Taxi Šilo

Šilo is located in the northeast of the island of Krk, in the well-protected bay of Stipanja, naturally closed by Cape Punta Šilo. It is opposite Crikvenica and its Riviera, from which it is separated by only 2.5 Nm of the Vinodol channel. It is connected to the rest of the island of Krk by a regional road. Silo is only 5 km away from its municipal center Dobrinja, 20 km away from the Krk bridge, 19.1 km from the town of Krk, 13.6 km from Vrbnik and 47.7 km from Rijeka.

Stipanja Bay, with its narrow, low peninsula, which ends at Cape Punta Šilo, is well protected from east and south winds. At the end of the cape is a lighthouse that emits a light signal.

Silo is one of the youngest settlements in the Dobrinj region. It is not mentioned in the census of settlements and population of the municipality of Dobrinj in 1780. Silo was obviously founded by the people of Crikvenica and Selca; namely, many inhabitants of Crikvenica and Selce had their own estates in the area around Šilo for centuries, and some still have them today. After all, the predominant surnames in Šilo have their roots in the mentioned places. The inhabitants of the neighboring Vinodol were called Gorinjci by the people of Dobrinj, because they are from the “upper”, more northern, areas.

The place gained in importance with the development of tourism, and the desire of people to travel to the islands. Silo has long been the link between the island of Krk and the mainland. For these reasons, on February 19, 1905, the Krk Steamship Company was founded in Šilo, which after its founding bought the steamer Dinko Vitezić, and on June 1, 1905, opened the regular shipping line Šilo – Vrbnik – Crikvenica. The development of tourism began after 1959, when it began to run a ferry between Crikvenica and Krk.

The economy in Šilo is almost entirely oriented towards tourism and related activities, with only a few remaining traditional farming and fishing. The office of the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Dobrinj is located in Šilo. Most of the tourist capacities of the place, which include tourist agencies, auto camp, sports fields, restaurants, cafes, pizzerias, pastry shop, etc., are active only during the summer tourist season. Throughout the year, a post office, a grocery store, a pharmacy, a doctor’s and a dental clinic were opened, and the largest business entity in the municipality of Dobrinj – the construction company Tiha – was also present.