   The Dragon of Trsat,   the Peacekeeper of Rijeka

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A long time ago, there was a dragon that lived in a cave above Trsat, who was kind to people, and evil to those who wanted to harm his city.

The giant creature followed the same ritual every day. Itwould leave the cave, check on the city that was just waking up, and then stretch its wings with reat satisfaction.

The next morning, the mayor’s daughter again sat down on the bank of the Dead Channel, took out her paper and began completing her drawing. The cunning octopus came closer and soon grabbed her leg with its tentacles.

The dragon then grabbed it with its sharp claws and threw it all the way to the town of Grobnik, where it ended up on the fish market.

It would then watch at the surface of the sea, where its main nemesis lay in wait – a giant octopus that lived in the mysterious depths of the Kvarner Bay.

His anxiety for the child was soon interrupted by the arrival of the girl’s father, the mayor. The girl was sad because she couldn’t finish her drawing, but her father promised her that she could finish it another day. The octopus overheard their conversation.

However, the girl’s father had an idea of how to keep alive the memory of the brave creature that saved his daughter – As a token of gratitude, he commissioned a bronze statue of the dragon from a Viennese sculptor and had it installed at the castle.

A timeless guardian has been watching over the city ever since.

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However, the dragon was ready for it. In the blink of an eye, it reached the shore, jumping to the girl’s rescue. The octopus tried hard to grab the dragon’s wings with its tentacles, but in doing so, it dropped the child on the shore.

The next day, the girl headed for the cave to give the dragon her drawing as a token of appreciation, but the dragon wasn’t there. The Trsat saviour flew off when he realised that he had become too attached to people.

The Dragon of Trsat, the Peacekeeper of Rijeka

One morning, the dragon noticed a girl sitting on the bank of the Dead Channel (Mrtvi kanal), diligently drawing tiny boats on a piece of paper. The Trsat guardian was watching the surface of the water, trying to spot the octopus.

This was the beginning of a battle to the death. The dragon spit fire at the giant octopus, which had to retract its giant tentacles.

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