Andrija Mohorovičić
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Andrija Mohorovičić was a Croatian geophysicist and academic. He is best known for the eponymous Mohorovičić discontinuity and is considered one of the founders of modern seismology. He is also consid
The house in Volosko where Mohorovičić was born
Detail of a commemorative plaque of Mohorovičić in Clementinum, Prague, Czech Republic
Volosko
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Volosko is a part of the city of Opatija, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav and Rijeka. The toponym Volosko derives from
Andrija Mohorovičić
…is considered one of the founders of modern seismology. He is also considered among the greatest Croatian natural scientists. Mohorovičić was born in Volosko, Opatija, where his father (also named Andrija) was a blacksmith, specializing in making anchors. The younger Andrija also loved the sea and married a…
Volosko streets
Art installation "Lautus"
Art installation "1857"
"Mandrač" in Volosko