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symbol of the power and influence that the Košljun Franciscan Monastery Frankopans had – they were governors (bans), counts (knezovi), builders, diplomats, and artists cultural heritage sports and recreational cycling trails facilities ‘The Routes of the Frankopans’ cultural tourism project is inspired by the legacy of the Frankopans, a six-pointed star, a symbol on the first Frankopan water skiing coat of arms from the time of the Counts of Krk famous Croatian noble family who left numerous traces of their influence and power in the area of present- and wakeboarding day Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in the period from the beginning of the 12th century until the second half of the 17th. Glagolitic letter (O) – a symbol of advocacy of Croatian literacy, language and literature They wanted everything: personal power, reciprocated love, a blessing from heaven, One of the three religious estates Archaeological, religious, ethnographical and Venetian symbol on the second coat of arms of the and their own state. Borders did not exist for them. Space would just open up in front of family, created after changing the name to Frankopan them as they observed it from the walls of their castles. of the Frankopans can be found on natural history museum

And then a border appeared after all – at the least convenient moment. the small island of Košljun in Punat Apart from its monastery and church, Košljun also features museum collections of rare books, Cove. It comprises a Franciscan ethnographic items, unusual stuffed animals such as a two-headed lamb, and model ships, as bread broken by two lions on the Frankopan Dear readers, doesn’t this sound like an introduction to a dramatic story from national coat of arms monastery and the Church of the well as a botanical garden with 400 plant species. Because of its valuable natural heritage, history? This is the story of the Frankopan noble family, whose origins were on the Annunciation, which reminds us of Košljun is protected as a forest vegetation special reserve. island of Krk. In fact, it’s a number of stories about them that took place over centuries. the strong connections between To follow the routes of the Frankopans means to take a journey across a vivid, authentic the Frankopans and the Catholic landscape built by this family in the areas of Krk, Vinodol and Gorski Kotar. Church.

The Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cultural-tourist project ‘The Routes of the Frankopans’ was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. The content of this publication is the exclusive responsibility of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Košljun Franciscan Monastery Address Contact Opening times 15th-16th century Košljun, +385 51 854 017 From 1 April to 31 October: Gradec Castle 51 521 Punat www.kosljun.hr Monday-Saturday 16.7 km www.tzpunat.hr 9:30-17:00 on Sundays and holidays 10:30-12:30 From 1 November to 31 March: Monday-Saturday 09:30-15:00 on Sundays and holidays 10:30-12:30 the routes of the the routes

Košljun Franciscan Monastery Krk Castle 3.7 km

Heroes might die, SEE THE but the stories WIDER PICTURE about them don’t! For more information visit Mobile App Game of Frankopans www.frankopani.eu and www.strukturnifondovi.hr The Routes of the Frankopans