Fort Napoleon - Hvar

Sightseeing near Hvar

Last edited 21.07.2022 at 01:12 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

43° 10’ 39.5” N

Longitude

16° 26’ 57.1” E

Description


During the French rule in Croatia, 1806 to 1813, the Napoleon Fortress was built in 1812 on the 230 m high mountain above the town of Hvar. Today here is the Hvar Observatory (Faculty of Geodesy of the University of Zagreb). The Research Institute of Astrophysics with the largest star telescope in Croatia (1 m mirror).

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