Nehaj

Fortress Nehaj, that is found on the hill Nehaj, is the symbol of the town of Senj.

Nehaj [nɛxaj] is the name of the hill that is found above the center of the town of Senj in Croatia.

The name Nehaj comes from the Croatian term Ne hajati [nɛ xajati] which means Don't care.^{[citation needed]}

This name was given to the hill and the Fortress by the Uskoks, who built on the top of this hill the Fortress Nehaj for defensive purposes. They gave the hill and the Fortress such a name because they wanted to emphasize to the citizens of the town of Senj, and all of those that lived in the vicinity of the town of Senj that they should not care that someone will conquer this hill or the Fortress until they are there.

This became true, because until the Uskoks where on the hill, not even one aggressor succeeded to conquer the hill or the Fortress, what at the same time meant security for the town of Senj, that is found in the footer of the hill. To the builders of this Fortress the only and main goal was the defence of the town and the obstruction of the Venetians and the Turks in their invasions and conquests.

But, short after the Fortress was built on the top of the hill, truce was made between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Republic of Venice, and one of the conditions of the truce was the transmigration of the Uskoks from the Fortress Nehaj and from Senj because of the constant fear that they gave the Venetians and the Turks. That act meant a sure disappearance of the Uskoks from the stage of history, and exposure of these parts to constant conquests and plundering raids of the Turks and the Venetians.

See also

• Uskoks
• Fortress Nehaj

Coordinates: 44°59′11″N 14°54′12″E / 44.98639°N 14.90333°E / 44.98639; 14.90333