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Park dr. Josipa Avelinija
Perivoj mediteranskog bilja

„Park dr. Josipa Avelinija“ poćeo se uređivati ranih 1930-ih godina 20. stoljeća zalaganjem dr. Josipa Avelinija (zaslužnog turističkog djelatnika Hvara onoga vremena). Prvi posjet kralja Aleksandra Hvaru 1925. godine bio je potičaj uređenju parka. U kraljevu čast, park je kratkotrajno dobio ime „Park kralja Aleksandra“, a tvrđava Fortica/Španjola premenovala se u „Aleksandrovac“. Park je uređen na prostoru šetnice. Od svog uređenja bio je zamišljen kao perivoj mediteranskog bilja u kojem rastu autohtone kulture borova, čempresa, masline, planike, kadulje, metvice, lavande, ružmarina, smija, te uvecene kulture kaktusa, agava, palmi, mimiza, naranača, bugenvillija …

Dr. Josip Avelini Park
Mediterranean Herb Garden

The design oft he Dr. Josip Avelini Park began in the early 1930s at the intercession of Dr. Josip Avelini (a prominent Hvar tourist operator at the time). The first visit of King Alexander of Yugoslavia to Hvar in 1925 provided the initial impetus for the construction of the park. In the king´s honor, the park was briefly named King Alexander Park, and the fortress of Fortica/Španjola war renamed Aleksandrovac. The park was laid out in the area of the promenade. Since ist design, the park has been conceived as a Mediterranean herb garden, with indigenous varieties of pine, cypress, olive, bearberry, sage, mint, lavender, rosemary, immortelle, and imported varieties of cactuses, agave, palms, mimosa, oranges and bourgainvillea.

Dr. Josip Avelini

Josip Avelini (Hvar, 1891. – Hvar, 1947.) zastužni je hvarski liječnik, društveni i turistički djetatnik. Od 1921. do 1929. godine bio je opčinski načelnik, a od 1927. Do 1939. godine upravitelj tada največega hvarskog hotela Palace. Za vrijeme svog mandata, intenzivno je radio na obnovi gospodarskoga i kulturnoga života grada čamulog nakon Prvoga svjetskog rata. Njegovim predanim začaganjem izgrađeni su temelji modernoga turizma u Hvaru, koji je s vremenom postao dominantna grana gospodarstva. Radio je organizirano i sistematski, podjednako na podiranju komunale infrastrukture, kao i na promiđtni Hvara, koji se od tada naziva Jadranska Madcina. U njegovo vrijema uređuja se plaže, parkovi i šetnice. Godine 1922./1923. uvodi se prva vodovodna mreža u Hvaru, koja se napajala iz okolnih izvora vode. Godine 1924. Počaden je drvored palmi na rivi, a 1925. Sagrađena je mala električna centrala koja je osvjetjavala grad u nočnem satima. Novo i za ono vrijeme vrlebnokameno kupalište Bonj izgrađeno je 1927. godine, a početkom 1930-tih rapočelo je i uređenje mediteranskog bilja ispod gradske tvrđave. Njegovu iniciativu slijedili su ostali Hvarani, koji se počinju ozbijnje baviti turiznom.

Dr. Josip Avelini

Josip Avelini (1891-1947) was a promninent Hvar physician and social tourist operator. From 1921 until 1929, he was the distrikt mayor, and from 1927 until 1939 he worked as the manager of the largest hotel in Hvar at the time, the Palace. During this time, he worked intensively on the restoration oft he economic and cultural life oft he city, which had faded after the World War I. His cealous activities created in Hvar the base of modern tourism, which subsequently became the dominant branch oft he town´s economy. He worked in an organized and systematic manner, both to improve municipal infrastructure and to promote Hvar, which has since been called the Madeira oft he Adriatic. During this time, beachers, parks and promenades were laid out. In 1922-1923, the first water supply network, supplied from the surrounding springs, was constructed. In 1924, a palm alley was planted on the quay, and in 1925, a small power station was built, which lite the city at night. The new, and for this time magnificent, stone bathing area of Bonj was built in 1927. At the beginning oft he 1939s, construction oft he Mediterranean Herb Garden began beneath the city fortress. Avelini´s initiative was followed by other inhabitants of Hvar who bagan working on tourism more seriously.