Lighthouses of Croatia: Primorje Region

The Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska in Croatian) is located on the east side of the Adriatic Sea and includes most of the coastline of the former Yugoslav federation. Including the historic provinces of Istria and Dalmatia, this coastal region has a very long history. In recent times it was part of the Austrian Empire for several centuries until that empire was dissolved in 1918, at the end of World War I. Most of the Croatian coast then became part of Yugoslavia, but the peninsula of Istria, in the northwestern corner, was annexed by Italy. After the end of World War II in 1945 the northwestern corner of Istria was part of the UN-administered Free Territory of Trieste until 1954, when the entire peninsula was reunited with Yugoslavia (the city of Trieste remained in Italy). Croatia became independent in 1991 when the Yugoslav federation fell apart.

The country is divided into 21 counties, 7 of which touch the coast. The principal ports are Rijeka in the north, Split on the central coast, and Dubrovnik in the far south. This page covers lighthouses of the northern third of the Croatian coastline including the counties of Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar; the latter includes the islands of the Kvarner Gulf.

The Croatian word for a lighthouse is svjetionik. The word rt is a cape or promontory, otok is an island, otočić is an islet, hrid (plural hridi) is a rock, plićak or pličina is a shoal, zaljev is a bay, rijeka is a river, and luka is a port or harbor.

Many places in this area were better known in the past by their Italian names. The Italian names of lighthouses, when known, are shown in curved brackets {}.

Aids to navigation in Croatia are managed by Plovput, a state-owned corporation. Plovput has developed fourteen of the light stations for vacation rental.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. PS numbers are the numbers, if known, from the Croatian light list Popis Svjetala i Signala za Maglu. Admiralty numbers are from volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113.

General Sources
Plovput - Aids to Navigation - Lighthouses
Information and photos posted by Plovput. There is also an Other Aids to Navigation page with photos of typical smaller beacons.
Online List of Lights - Croatia - West Coast
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
World of Lighthouses - Croatia
Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net.
Lighthouses in Croatia
Aerial photos posted by Marinas.com.
Leuchttürme an der kroatischen Küste
Photos by Olaf Riesenberg posted by Bernd Claußen.
Lighthouses in Croatia
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
Weitere europäische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard views posted by Klaus Huelse.
GPSNavigationCharts
Navigation chart information for northern Croatia.

 


Susak Light, Susak, July 2022
Google Maps photo by L V


Hrid Zaglav Light, Cres, September 2022
Google Maps photo by Monica Bianchi

Lika-Senj County Lighthouses

Otok Pag Lighthouses
Otok Pag is an island about 60 km (37.5 mi) long but only 2-10 km (1.2-6 mi) wide, separated from the mainland by the narrow Velebitski Channel. The island has a population of about 8000 and is accessible by ferry from Gradina. The central and southern parts of the island are in Zadar County (see above), while the northern parts are in Lika-Senj County.

Škrda
Date unknown (station etablished 1890). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) square brick tower. Trabas has a photo by Uli Knapp and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the southwest coast of the large island of Pag. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS CRO-142; Admiralty E3072; NGA 12816.
* Stara Novalja (Rt Deda)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone. Mariangela Levis has the 2021 photo at right, Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a headland on the north coast of Otok Pag, just west of the town of Stara Novalja. Ferries between Stara Novalja and Gradina on the mainland probably provide a good view. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2995.6; NGA 12640.
Rt Krištofor (3)
Date unknown (station etablished 1911). Active; focal plane 62 m (203 ft); white flash every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white. Trabas has Hans de Graaf's photo, Simon Brenkus has a 2021 closeup, and Google has a distant satellite view. This light marks the entrance to a crooked channel leading to the town of Pag. Located on a prominent cape on the north side of Otok Pag, about 8 km (5 mi) south of Karlobag. Site status unknown. PS-305; Admiralty E2950; NGA 12704.

