Winnetou Films as an Incentive for Development of Velebit
By Vedran Pavlic
October 30, 2015
The latest films about the Indian Winnetou, a
continuation of the European hit trilogy from the 1960s which had been filmed
in the areas of Velebit, Bukovica and Ravni Kotari, are again being shot on
various Velebit locations, reports Slobodna Dalmacija on October 30, 2015.
For the new three-part film series, German producers have
selected several locations in Croatia, from Grobnik to Trogir, including, of
course, the "native" habitat of the Apache tribe led by Chief
Winnetou in the Zadar hinterland. Due to the filming, Velebit and
Starigrad-Paklenica have become permanent meeting places of fans of the
westerns who have through the years given impetus to the development of
Winnetou film tourism.
The shooting of the new film series began in August 2015
and lasted into October. The crew filmed at Veliki Rujan as well as a very
attractive area on the Velebit Mountain near Starigrad.
Interestingly, the filming at Veliki Rujan would never
have taken place if a mountain road which leads from Veliki Vagan to Veliki Rujan
hadn't been built this past August. It is a part of the 13.6 kilometers long
road Starigrad-Paklenica-Veliko Rujno. Construction was financed by Hrvatske
Vode and Hrvatske Šume. After the Croatian Army built the first section of the
road from Starigrad, in Veliko Rujno about 50 old houses and shepherds'
dwellings have been renovated.
In addition to filming, the local church was visited by
thousands of pilgrims for the Feast of the Assumption. Therefore, the
initiative board to designate Veliki Rujan as a national Marian shrine has been
established. The board has plans to raise a Cross at the site, as well as
numerous other plans for developing the whole area, and has lobbied for the
construction of further roads as well.
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