Dubec
Park was gradually created after 1925 as a result of the efforts of the local
Spa Commission. It is one of the few examples of a natural park that has been
created by regulating the existing footpaths and vegetation. A local song by
Professor Ivan Kraljić Duminić, Nad Omišalj kad padne mrak (When Night Falls
over Omišalj), which is regarded a kind of 'Omišalj anthem', sings the park's
praises.
It is
worth mentioning that in the past the island of Krk was particularly rich in
oak forests. Since these were the island's main resource, this fact was
regularly emphasised in the reports that the Venetian governors (provveditore)
sent to the Doge in Venice. For the Republic of Venice, wood was of strategic
importance because of the huge demand for it in the construction and repairing
of ships for the Venetian fleet.