Karlobag Area Lighthouse
Rt Jurišnica
Date unknown (1920s?). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white. Trabas has Uli Knapp's photo and Google has a distant satellite view. This light guides vessels in the narrow Velebitski Channel between the mainland and Otok Pag. Located on a mainland promontory about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Karlobag. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-059; Admiralty E2944; NGA 12580.

Stara Novalja Light, Otok Pag, August 2021
Google Maps photo by Mariangela Levis

Otok Rab Lighthouses
Otok Rab is an island 22 km (13.5 mi) long located south of Otok Krk and north of Otok Pag. The island is accessible by ferries from both Krk and Pag and from Jablanac on the mainland.

Sv. Juraj (Otočić Tunera, Rab) {Arbe}
1894. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 2 s. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white with a green band at the top. Trabas has Uli Knapp's photo, Mário Durec has a 2023 closeup, Nevenka Kirin has a 2020 photo, Dagmar Lapišová has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the northeast end of Otočić Tunera, an island in the entrance to the harbor of Rab, on the south side of Otok Rab. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-018; PS-250; Admiralty E2994; NGA 12616.
Rt Sorinj {Sorinja}
Date unknown (1920s?). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white. Trabas has Ulrich Bode's photo, Grazia Redaelli has a 2022 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the northwestern tip of Otok Rab. Site open, tower closed. PS-242; Admiralty E2976; NGA 12592.

Senj Area Lighthouses
Senj is a small port about 50 km (30 mi) southeast of Rijeka.

Rt Štokić (Jablanac) (1)
Date unknown (1920s?). Inactive. 1-story stone keeper's cottage; the light was shown from a short concrete pillar on the roof. No photo available. The active light (focal plane 50 m (164 ft); white flash every 6 s) is shown from a 6 m (20 ft) white post on the steep slope behind the house. Emmanuel Legros has a very distant view, Trabas has a photo of the active light, and Google has a street view and an indistinct satellite view of the station. This light guides vessels in a narrow passage between the mainland and Otok Rab. Located on a very steep bluff about 1 km (0.6 mi) northwest of Jablanac harbor. Site open, tower closed. Active light: Admiralty E2938; NGA 12568.
* Senj {Segna} Marija Art Breakwater (2)
1880 (station established 1865). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery, unpainted. Kyr Loss has the 2019 photo at right, Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of a breakwater on the southwest side of the bay of Senj. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2922; NGA 12444.
* Senj {Segna} Mole Sv. Ambrož (2)
Date unknown (station established 1873). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery; no lantern. The tower is unpainted stone except for a red band at the top. Trabas has a closeup photo, another fine photo is available, Tamás Marosszéky has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the end of the north mole at Senj. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2923; NGA 12436.

Senj Marija Art Breakwater Light, Senj, August 2019
Google Maps photo by Kyr Loss

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Lighthouses

Otok Krk Lighthouses
Croatia's second largest island, Krk (called Veglia in Italian) is roughly triangular in shape. Located northeast of Cres and close to the mainland, it is accessible by a bridge at Voz, about 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Rijeka. Krk is the most populous of the Adriatic islands, with a population of about 20,000.

Vošćica
1875. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with gallery, attached to the seaward side of a stone keeper's house. Lantern removed. Lighthouse painted white with a red horizontal band around the top of the tower; the house is white with a red tile roof. A 2024 photo by Łukasz Bartłomowicz is at right, Trabas has a photo by Eckhard Meyer, Dalibor Jud has a photo, Robert Zdarilek has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the Velibitski Kanal, the narrow channel between the island of Krk and the mainland. The original light was on an "iron stand." Located adjacent to the historic Maltempo fortress ruins on a promontory at the northern point of Krk, about 1.5 km (1 mi) east of the bridge joining the island and the mainland. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-193; PS-271; Admiralty E2894; NGA 12376.
* Soline (Rt Glavati)
Date unknown (station established 1902). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery. The tower is unpainted white stone; the gallery is painted red. Trabas has a photo, Stefan Bock has a 2021 photo, Elekfalvi Zsolt has a 2023 photo, and Google has a satellite view. The light marks the south side of the narrow entrance to the bay of Soline, on the northeast side of Otok Krk about 3 km (2 mi) east northeast of the town of Soline. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2898; NGA 12392.
Rt Šilo (Dobrinj) {Dobrigno} (2)
Date unknown (station established 1909). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone. Trabas has a photo, Bohuslav Vitu has a 2018 photo, Nicola Gutu has a 2016 street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Rt Šilo is a long, very narrow promontory sheltering the harbor of Šilo on the north side of Otok Krk. Located at the tip of the promontory. Site open, but it's a rough walk over broken stones to the lighthouse; tower closed. Admiralty E2901; NGA 12408.

