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SenjSENJ, a town and port in the Ve-lebit Channel. The town lies like an amphitheatre on the very edge of the forested cove called Senjska Draga, at the foot of predominantly bare karst slants of Velebit and Senjsko Bilo. The geographical position of Senj is primarily determined by mainland communications; it is the shortest connection between Zagreb or Sisak and the coast, through Karlovac or Topusko to the pass Razvale (884 m) on Kapela Mountain, and from there over Vratnik (698 m) on Velebit; at that point the Dinara mountain barrier is the narrowest. This route from the Pannonian basin and the Adriatic coast has been used since ancient times. Apart from this connection with the region of Posavina, i.e. the Pannonian plains, the position of Senj offers also favourable connections with Bosnia. Senj was often mentioned by Greek and Roman geographers and historians, and at the Roman Tabula Peutingeriana marked as por(tus) Senia. In Roman times it belonged to the province of Illyricum (later Dalmatia) as one of the most important port towns of the northern Adriatic. Chief occupations are farming in the immediate vicinity of the town, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism. Senj is located at the intersection of main roads (M2) and Karlovac - Brinje - Senj (M6.02) and Senj - Otocac - Gospic (M5).Since this part of the littoral region is the meeting point of several geographical areas, its cuisine has also developed from the combination of the coastal and Velebit traditions. The maritime cuisine is based on fish and shellfish, vegetables, lamb and wine, while the mountainous area is renowned for its game specialities, Krasno cheese, potatoes, sauerkraut, fruits of the woods, Velebit honey and Velebit travarica (herb-flavoured brandy). Instead of recomending what is best for you, let us just emphasise that all the ingredients come either straight from the clean sea or from untainted soils, and that the lamb and game graze on a sweet-scented combination of mountain grass and aromatic, seafoam-salted herbs. |
