Liburnija orienteering meeting 2014 Croatia, Island Krk, March, 1st - 2nd World Ranking Event
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City of Krk – pearl of Liburnija City of Krk has been the urban center of the island for 3000 years. The first known inhabitants of the island of Krk were Illyrian tribe Liburni. After conquering the Illyrian tribes Romans annexed the island of Krk to their empire and adapted town Krk to their needs by building thermal baths, temples and other cultural institutions. The old part of the city, surrounded by i’ts walls, city gates and fortifications, represents distinctive sight that many tourists frequently visit. Sun, sea, air, fishermen, olive growers and tourism are synonyms for the largest Croatian island, so richly covered with vegetation it is ideal for the development of orienteering, right at a time of year when a large part of Europe is under snow. Regarding to this project, the City of Krk offers the possibility of sufficient quality tourism grants, as well as the airport which makes this location easily accessible to all participants. Cooperation of the local community gives us the right to candidate this area for the organization of this international competition, because we are convinced that tourist facilities and a high level of service guarantee logistical support to this project.
Orienteering club „RIS“ Delnice Orienteering club “RIS” Delnice was founded on February 12th 2000. In order for orienteering sport to reach an Olympic status, “RIS” is popularizing orienteering in city of Delnice, Gorski Kotar and Primorsko-goranska County. It helps club members in their development in order to worthily represent the club on both sport and professional level. Club members have organized the European Military Championship in 1998, World Military Championship in 1999 and World Championship in ARFD in 2010. Taking into account the regional competition Alpe Adria Cup in 2004 it can be concluded that the specific areas covered by green karst and proximity to coastal resorts are a winning combination that each year attracts more and more fans of this sport. We believe that our application is justified, as the founder and full member of the Croatian Orienteering Federation, and that we have the necessary competences to realize this program. Croatia Open - a synonym for Croatian Orienteering sport Croatia Open is a five-day international orienteering competition. One of its kind and most meaningful orienteering event with traditional character in Croatia. Aspiration and devotion to organize this competition at the highest possible level have so far attracted hundreds of competitors from more than 40 countries to Gorski kotar and Croatia. Leading men of the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) have recognized this achievement and have several times already assigned this competition status of Race for the World Ranking list (World Ranking Event). The competition has profiled itself into one of the most important in the region, while Gorski Kotar and the island of Krk became desirable orienteering summer destinations in Europe. Organizing of Croatia Open at this level is the best reference for acceptance of our nomination by entire orienteering community.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Event Director: Ivica Urbanc Technical Director: Matjaž Štanfel Secretary/Finance: Toni Nikola PR/Media: Danijel Popović Logistics: Andrej Šubat IOF Event Advisor: Wolfgang Pötsch, AUT PROGRAMME 1st March, 2014 Stage 1 – First start (long distance - WRE) 13:00 Prize giving ceremony WRE after event in finish arena 2nd March, 2014 Stage 2 – First start (short-long distance) 10:00 Prize giving ceremony not later than 13:00 in the finish arena COMPETITION CENTRE (CC) During the competition the CC will be in auto camp Krk (ex. Politin). http://goo.gl/maps/06ROA Coordinates: 45° 1'27.47"N (45.02429722222222 N) 14°35'31.37"E (14.592047222222222 E) COMPETITION RULES The Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events 2012, valid from 1 January 2012 will apply. ENTRY Entry is possible untill 15th February via Liburnija orienteering meeting 2014 entry form https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/1AbcCqPLRZFiRekE3ZNGzR07jiY5ao3xisSfSybJVTe4/viewform Entry fee: 20€*/25€ for two stages or 12€*/15€ for one stage. *fee for OPEN long, OPEN short, M12, W12, M14, W14, M16 and W16 TIME TAKING Sport ident system. It is possible to rent SI-chip for 2€ per stage. Lost SI-chip will be charged 50€. ACCOMMODATION For any help regards finding accommodation please contact Aurea agency: www.aurea-krk.com PARTICIPATION Every competitor is taking part on his own responsability.
MAPS AND TERRAIN Unique island karst terrain with open areas. Very detailed! Area was never used for orienteering before. Maps will be printed in 1:10000 with 5m contour interval.
Stage 1 (long distance - WRE
Map Prniba I, 1: 10 000, e - 5 m The only map of this type of terrain in Croatia for now! Prniba peninsula is divided into two parts. The first part is characterized by clean and managed pine forests, crisscrossed by stone walls, while the second part of the peninsula consists of cultivated olive groves and pastures used for grazing sheep. Technically very demanding terrain, difficult to navigate and run due to coastal landforms and vegetation.
Stage 2 (short-long distance) Map Prniba II, 1: 10 000, e - 5 m The terrain, which includes map Prniba II is characterized by open areas (olive groves and pastures) and forests rich in karst details (stone walls, stone heads, landslides, etc.). The highest point on the map is 50 m.
Note that some special symbols will occur on map!
*Note that final courses may vary to this lenghts TRAINING CAMP After Liburnija orienteering meeting on island of Krk one-week training camp will be organized by Karin Leonhardt, Matthias Leonhardt (before M端ller) and Philipp Sauter. More on web-pages: http://trainingcampkrk.blogspot.co.at/ INFO For more information please use our Internet pages http://fildelnice.wix.com/croatia-open-2014#!invitation/c1hyc or contact us via e-mail risdelnice@gmail.com.
partners Camp Krk****
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Association “Drobnica” Krk
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Island Goli
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Island Plavnik