Vošćica Light, Otok Krk, June 2024
Google Maps photo by Łukasz Bartłomowicz
* Baška Mole (1)
1892. Replaced around 2022. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical white concrete tower with gallery; no lantern. A distant 2005 view from the sea is available, Andreas Köhler has a 2019 photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The Admiralty reported this light temporarily extinguished in 2021 and a 2022 photo shows the breakwater being extended. Trabas has Eckhard Meyer's photo of the new light (focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 2 s) and Philipe Koko has a 2023 photo showing both lights. Baška is a picturesque village at the southeastern end of Krk. Located at the end of the breakwater mole at Baška. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. PS-296; Admiralty E2904; NGA 12476.
Stražica (1) {Pervicchio}
1878. Reactivated; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); white flash every 6 s. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the seaward side of 1-story stone keeper's house. Light tower painted white; the house is unpainted. Dariusz Montrymowicz has the 2021 photo at right, Anna Jenšíková contributed a 2016 photo, a 2022 closeup is available, and Google has a satellite view. The active light was moved for a number of years to a post mounted on a stone wall in front of the historic lighthouse, but by 2016 the lighthouse was restored and the light returned to the lantern. Monika Fahrnberger has a 2006 photo showing the temporary light and Trabas has Hans de Graaf's 2012 view from the sea. Located on Rt Stražica, the northwestern point of Otok Prvić (Pervicchio in Italian), marking the narrow channel between that island and the southeastern tip of Otok Krk. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-147; PS-240; Admiralty E2887; NGA 12460.
Otočić Galun
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical unpainted stone tower. Trabas has Hans de Graaf's photo, a 2017 photo is available, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the northeast point of a small island about 1 km (0.6 mi) off the south coast of Otok Krk. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-049; Admiralty E2886; NGA 12468.
* Rt Negrit (1) {Punta Negritto}
1874. Inactive for many years. 2-story stone keeper's house; the light was shown through a window. The active light (focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 3 s) is on a 5 m (17 ft) green post in front of the house. Trabas has a good photo by Hans de Graaf, a good 2023 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. The house is abandoned and in poor condition. Located on a promontory about 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Krk town. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-106. Active light: Admiralty E2884; NGA 12484.

Stražica Light, Otok Prvić, August 2021
Google Maps photo by Dariusz Montrymowicz
* Krk Mole {Porto Veglia}
1877. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); red flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical stone tower. Upper 2/3 of the lighthouse painted red; the base is painted white. Trabas has Arno Siering's photo, another closeup photo is available, and Google has a street view and a distant satellite view. Krk is the best harbor and largest town on the island of the same name; it is located midway on the south coast. Located at the end of the west mole at Krk. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2874; NGA 12496.

Otok Cres East Side and Otok Lošinj Area Lighthouses
Cres (Cherso in Italian), located to the east of the Istrian peninsula, is the largest of the Croatia's many islands. Long and narrow, it stretches over 60 km (40 mi) from north to south. At the southern end it was formerly connected to Lošinj, but a channel (crossed by a bridge) has been cut to separate the two islands. A popular resort island, Cres is readily accessible by ferries from Brestova on the Istrian peninsula or from Valbiska on the island of Krk.

