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Vinodol, Croatia

Coordinates: 45°12′54″N 14°44′46″E / 45.21500°N 14.74611°E / 45.21500; 14.74611
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Vinodol
Vinodolska općina
Vinodol Municipality
Vinodol is located in Croatia
Vinodol
Vinodol
Location of Vinodol in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°12′54″N 14°44′46″E / 45.21500°N 14.74611°E / 45.21500; 14.74611
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
 • Mayor
 • City Council13 members
Area
 • Total152.9 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,226
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code051
Websitevinodol.hr

Vinodol (pronounced [ʋînɔdɔːl]; Croatian: Vinodolska općina) is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

The total population of the municipality is 3,577 people, in the following settlements:[3]

The population is 93.4% Croats.[4]

The Law codex of Vinodol, a medieval Croatian codex, was made in and named after this region. The Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the region. The Vinodol Channel is the part of the Adriatic Sea to the south of the region.

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Vinodol include:

  • Juraj Juričić (?–1578), Croatian-Slovenian Protestant preacher and translator
  • Julije Klović or Giulio Clovio (1498-1578), Croatian illuminator miniaturist painter considered the greatest illuminator of Italian high renaissance period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vinodol". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Vinodol". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.