Legend claims that a Greek named Herkul founded the village. In 1228 Hreljin signed the Vinodol act making
Hreljin Castle one of nine Vinodol castles. Hreljin was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of
Grič from tariffs in Hreljin and elsewhere. In 1607 and 1608,
Nikola VI Zrinski complained to the
Slavonian Sabor about certain violent acts committed by the soldiers of
Senj in the
Bay of Bakar, where they plundered and wrecked two ships loaded with oil and grain. On 25 March 2022 at 16:53 the
ŽVOC Rijeka received a call about a
wildfire in the area. burned by the time it was put out at 22:16 by
JVP Rijeka,
DVD Hreljin,
DVD Zlobin,
DVD Škrljevo and
DVD Bakar. ==Demographics==