Plavnik (Rt Veli Pin) (2)
Date unknown (station established 1890). Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12 m octagonal tower, painted white. Trabas has a photo by Ulrich Knapp, Nikola Derežić has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The first lighthouse was a cast iron tower. Plavnik is an island off the east coast of Cres. A narrow channel separating the islands, the Kanal Krusija, is the shortest route from the Adriatic through the islands to Rijeka. Located at the northwestern point of Plavnik, marking the east side of the narrowest opening of the channel. Probably accessible only by boat, but there should be a distant view from the ferries linking Krk and Cres. Site status unknown. ARLHS CRO-182; PS-237; Admiralty E2872; NGA 12472.
Trstenik (Otočić Trstenik)
1873. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 8 s off. 12 m (39 ft) octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story stone keeper's house. The lighthouse is unpainted; lantern painted white. Vladimír Paško's 2019 drone view is at right, Trabas has a closeup photo by Ulrich Knapp, Filip Bipe has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the east side of Cres, about 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Punta Kriza. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed (the island is privately owned). PS-259; Admiralty E3002; NGA 12332.
Rt Madona (2) {Porto Cigale}
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 3 s. 7 m (23 ft) white stone tower with a green band at the top. Trabas has a photo by Ulrich Knapp, Anton Kučić has a 2022 photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the west side of Otok Lošinj, about 3 km (2 mi) west of Mali Lošinj. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-090; Admiralty E3019; NGA 12304.
Koludarac (Rt Križ) (2) {Koludarz}
Date unknown (station established 1876). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 3 s. 7 m (23 ft) square stone tower with gallery; lantern removed. Entire lighthouse painted green. A short bridge connects the lighthouse to a 1-1/2 story stone keeper's house. Trabas has a photo by Eckhard Meyer, Daniel Macek has a 2022 photo, and Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view. The original light was on an iron post. Located on an island, marking the south side of the entrance to the harbor of Mali Lošinj. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed, but there's a good view from ferries from Mali Lošinj to Susak or Unije. Admiralty E3024; NGA 12288.
* Murtar (2) {Isola Mortar}
Date unknown (station established 1867). Inactive. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward end of a 1-story stone keeper's cottage. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone. The active light (focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white light, 2 s on, 6 s off) is on a 5 m (16 ft) white concrete post in front of the historic lighthouse. Trabas has a good photo by Ulrich Knapp, Alessio Zappa has a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. Endangered: Marin Cerić's 2021 photo shows the original lighthouse crumbling into ruins. The first light was described as being on an iron column. Located on the small island of Murtar in the southern entrance to the channel separating Cres and Lošinj, marking the approach to the ferry port of Mali Lošinj. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed, but there's a good view from ferries from Mali Lošinj to Susak or Unije. ARLHS CRO-104; Admiralty E3022; NGA 12280.

