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The beginning of the Second World War takes place in special circumstances. The locals were organized and included in the
National Liberation Movement. Organizers and leaders of these activities were young people. Drenova had a tough time. For such a small community, forty-five dead locals were a big
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The settlement
Drenova originated approximately 300 to 400 years ago. There were formed hamlets Podbreg, Macani, Klanjac, Kablari, Brdina and others. The residents of these small, scattered settlements were called Drenovčani. The name was derived from the cornel (dren), the forest fruit, which grows
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The work of the elementary school in Gornja
Drenova began in 1924 in the private house of Fran Franković (Tonići) and in 1930 a new school was built at Tunić, in which the distinguished teacher Ivan Ribarić - Istranin worked. The school worked until the beginning of World War II. The Germans burned
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Because of division, Gornja
Drenova remained without school, church, cemetery and many people employed in Italian Rijeka without work and bread. People from Gornja Drenova wanted - if they were already separated from Rijeka - to be associated to Sušak, which was also part of Yugoslavia. But, at the
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Significant year in the history of
Drenova, especially for the literacy of the inhabitants, is certainly in 1838 when the vicar Ivan Cvetko founded a church parish and began to gather and teach the children. By his advocacy in 1844 began construction of a school that was completed and start working
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Significant persons who attended
Drenova's school are: writer and journalist Ivo Grohovac Riječanin and Fran_Franković, father of teaching and education of Istria, professor and director of the Teacher's School in Kastav, professor at the Teacher's School in Kopar, author of the first Croatian
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In the period before and after the First World War, in the time of political struggles around Rijeka, the work of the
Drenova's Public Reading Room played an important role in gathering locals and spreading activities in culture as well as in preserving national consciousness.
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perched on a plateau above the city. Historically there were two parts: Gornja (Upper) Drenova and Donja (Lower) Drenova, nowadays united in one. Drenova has the largest cemetery and park area of the city. The motto of the local board is "Drenova - green lung of the city".
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Under the Roman Treaty of 1924, Drenova was divided by the border. This division created the localities of Donja and Gornja
Drenova, whose names have been preserved until today. Donja (lok. Dolnja) Drenova was part of Italy and Gornja Drenova of Yugoslavia at that time.
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it in 1943. In 1929, the old idea and desire of Drenovčani was realized and the
National House in Lokva was built, which became the center of Drenova's cultural and national life.
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By the new City Statut in 1872 Drenova becomes a municipality, and the citizens of
Drenova equal in rights and duties with the citizens of Rijeka.
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The settlement stretched from today's Shooting range to Benčani and covered the area of Lopača, by the Rječina valley including Grohovo.
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230:
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With intense social housing construction in the late 1970s, Drenova became urban and residential area within Rijeka.
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1131:
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587:
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The Council of the Local Board has seven members, and the President is Saša Jurešić (SDP, HNS, PGS, SDSS).
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Spelling Book issued in Vienna in 1911, founder of the Croatian Public Reading Room on Drenova in 1908.
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805:
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832:
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638:
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827:
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798:
200:
883:
324:
781:
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320:
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131:
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471:
292:
275:
226:
205:
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643:
521:
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in the south. Drenova is also bordered with the municipalities:
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and includes a plateau and the area bordered in the north with
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According to the 2011 census, Drenova has 7,624 inhabitants.
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is a neighbourhood and a local board of the city of
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Local board in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
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856:
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790:
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698:
662:
631:
545:
514:
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259:
249:
237:
216:
199:
191:
183:
178:
170:
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21:
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981:European Short Course Swimming Championships
426:Local district od Drenova official web pages
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421:A map of Drenova and of the city of Rijeka
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374:end Gornja Drenova was joined to Kastav.
