Viškovo
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Viškovo | |
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Municipality | |
| Viškovo Municipality Općina Viškovo | |
 Monument to fallen fighters | |
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  Viškovo Location of Viškovo in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 14°23′10″E / 45.37778°N 14.38611°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sanja Udović (Ind.) |
| • City Council | 17 members[1] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Municipality | 16,084 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,602 |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | opcina-viskovo |
Viškovo is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
Population
[edit]In the 2011 census, there were a total of 14,445 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[4]
- Kosi, population 808
- Marčelji, population 2,148
- Marinići, population 3,894
- Mladenići, population 1,254
- