If you are heading towards the church from the direction of the town of Drenovski, at the ‘Romano’ café on the left is Stanko Frankovića Street, which cuts down Ivana Žorža Street and extends all the way to Žminj. In this very busy street there is a kindergarten, a market "Brodokomerca", a furniture store and, interestingly, two hairdressing salons!
Stanko Franković, after whom this important street bears its name, was born on September 8, 1919 on Drena as the ninth of ten children of Ivan Franković and Marija born Štefan and the nephew of professor Fran Franković. Early in 1942, he joined the liberation movement, as did many young people from Drenovci.
In the "Zbornik Kastavština" No. 1 from 1978, Mr. Vilim Štefan, in the text "Young Kastav area in the People's Revolution", states, inter alia:
Skojevska grupa Drenova:
Vilim Štefan, Valter Francetić, Bruno Francetić, Stanko Franković, Vence Mihić and Stanko Hlača.
They all died except Vila Štefana.
According to Stanko's cousin and cousin who live on Lokva, he died on September 1, 1942 in Tuhobić when their group was surrounded by Italian soldiers.
In the online list of the origin of the name of the street Rijeka, it is stated that he died in the area of Pakleno below Obruč, and the dates coincide.
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