on Una and Sana
NOVI GRAD IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TOWNS IN KRAJINA. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1280, AND ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND VALUABLE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS GIVE IT ITS CHARM.
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ung in many songs inspired by the beauties of the Una River, Novi Grad (once called Bosanski Novi) has always been imbued with natural beauty.
fragrant linden trees. Novski Kej started being built during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it received its more current appearance in 1985 in the former state.
Right along the shores of the emerald Una river to the mouth of the Sana river, where it sprang, lies perhaps the biggest attraction of one of the oldest Krajina towns, the famous Kej—a three kilometer long, stone-walled quayside, with an alley of shady chestnuts and
The Una river flows through the Novi Grad municipality for 35 km of its total length of 207 km. Tourists are especially interested in accommodation facilities along this beautiful river, which with its temperature of 22°C during the summer is very pleasant and refreshing in Novi Grad.
In addition to the international event Una regata, which takes place from Blatna to Novi Grad, and from Novi Grad to Hrvatska Kostajnica, the tourist content is enriched with two more tempting activities—sailing through Una’s more mild currents through the Novi Grad municipality with mandatory stops and photos at numerous waterfalls, tufa, Una’s islands, and a full day worth of rafting down the Una river. 61