Trstenik Light, Otočić Trstenik, June 2019
Google Maps photo by Vladimír Paško

Susak and Unije Area Lighthouses
* Susak {Isola Sansego}
1881. Active; focal plane 100 m (328 ft); two long (2 s) white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, centered on the roof of a 2-story stone keeper's house. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone with a white roof; light tower and lantern are also painted white. A 2022 photo is at the top of the page, Nikola Bicanic has a closeup photo, Erazem Dolžan has a photo, Trabas has Hans de Graaf's distant view, Marinas.com has distant aerial photos, Nikola Derežić has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. This is a staffed station; the house is occupied by resident keepers. Susak is a high island south of Unije and about 7 km (4.5 mi) south of the channel separating Cres from Lošinj. Boat transportation from Mali Lošinj is available. Located on the highest point of the island; accessible by a stiff hike from the village of Susak. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-050; PS-166; Admiralty E3036; NGA 12260.
Hrid Šilo (Male Srakane)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal stone tower with gallery, mounted on a concrete base. No lantern; the light is displayed from a short post. Trabas has a photo by Ulrich Knapp, Nikola Derežić has a closeup photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The Srakane islands are a chain of rocks and islets, the tops of an underwater ridge connecting Unije to the the south end of Cres. Located on the islet closest to Cres. Accessible only by boat, but there's a good view from the ferries between Mali Lošinj and Unije. Site and tower closed. ARLHS CRO-139; PS-165; Admiralty E3034; NGA 12268.
* Vnetak (Rt Vnetak, Unije) {Isola Unie}
1873. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); three flashes every 10 s, white or red depending on direction. 13 m (43 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the front of a 1-story masonry keeper's house. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone with a white roof; light tower and lantern are also painted white. A 2023 photo by Ronald Pavletić is at right, Trabas has a photo by Hans de Graaf, Darko Višek has a 2007 photo, Alen Milde has a 2022 closeup, and Google has a satellite view. Unije is an island lying off the southwest coast of Cres at the entrance to the west channel of the Kvarner from the Adriatic Sea. There is ferry transportation from Mali Lošinj. The lighthouse is located on the southwestern tip of the island. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-190; PS-164; Admiralty E2752; NGA 12120.
Galiola (Hrid Galiola) (2)
1890 (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); white flash every 5 s. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a square stone base. The lighthouse is unpainted stone; lantern painted white. Trabas has a photo by Capt. Theo Hinrichs, Sven Teich has a photo, a closeup is available, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Bing has a satellite view. The original lighthouse was an octagonal cast iron tower of about the same height. Located on an isolated islet in the Kvarner Gulf about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Cres and 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Unije. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS CRO-046; PS-129; Admiralty E2744; NGA 12116.

Vnetak Light, Unije, November 2023
Google Maps photo
by Ronald Pavletić

Otok Cres West Side Lighthouses
* Kurila (Rt Kurila)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); flash every 5 s, white or red depending on direction. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery; lantern removed. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone. Trabas has a photo by Ulrich Knapp, Vilson Berisha has a photo, Nithin Pulumati has a 2022 photo, Alberto De Zottis has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape near the southern point of the island of Cres, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Cunski. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-080; PS-168; Admiralty E3032; NGA 12276.
Otočić Visoki
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower. Trabas has Hans de Graaf's photo, a 2018 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Visoki is a small, round island off the west coast of Cres about 5 km (3 mi) south of Martinšćica. From the photo it appears that the island is used as a sheep pasture. Located on the west side of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS CRO-189; Admiralty E2761; NGA 12136.
* Rt Križice {Punta Molino}
Date unknown (station established 1888). Active; focal plane 9 m (29 ft); green flash every 3 s. 6 m (20 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted green. Trabas has Hans de Graaf's photo, a closeup photo is available, Miran Lesjak has a 2023 photo, Miha Planinšek has a street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the south side of the entrance to the harbor of Cres. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E2792; NGA 12160.
* Kovačine (Rt Kovačine, Cres) {Punta Covacino}
Date unknown (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 9 m (29 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) round stone tower with gallery; lantern removed. Entire lighthouse painted red. Nicholas Barrett has a closeup photo, Trabas has a photo by Hans de Graaf, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbor of Cres. The point of land, Rt Kovačine, is the site of a popular campground. Located on the north side of the entrance, about 1.5 km (1 mi) west of the Cres waterfront. Site open, at least to customers of the campground; tower closed. Site manager: Kamp Kovačine. PS-152; Admiralty E2784; NGA 12156.
Zaglav (Hrid Zaglav)
1876. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 15 m (49 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery, centered on the roof of a 2-story masonry keeper's house. The lighthouse is unpainted white stone with a red tile roof; light tower and lantern are painted white. Monica Bianchi's 2022 photo is at the top of this page, Trabas has a photo by Werner Seiler, Werner Schug has a 2020 drone view, a view from the sea is available, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island off the west coast of Cres near Pernat. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS CRO-020; PS-156; Admiralty E2764; NGA 12152.
Prestinice (Rt Prestinice) {Punta Prestenizze}
1872. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, 2 s on, 8 s off. 13 m (43 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2-story keeper's house. The house is unpainted; lantern painted white. A 2022 photo is at right, Trabas has a photo by Werner Seiler, Dragutin Curk has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the narrowest section of the passage between Istria and Cres, known as the Vela Vrata (Vela Strait). Located on a promontory about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Porozina. The site appears to be closed, but there's a distant view from the ferry from Brestova to Porozina. ARLHS CRO-120; PS-151; Admiralty E2802; NGA 12172.

