Preko
in Preko of Zadarska Županija, Croatia

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
44.081 and 15.188 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 44° 4' 51" and E 15° 11' 15"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kuna - HRK
Spoken languages:
Croatian, Serbian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:29 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:59 am and 7:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Croatia in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Croatia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Croatia. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Touring Preko

Preko in Preko (Zadarska Županija) with it's 3,871 residents is a town located in Croatia about 126 mi (or 203 km) south of Zagreb, the country's capital place.

Time in Preko is now 06:29 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zagreb with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Preko, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Croatia is Zemunik Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Croatia is The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), South-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kali, Zadar, Kukljica, Bibinje and Sukosan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

17°C (62 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Iadera Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa

Address
3,1 mi
Punta Skala BB, Petrcane
23231 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Art Hotel Kalelarga

Address
3,0 mi
Ulica Majke Margarite 3
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Central Apartments Zadar

Address
3,1 mi
Nadbiskupa Nikole Matafara 7
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 08:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Bastion

Address
3,1 mi
Bedemi zadarskih pobuna 13
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Palazzo Venezia

Address
3,1 mi
Poljana PAPE ALEKSANDRA III 4
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Hotel Kolovare Zadar

Address
3,0 mi
Boze Pericica 14
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Lavandula

Address
3,1 mi
Nikole Šubica Zrinskog 29
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Villa Triana

Address
4,4 mi
Kresimirova obala 41
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 13:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:59
Weekend: closed


Hostel 4 You

Address
3,7 mi
Ulica Nikole Tesle 12 b
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Apartments Donat Zadar

Address
3,0 mi
Fra Donata Fabijanica 2
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Preko summer view

Published: January 21, 2010
Length: 32:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: glavonja

The view of Marina Preko, Školjić and Zadar channel in August 2009.


Preko - Zadar

Published: September 15, 2014
Length: 31:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: BD


Juraj Dalmatinac arrives in Preko

Published: July 22, 2013
Length: 07:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: BrodVideos


Kit de supervivencia Isla de Preko (Croacia). Dudu

Published: November 29, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Diego Alfonso Postigo

El famoso aventurero español se encuentra perdido en la isla de Preko (Croacia). Un viajado erasmus como él tendrá que aprender a sobrevivir de la única forma posible...


Preko 2006.

Published: June 23, 2007
Length: 55:09 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Sileeeeee

sjećanje na jedno ljeto.


Kroatien 2012 mit einem Kleinkreuzer

Published: September 30, 2012
Length: 56:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Deltania205s

Urlaubsvideo Kroatien 2012 in der Region Zadar, Preko und Osljak.


Rejs po Adriatyku, Chorwacja 2011 / Sailing the Adriatic, Croatia 2011

Published: September 14, 2011
Length: 01:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: egaf2

s/y Janica, Bavaria 50 Cruiser (2006) Preko - Biograd na Moru - Skradin - Otok Tijat - Piskera - Sali - Otok Uglijan - Preko zdjęcia: Kto bliżej aparatu :) montaż: Egaf.


Apartments Biserka

Published: April 10, 2010
Length: 16:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CroatiaTopHoliday

Apartments Biserka E-mail: budislav.peric@zd.t-com.hr 23273 Perićev put 20 Poljana-Preko E-mail: budislav.peric@zd.t-com.hr Tel: +38523268151 Gsm: +385915780658 The apartments are...


Kali - otok Ugljan

Published: November 17, 2011
Length: 06:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kualjani

Video snimka iz aviona otoka Ugljana i mjesta Kali.


Riznica Kali 1/5 Jakica Perin

Published: March 23, 2011
Length: 01:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kualjani

Emisija Raznica na Vox tv-u o mjestu Kali.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Sea organ

The Sea organ is an architectural object located in Zadar, Croatia and an experimental musical instrument which plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps. The waves create somewhat random but harmonic sounds. The device was made by the architect Nikola Bašić as part of the project to redesign the new city coast (Nova riva), and the site was opened to the public on 15 April 2005.

Located at 44.1172, 15.22 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hydraulophones, Organs (music), Sound sculptures, Outdoor sculptures, Installation art, Zadar, Croatian musical instruments, Buildings and structures in Croatia, Urban public parks

Ugljan

Ugljan is a Croatian island and the first in the Zadar Archipelago. It is located northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj. Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel, it is connected with the island of Pašman by a bridge spanning over the Ždrelac Strait. Area 50.21 km²; population 7,583 (length 22 km, width up to 3.8 km).

Located at 44.0833, 15.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Croatia, Islands of the Adriatic Sea, Zadar County

Preko

Preko is a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar county. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,871 inhabitants, 87% which are Croats. Sitting in the mountains above Preko, is the castle of St Michael, once the seat of the noble Stipanov dynasty. The ruins look out across the Adriatic Sea to Italy, from where the Stipanov clan originated at the time of the Emperor Diocletian. The castle was sacked by English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land, and by the fleeing Nazis in 1945.

Located at 44.0864, 15.1828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of Croatia, Populated places in Zadar County

Štefano Castle

St. Štefano Castle (Croatian: Dvorac sv. Štefana) is a Venetian castle on the Croatian island of Ugljan, located above the town of Preko. The castle was built by the Counts Stipanov in the 15th century.

Located at 44.0716, 15.1608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in Croatia, Zadar County

Kali, Croatia

Kali is a municipality in Croatia on Ugljan island in Zadar county. In the 2001 census, there were 1,731 inhabitants, 98.96% of whom were Croats.

Located at 44.0633, 15.2067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of Croatia, Populated places in Zadar County

Sutomišćica

Sutomišćica is a village in Croatia, on the eastern side of th island of Ugljan. It is situated in a beautiful bay, about 3 km from Preko. On the opposite side of the bay a new marina has been built. The church of St. Eufemia in Sutomišćica is first mentioned in the beginning of the 14th century, while the church of St. Grgur was built in the 12th century. Sutomišćica is also known for the baroque villa 'Lantana' from 1686.

Located at 44.1, 15.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Zadar County

Lukoran

Lukoran is a village in Croatia. Lukoran is mentioned in the 1068. It is the birth place of Simon Klimantović (Klemenović, around 1460-1520), Glagolitic writer, as he said for himself in his chronicle of the Glagolitic (1511). His two collections are kept in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg and one in Zagreb. Lukoran is a place of fishermen and with his three settlements, Mali Lukoran, Turkija and Prtljug. The highest peak of the island is Šćah (286m).

Located at 44.1, 15.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Zadar County

Ošljak (island)

Ošljak is an Adriatic Sea island in the Zadar Archipelago, located between the island of Ugljan and the mainland south of Zadar. Its total area is 69993000000000000000.3 km and its highest point is called Lazaret at 700190000000000000090 m . It has a population of 27 in the single village of Ošljak (census 2011) which is located on the western shore, overlooking Kali and Preko.

Located at 44.0764, 15.2069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Croatia, Islands of the Adriatic Sea

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Preko.

capture of the webcam Zadar: panorama

Zadar: panorama, Zadar (source)

capture of the webcam Zadar: Bridge, TOP

Zadar: Bridge, TOP, Zadar (source)

capture of the webcam Zadar: Petar Zoranic square

Zadar: Petar Zoranic square, Zadar (source)

capture of the webcam Zadar: People's Square, City Lodge

Zadar: People's Square, City Lodge, Zadar (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Oltre, Preko