Senj

Senj (Latin: Senia; Italian: Segna; Hungarian: Zengg) is a city in the Lika-Senj county of Croatia, population 8,132 (2001).

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Senj is located on the Adriatic coast below the Vratnik mountain pass which separates the Velebit mountain from the mountains of Gorski Kotar. Due to its geographic position, the strong northeastern wind bura is a very common occurrence in Senj.

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The place was inhabited since the prehistoric times. A settlement called Attienities in today's Senj was mentioned in Greek documents dated 4th century BC. The Romans used Senia as a stronghold against the Illyrians in the 2nd century BC, and it was a thriving town in their province of Dalmatia. The Avars and the Croats settled Senj in the 7th century (AD).

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