Prestinice Light, Cres, September 2022
Google Maps photo by Dirk Rdf

Rijeka Area (Mainland) Lighthouses
* Rt Tokal
Date unknown (1920s?). Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 6 s. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white. A closeup photo is available, Trabas has Eckhard Meyer's closeup photo, Nenad Grguric has a 2024 photo, Dalibor Jud has a view from the sea, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a promontory about 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Selce. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-175; Admiralty E2910; NGA 12416.
* Rt Ertak {Punta Ertac} (4?)
Date unknown (station established 1875). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white flash every 2 s. 5 m (17 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with gallery, adjoining a 1-story square concrete equipment building. Lighthouse painted white. Trabas has Eckhard Meyer's photo, Borna Ćuk has a 2022 photo, Milos Zuffa has a street view, a closeup is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the mainland side of the Velebitski Channel, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) southeast of the highway 102 bridge to Otok Krk. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-042; Admiralty E2896; NGA 12384.
* Rt Oštro (Kraljevica) {Porto Re}
1872. Reactivated (inactive prior to 2006); focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising through the center of a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern painted white. A 2022 photo by Robert Marmilić is at right, Trabas has Arno Siering's excellent closeup, Milica Miljan has a 2023 photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Michel Forand has a historic photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. It isn't known how long the light was out of service before Plovput reactivated it in 2006. The red and white bands (unusual for Croatia) are traditional; a 1904 light list has this daymark for the tower. Located on the east side of the entrance to Kraljevica, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Rijeka. Site open, tower closed. PS-199; Admiralty E2854.1; NGA 12342.

Rt Oštro Light, Kraljevica, August 2021
Google Maps photo by Robert Marmilić
* Gen. Petra Drapsina Breakwater {Maria Theresa Breakwater} (4?)
Date unknown (station established 1884). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); three quick green flashes every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted green, mounted on a square 1-story masonry equipment shelter. Equipment shelter painted white. Trabas has a photo by Hans de Graaf, Elvis Kukuljan has a 2018 photo, Martin Klappacher has a 2017 street view, and Google has a satellite view. The original light was described as an iron column. Located at the end of the main breakwater of Rijeka. Accessible by walking the pier, and there should be a good view from ferries arriving or departing in Rijeka. Site and tower open. PS-187; Admiralty E2824; NGA 12240.
* Mlaka (Luka Rijeka) {Fiume} (3)
1920s (?) (station established 1878). Active; focal plane 39 m (128 ft); white flash every 10 s. 38 m (125 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, standing atop a square 5-story building. Entire building painted white, except that the seaward side of the light tower is painted in black and white horizontal bands. Trabas has Capt. Peter Mosselberger's photo, a 2019 photo is available, Ronald Pavletić has a 2023 photo, and Google has a 2024 street view (seen at right) and a satellite view. The building has apartments leased to retired Plovput employees. Michel Forand has a historic photo of the original light, which was closer to the sea; it had a focal plane of 12 m (39 ft). In 1898 the 1884 breakwater lighthouse was relocated onshore to replace the 1878 light; this made the focal plane 31 m (102 ft). Located on the Milutina Barača near the west end of the waterfront of Rijeka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CRO-206; PS-183; Admiralty E2822; NGA 12228.

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Rijeka Light, Rijeka, June 2024
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Posted October 9, 2006. Checked and revised January 24, 2025. Lighthouses: 36. Site copyright 2025 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.