the area. Prince Radic was appointed Prince of Senj by king Rudolf emperor of Austria (1 December 1600). (Radic family) Native noble family from Lika region; members of the family were Uskok military leaders at the headquarters in Senj. The 18th century brought some prosperity, especially with the construction of the Josephina (named after Emperor Joseph II) linking the Adriatic coast via Senj to Karlovac. The railway line built in 1873 between Fiume (Rijeka) and Karlovac did not pass by Senj which held back further development. Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Lika-Krbava County after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier (Regiment III). In the fall of 1943, during World War II, when Fascist Italy capitulated, the Partisans took control of Senj and used it as a supply port. Subsequently, the Luftwaffe started bombarding the town. By the end of the year they had demolished over half of the buildings in town and inflicted heavy civilian casualties. Climate Senj has a temperate climate which is usually described as temperate Oceanic or Marine west coast, with mild, windy winters and relatively dry and warm summers. According to the Köppen climate classification it falls within a cool, dry-summer subtropical zone (Csb), with cool-summer Mediterranean characteristics such as its usually dry summers. Economy Modern Senj is a seaside tourist town. Primary industries are fishing, boating, and tourism. Population In 2011 the settlement of Senj had 4,810 inhabitants, while the whole administrative area of Town of Senj had 7,182 inhabitants. Population by nationality: Croats 6,971 (97.06%) Serbs 66 (0.92%) Albanians 27 (0.38%) Bosniaks 24 (0.33%) Others 94 (1.31%) There are 27 settlements in the Town of Senj and they include: Alan, Biljevine, Bunica, Crni Kal, Jablanac, Klada, Krasno, Krivi Put, Lukovo, Melnice, Mrzli Dol, Pijavica, Podbilo, Prizna, Senj, Senjska Draga, Starigrad, Stinica, Stolac, Sveta Jelena, Sveti Juraj, Velike Brisnice, Veljun Primorski, Volarice, Vrataruša, Vratnik i Vrzići. Notable people Blaž Baromić (c. 1450 – 1505) Nikola Jurišić (1490 – 1545) Ivo Senjanin (c. 1571 – 1612) Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652 – 1713) Ivan Paskvić (1754 – 1829) Vjenceslav Novak (1859 – 1905) Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865 – 1908) Eugen Kvaternik Milan Moguš Vladimir Ćopić Sandra Šarić Edi Karić Domagoj Krajina International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Senj is twinned with: Gallery References External links Official website of the town of Senj Official website of