Croatia Urbex
Castle Bosiljevo ππ· – Abandoned for decades but still an unique cultural heritage of Croatian history
Many beautiful castles and fortresses are located all over Croatia as a result of rich and turbulent history. Among them is Castle Bosiljevo, one of the most magical urbex locations you will ever visit. Normally this castle is not open for visitors, but an urban explorer always finds a way in. This time me and my wife were very lucky…the gates were open!
Villa MΓΌnz II ππ· – part two
Check this link for the first serie of pictures of this beautiful abandoned villa on the Liburnian coast.
Villa MΓΌnz I ππ· – abandoned, but once one of the most beautiful secession villas on the Liburnian coast
We arrived at the villa after a long walk on the boulevard, accompanied by thunderstorms. I really did not have high expectations of being able to enter the grounds and the villa – the photos I had seen showed a fence that was more than 2 meters high – but I was too curious not to pass by. Fortunately, there was an opening in the fence, which I could climb over with a little agility!
RaΕ‘a Coal Mine 1928-1966 ππ·
Exploitation of coal in the RaΕ‘a mine, as one of the mines in RaΕ‘a coal basin, began in 1928. In Krapan, a settlement near RaΕ‘a, mining started back in 1626, but only at the time of the Mussolini fascist era exploitation of coal in RaΕ‘a mine experienced the real expansion. RaΕ‘a coal basin employed more than 10,000 workers, and the coal basin was distributed to 30 floors with almost 400 km long branching transport corridors. RaΕ‘a mine was closed in 1966, mainly due to the exhaustion of the site and the all-present crisis.
UΔka Resort Hotel ππ· – Abandoned, completely trashed and left to rot.
The UΔka Mountains used to be a popular excursion destination for tourists in Istria. Many tourists also spent a few days at UΔka Resort Hotel to enjoy the surrounding nature park.
Coal Factory Tito ππ· – Abandoned coal mine transshipment facility
The Istrian coal mines, had by far the most important and economically the most valuable deposits of the anthracite coal reserves in Croatia since the 18th century until the year 1999, when their excavation and use in the coal-fired power plant Plomin ceased.
The coal is found within the Palaeocene Kozina limestone beds. Four coal basins, Karojba, Sveti Martin, PiΔan, and the Labin basin, hosted seven coal mines, e.g. Tupljak, PotpiΔan, Kozljak, Ε trmac, RaΕ‘a, Ripenda, and Krapan. The coal has been generally known under the name of RaΕ‘a coal.
Haludovo Palace Hotel ππ· – The Adriatic Palace of Sin
Meet Haludovo Palace, the original palace of sin and often called the most extravagant resort on the Adriatic ever.
Katarina Naval Base ππ· – A huge navy base in northern Croatia, abandoned at the time of the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s
On the northern side of Pula bay stretches out the former Naval Base Katarina, originally built as part of the Austro-Hungarian defence system of the city of Pula and further extended during Italian rule.