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57:
49:
34:
1127:Governors and heads of state of Fiume
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7:
965:European Men's Handball Championship
973:World Women's Handball Championship
1034:Italian Secondary School in Rijeka
84:Location of Drenova within Croatia
14:
1145:
1144:
70:
63:
36:
644:The Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat
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1005:Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix
339:The Council of the Local Board
1:
166:7 km (3 sq mi)
1101:Rijeka Thermal Power Station
506:Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
142:Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
989:European Universities Games
195:1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
1187:
573:Italian Regency of Carnaro
436:Old photographs of Drenova
352:in the Drenova's forests.
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670:Croatian National Theatre
291:Drenova is located above
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58:
50:
35:
28:
583:Treaty of Rapallo (1920)
568:Corpus separatum (Fiume)
174:300 m (984 ft)
588:Bloody Christmas (1920)
53:Green lungs of the city
685:Petar Kružić staircase
649:Church of St. Nicholas
1111:Viktor Lenac Shipyard
1065:Orehovica interchange
1029:Polytechnic of Rijeka
603:Treaty of Rome (1924)
218: • Summer (
112:45.35333°N 14.43111°E
1024:University of Rijeka
848:Automotodrom Grobnik
613:Aviogenex Flight 130
192: • Density
947:Kvarnerska Rivijera
618:1995 Rijeka bombing
593:Free State of Fiume
108: /
806:La Voce del Popolo
578:Charter of Carnaro
558:Timeline of Rijeka
319:in the northwest,
184: • Total
163: • Total
117:45.35333; 14.43111
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1157:
721:Denis & Denis
699:Culture and music
632:Places of worship
608:Province of Fiume
553:History of Rijeka
323:in the north and
299:and districts of
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1148:
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1132:Mayors of Rijeka
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1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
961:
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838:Dvorana Mladosti
833:Stadion Rujevica
823:Stadion Kantrida
654:Rijeka Synagogue
639:Rijeka Cathedral
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458:
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313:Škurinjska Draga
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761:Unlogic Skill
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93:Coordinates:
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940:Sport events
857:Sports clubs
843:Centar Zamet
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756:Ugly Leaders
675:Trsat Castle
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491:Kvarner Gulf
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51:Motto:
42:Drenova and
1096:Jadrolinija
1075:Učka Tunnel
1070:A6 Motorway
1008:(1969–1990)
952:Rijeka Open
931:(1926–1945)
918:(2006–2017)
915:ŽKK Kvarner
910:(1946–2009)
897:(1963–2003)
879:VK Primorje
869:HNK Orijent
791:Local media
746:Damir Urban
239:Postal code
115: /
30:Local board
1080:Krk Bridge
957:EuroBasket
928:US Fiumana
923:ŽOK Rijeka
907:KK Kvarner
894:RK Kvarner
874:ŽNK Rijeka
864:HNK Rijeka
751:MC Buffalo
406:MO Drenova
393:References
331:Population
264:drenova.hr
179:Population
103:14°25′52″E
100:45°21′12″N
1017:Education
889:ŽRK Zamet
799:Novi list
663:Landmarks
515:Districts
479:Geography
359:in 1852.
287:Geography
251:Area code
201:Time zone
171:Elevation
1165:Category
1150:Category
1089:Industry
884:RK Zamet
711:Zvončari
527:Rujevica
386:victim.
309:Škurinje
782:Hartera
741:Termiti
690:TunelRi
546:History
532:Drenova
486:Rječina
347:History
321:Jelenje
317:Viškovo
280:Croatia
272:Drenova
260:Website
132:Croatia
128:Country
78:Drenova
23:Drenova
1171:Rijeka
1120:People
1000:(2018)
992:(2016)
984:(2008)
976:(2003)
968:(2000)
960:(1975)
770:Events
731:E.N.I.
726:Laufer
496:Platak
472:Rijeka
293:Rijeka
276:Rijeka
152:Rijeka
138:County
44:Rijeka
736:Paraf
716:Let 3
537:Sušak
522:Trsat
325:Čavle
305:Pašac
244:51000
227:UTC+2
206:UTC+1
187:7,624
501:Učka
303:and
231:CEST
158:Area
148:City
255:051
220:DST
210:CET
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