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General

(German: Sibenning, Italian: Sebenico) is a historic town in Croatia, population 51,553 It is located in central Dalmatia where the Krka river flows into the Adriatic Sea. Geographical location 43°44′06″N, 15°53′26″E

Sibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin county. The majority of its citizens are Croats, with 94.02%.

Approaches, Routes and Navigation

The port is entered through Kanal Sv Ante (length 1.4 M, width at the entrance 220 m, width at narrowest part 140 m, depth 1130 m, speed limit 6 knots). The Krka river flows into the NW part of the port. The channel is well marked by coast lights (lateral system): the green tower next to Sv Nikola fortress (green light) on the right side of the W entrance to the channel; the stone tower next to the house with the signal station (red light) on Jadrija point and the green tower (green light) on Rocni rock. The E entrance is marked by the red tower (red light) on Sv Kriz point and the green tower (green light) on Paklena shoal.

Navigation through the channel. The bora is violent. There is a constant current running towards the open sea of about 0.5 knots during the summer; in the winter, after heavy rains, it may attain a rate of 3 knots and even increase with the bora blowing. Vessels up to 50 GRT, except those with a barge in tow, and boats can navigate through the channel without special permission. Such vessels and boats must keep to starboard and out of the way of vessels over 50 GRT. They are required to give way to larger vessels leaving or entering the channel. Senisna point is fringed by a shoal and should be given a berth of at least 10 m. Anchorage is prohibited in the channel and off the outer entrance to it in the area enclosed by the parallels passing through the light structures on Sv Nikola fortress (E) and Rozenik shoal (W), and by the meridian passing through Sv Nikola lighthouse (E) and the meridian touching the E extremity of Lupac islet (W).

Tidal information and currents

Speed of current in St. Ante's channel varies from 0.5 to 2.5 knots, depending on the season, i.e. water level in the Krka river. Tidal range fluctuations are insignificant, ranging from 0.25m to 1.10m.

Winds in the Port of Šibenik Predominantly Šilok and Bura (N 11%, NE 18%, SE 14%) for most of the year, with significant periods of wind absence (27%). Winds of 6 Beaufort and stronger (SE, NE) blow 15 days per year during the winter. TIDE Max 0,60 m

Charts

Admiralty Chart: 1561

Major ports

The Port of Šibenik is one of the oldest and best-sheltered ports on the Croatian part of the Adriatic coast (43° 44' N, 15° 53' E). It is located at the inundated Krka river estuary, which forms a unique natural resort 75 kilometers long with an altitude difference of 360 meters. The Port is naturally sheltered from waves and winds, and is accessed through St. Ante's channel (2700 meters long and 120-300 meters wide), which enables access for vessels up to 50 000 DWT. Total port surface is 430 ha (348 ha of sea surface). The port is 10 kilometers long, 300-1200 meters wide with depths between 8-40 meters. Average sea salinity in the port is 18-20 per mill on the surface and 35.4 per mill at the depth of 4 meters.

Marinas and Anchorages

Port of Sibenik

Anchorage position: 43°38'3 N - 15°54'4 E

AUTHORITY Harbour Master:Capt. Lakos Janes,

Tel: 214261 
Fax: 217378

PFSO Marijan Petkovic,

Tel: +385 22 213033,
Fax: +385 22 212133,
Mobile: +385 98 336574

Mooring: Berths on the waterfront will be indicated by the harbour master's office. In the harbour yachts can anchor wherever convenient, with the exception of the narrow area about 100m NNW of the harbour light on the pier Gat Krka (Krka mole). Poor holding ground; those vessels that decide to anchor should do so SW of the Sv Jakov cathedral (depth 2530 m), not far from the waterfront and secure to the bollards ashore. Anchoring and mooring is prohibited in the area around Burnji turan point and around Panikovac, Dumboka and Sveti Petar coves. Gat Krka and the quay SW of of it (300 m) are reserved for coastal lines (depth 3.4 m); there are hydrants. The concrete wall stretching for 50m from the Obala palih omladinaca quay is used for mooring boats. Dolac cove (quay, depth 23 m) is exposed to winds and a swell. Detailed regulations for places where yachts are forbidden may be obtained in the harbour office.

Facilities

• Port of entry,
• harbour master's office,
• customs,
• post office,
• hospital,
• medical service,
• chemist's and railway station;
• Slobodna plovidba shipping company;
• Water from the hydrant on the waterfront,
• fuel at the petrol station on Obala hrvatske mornarice quay; if larger quantities of fuel are needed, arrangements can be made to have it delivered by tank trucks.
• A duty-free shop on Obala oslobodjenja quay.
• Navigation charts and other relevant publications available in the office of PLOVPUT Plovno podrucje Sibenik (Obala oslobodjenja 8).

Chandlers and Repair Facilities

Brodoservis carries out repairs (hull and engines, yachts up to 350 GRT)repairs and maintenance of vessels at the Sibenik repair shipyard (Ungrad cove in the SE part of the harbour);

Places and things to see

The Cathedral of St James

The Cathedral of St. James or St. Jacob (Katedrala sv. Jakova) in Šibenik, Croatia is a cathedral church of the Catholic Church in Croatia, the see of Šibenik bishopric. The Cathedral has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2000. The Cathedral of St James bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded one another in the construction of the Cathedral - Francesco di Giacomo, Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino - developed a structure built entirely from stone and using unique construction techniques for the vaulting and the dome of the Cathedral. The form and the decorative elements of the Cathedral, such as a remarkable frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children, also illustrate the successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art.

International Children’s festival

The children's festival has become one of Šibenik's so called trademarks. The festival is a unique event in Croatia as well as in the entire world. The festival promotes the esthetic education of children and youth, and it also helps them to develop all artistic forms of creativity, which is all considered to be the cultural-pedagogical reason for this event. Thanks to this creativity, the festival encourages and induces many ideas in different forms of art, children's art: drama, puppetry, musical, film, literary and art (painting). The festival accomplishes all this because it supports three vital features: holding annual parades of ensembles from foreign countries and Croatia (art for children), workshop activities; where children can actively participate in creating art (children creating art and their training), and organizing seminars (scientific aspect). The festival's art program (painting ) can be seen from two similar aspects , children creating their own paintings using their own imagination, and works of art that have been donated to the children from well-known artists from Croatia and abroad. The festival, having a humanitarian connotation, has the full support of UNICEF and UNESCO, and it's sponsored by the president of Croatia . It is also a member the International Association of Festivals –FIDOF, UNIMA, and ASSITEJ.

Goog places to eat and drink

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