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Senj is a medieval town located on the eastern coast of Kvarner. In addition to the destruction caused by World War II, Senj has been hit by strong earthquakes throughout history. The appearance of significant earthquakes in this area is not surprising because, according to the seismic area classification of the Republic of Croatia, Senj is located in an area where the horizontal peak ground acceleration equals 0,24g. Within the historic city center of Senj, some stone masonry buildings date back to the 12th century. Those two facts present a good reason for selecting Senj as a representative research area. In order to evaluate the overall behavior and seismic resistance of existing buildings, it is first necessary to visually establish the characteristics of stone masonry buildings (typology of buildings). The connection of timber floors with stone masonry walls needs to be addressed as well. It needs to be investigated if the timber floor forms a diaphragm or whether it is flexible in its plane because it significantly affects the behavior of masonry buildings during an earthquake. Visual inspection of buildings indicated that most of the buildings were built with mixed materials (which is a result of fast renovation after great destruction in World War II), which implies the use of stone elements, brick parts, and mortar. In almost all stone masonry buildings, a tie system is present as a kind of reinforcement that ensures the integrity of the buildings.

Rad kao polazište svoje historiografske analize uzima opise gradskih plemićkih obitelji iz romana Posljednji Stipančići Vjenceslava Novaka. Nakon što se iznese kratki povijesni okvir, koji se upotpunjuje s opisima što ih daje V. Novak, rad se kratko osvrće i na pitanje borbe za hrvatski jezik, no najvećim se dijelom bavi analizom povijesnog utemeljenja likova i radnje korištenjem egzaktnih i preciznih navoda iz stvarne povijesne zbilje. Na kraju se donose i Katastarski upisnici čestica iz Državnog arhiva u Zagrebu koji se također uspoređuju s navodima iznesenima u djelu., The paper takes the descriptions of the urban noble families from the novel Posljednji Stipančići (The Last Stipančićs) by Vjenceslav Novak as a starting point of its historiographical analysis. After a short historical framework is presented, which is supplemented by descriptions given by V. Novak, the paper also briefly looks at the issue of the struggle for the Croatian language, although it deals mostly with the analysis of the historical foundation of the characters and action using exact and precise quotations from actual historical reality. In the end, the Cadastral registers from the State Archives in Zagreb that are also compared with the statements cited in the work are presented.

Među tridesetak senjskih sveučilišnih profesora i znanstvenika ime akademika Milana Moguša zauzima istaknuto mjesto. Njegov životni hod od trnja do zvijezda, ili kranjčevićevski, od gnijezda do zvijezda bio je stalno u usponu. U vrijeme radnoga vijeka zauzimao je značajne funkcije u mnogim kulturnim i znanstvenim institucijama diljem Hrvatske, ali i šire, i to ga je stalno držalo u nemogućnosti da se češće navraća u njemu rodni i dragi Senj. Boravio je uvijek u njemu kad god mu se pružila prilika i kad god su mu njegovi Senjani izrazili želju da ih posjeti. Bio je čest gost Gradskog muzeja u Senju, Senjske gimnazije, ali i Osnovne škole S. S. Kranjčevića u kojoj je u dječačkim danima učio prva slova i čitao prve školske knjige. Ta njegova povezanost sa senjskim kulturnim institucijama nizom godina manje je poznata širokoj kulturnoj i znanstvenoj javnosti pa će stoga biti tema ovoga članka., Amongst the thirty university professors and scientists from Senj the name of the academic Milan Moguš holds a prominent place. His path through life "from the thorns to the stars", or Kranjčević’s "from the nest to the stars" was constantly on the up. During his working life he had significant functions in many cultural and scientific institutions throughout Croatia, as well as further afield, and this meant that he was not often able to return to his dear birthplace of Senj. He stayed here whenever he had the chance and whenever his people from Senj expressed a wish that he visit them. He was a frequent guest of the Senj Town Museum, the Senj grammar school, as well as the S. S. Kranjčević Elementary School where in his boyhood days he studied his first letters and read his first schoolbooks. This connection with Senj’s cultural institutions over a number of years is less well known to the wider cultural and scientific public, therefore, it will be the theme of this article.

Viteški red templara, kao zapadnoeuropski čimbenik, imao je u Hrvatskoj nekoliko svojih posjednih sjedišta (preceptorata), a jedno od njih bilo je i u Senju. Kroz svoju povijest, Senj je zbog trgovine i položaja uvijek bio važan za Hrvatsku, a templari su u Senju boravili od 1183. do 1269. godine. U radu autor donosi kronološki pregled izvora i historiografskih radova o templarskoj djelatnosti u Senju te iz toga zaključuje kakvo je današnje stanje istraženosti templara u Senju. S obzirom na to da u historiografiji pod receptorat Senja neki autori ubrajaju i Gacku, autor se dotiče i templarske djelatnosti u njoj., The Knights Templar Order, as a Western European factor, had several of its residences in Croatia, and one of them was in Senj. Throughout its history, because of trade and location, Senj has always been important to Croatia, and because of this, some of the noble lineages, such as the Counts of Krk, also saw an interest in it. The Templars stayed in Senj from 1183 to 1269. In this paper, the author presents a chronological overview of sources and historiographical works on the Templar activity in Senj, and from that concludes what is the current state of exploration of the Templars in Senj. Important thing is that Templar activities in Senj cannot be completely reconstructed unless some archaeological findings are taken into overview. Considering that some historians also include Gacka (Gacko polje) under the residence of Senj, the author also discusses Templar activity in Gacka.

Wind measurements in the Senj region are of the utmost importance. Nevertheless, several modeling studies point to the underestimation of wind speeds measured operationally at the Senj measuring site. These motivated us to compare operationally measured winds with special measurements data that were available for two winter months. Here we show that true bora winds in Senj are stronger than those reported from operational measurements.