Discover Hrvace: Culture, Landscape and Hotels

Hrvace brings together sacred art, traces of history and landscapes. When choosing a hotel, it is worth first deciding what you want to focus on: would you like to explore mainly the sights in the town, or also include other places in the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace? This will help you tailor your search to your travel interests.

Location and orientation

Hrvace is located on the D1 between Sinj and Knin. Its position on this road gives the destination a clear geographical reference point.

Church art and historical traces

The parish church of All Saints in Hrvace was built from 1866 to 1871 beside an older church. Its sanctuary has been preserved as a burial chapel. The parish church houses a venerated image of Our Lady of Sorrows, an altarpiece by Venetian painter Francesco Maggiotto, and stained-glass windows by artist Ivan Grgat. The older church and the later-built parish church give the town’s history a distinct chronology; the altarpiece and stained-glass windows add different artistic accents.

The ruins of the Church of St. George stand on Krinj hill in Hrvace. Remains of several burial sites are also found there, some of which contain stećci. The ruins and burial sites provide a different historical point of reference from the parish church: here, they are remains on a hill; there, a church building with a preserved sanctuary and works of art.

Water and landscape in Hrvace

Hrvace has 52 drinking-water springs. Miloševo is one of the two small lakes in Hrvace. Springs and lakes are therefore two distinct water features of the town. If you include these landscape features in your travel plans, you can distinguish them from the historical sites that also shape Hrvace’s character.

Culture and traditions

Klapa Hrvace is the music section of the Hrvace cultural society. The dance section of HKUD Peruća performs dances from the Dinaric region; HKUD Peruća also presents religious, folk and entertainment performances. The Hrvace cultural society “Peruča” was founded in 2005. If you would like to include a performance in your travel plans, check the latest dates in advance, as specific programmes may change.

The private ethnographic collection of Petra Vukman in Hrvace offers another perspective on everyday life in times past. It includes objects once used in daily life and traditional crafts. Before visiting, check whether access is possible and under what conditions.

More to explore in the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace

In Potravlje, within the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace, traditional pottery, woodwork and blacksmithing have been preserved, as have the musical practices of guslarstvo and diplarstvo. Pottery on a hand-operated wheel is still practised there and includes souvenir items. If you are interested in pottery, check in advance whether the makers are available.

Another church building in the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace is the parish church of Sv. Filipa i Jakova in Potravlje, built in 1774. Together with the parish church of All Saints in Hrvace, it offers a second, earlier-dated reference point for exploring the destination’s church buildings.

The Rumin landscape area in the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace includes Mali Rumin and Veliki Rumin. It covers 33.5 hectares and was designated a significant landscape area in 2000. Rumin’s steep cliffs provide a habitat for, among other species, ravens, kestrels and eagle owls. This landscape perspective adds another nature feature to the lakes and springs associated with Hrvace, within the wider travel destination.

There is also a regional connection for cycling plans: the 25-kilometre Aequum cycling route in the wider travel destination of Općina Hrvace passes through Sinj, Suhač and Karakašica to Hrvace, ending at Most na Panju.

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