victor. Many tourist from Croatia and abroad visit the Tilters Tournament every year. Cuisine Sinj is known to be a place where gastronomy is appreciated. Someone once said, only in Sinj, people eat everything that flies, crawls ... more details
File Chiostro monastero.jpg thumb right 180px Ko ljun monastery Ko ljun is a tiny island in Puntarska Draga bay off the coast of Krk , facing Punat , in the Adriatic Sea , Croatia . It is approximately 300 meters in diameter and covers an area of 6.5 hectares, but is rich in vegetation. The only inhabitants are a group of Franciscan monks living in St. Mary s Monastery . History The earliest known settlement on Ko ljun was a Ancient Rome Roman villa rustica belonging to a landowner of the Roman settlement on Krk lang hr Curicum . The next solid evidence of inhabitation is a written record from 1186 implying the existence of a Benedictine abbey built on its foundations. This was abandoned in 1447, and the Frankopans moved in Franciscans in their place. The present church was built by the Franciscans in 1480. ref name Radovinovi Radovan Radovinovi , The Croatian Adriatic , pg. 118, Zagreb 1999 , ISBN 953 178 097 8 ref The Benedictines remained on the island until the 15th century. After the death of the abbot Dominik, a Venice Venetian priest held the title of Abbot of Ko ljun, and the island was abandoned. A pair of Franciscan monks complained to the Pope that the monastery was sitting empty. At their request, the Benedictine monastery was abolished and the island of Ko ljun given to the Franciscans, whose monastery remains today. The collections By the jetty there is a statue of St. Francis with a wolf, a frequent iconographic motif for this saint. As well as the statue there is also a text written in Glagolitic over the main entrance to the monastery, Mir i Dobro peace and well being which is also dedicated to St. Francis. In the monastery there is an ethnographic collection including articles used by farmers and fishermen on Krk from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. There is also a permanent exhibition of church artefacts housed in the old Benedictine church from the 12th century. As well as old masters G. da Santacroce, F. Ughetto, Medu ... more details
Original research date January 2011 Refimprove date January 2011 File Wakeboarding.jpg thumb Wakeboarding File Wakeboarding Punat 07.jpg thumb Wakeboarding on the island Krk between towns Punat and Krk town Krk , Croatia . Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wikt wakeboard wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing , snow boarding and surfing techniques. The rider is usually towed behind a motorboat , typically at speeds of 17 24 miles per hour, depending on the water conditions, board size, rider s weight, and rider s comfort speed. This speed can also depend on the year, make, and model of the boat because some boats, not meant for wakeboarding, produce a different size wake that may not be adequate enough for the rider. But a wakeboarder can also be towed by other means, including cable skiing closed course cables , winches, personal water craft PWCs , trucks cars, and All terrain vehicle ATVs . Basics and history Wakeboarding is organized by the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation IWWF . The IWSF Renamed the IWWF in 2009 is founded in 1946. The IWSF was recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC as official partner since 1967. Wakeboarding is part of the World Games Non Olympic Games patronized by IOC since 2005. The IWWF has more than 90 Member Nations all over the World and is organizing the Nationals Championships together with this Federations all over the globe. IWWF is also organizing together with the Agencys and local Federations the IWWF World Championships, the IWWF World Cup, the IWWF World Trophy and hundreds of internationals Competitions all over the World. With worldwide more than 90 affiliate countries, hundreds of clubs and thousands of members the IWWF is the global leader in the sport of waterski and wakeboarding. The IWWF and its Cable Wakeboard World Council CWWC is a rider formed voluntary nonprofit working council and is organizing and ... more details
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