Trsat
Trsat (Italian: Tersatto, Latin: Tarsatica) is part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with a historic castle or fortress in a strategic location and several historic churches, in one of which the Croatian noble Prince Vuk Krsto Frankopan is buried. Trsat is a steep hill, 138 m high, rising over the gorge of the Rječina river, about a kilometre away from the sea; strategically significant from the earliest times right up to the 17th century, it is today a major Christian pilgrimage centre and home to a statue of Pope John Paul II who came to Trsat as a Pilgrim in 2003.[1] Today, the University of Rijeka's newly constructed campus lies in the western part of Trsat.
Education[edit]
University of Rijeka campus[edit]
In 2003, construction of the University of Rijeka's new Trsat campus began on the site of a former army barracks on the western edge of the district, bordering the nearby district of Vežica, encompassing departments and faculties which were previously scattered around the city of Rijeka.[9] Opening in 2008, the campus now includes the Faculties of Applied Arts, Philosophy, Informatics, Mathematics and Civil Engineering, along with the Departments of Biotechnology and Physics.
Primary education[edit]
Trsat contains two primary schools (Osnovne škole): OŠ "Trsat", near the Church of Our Lady of Trsat, and OŠ "Vladimir Gortan", near the University of Rijeka campus.
Old muzzle-loading gun at Trsat Castle
Basilisk statue in courtyard
Students socialising at the Student Centre on the university campus
Venetian lion near entrance
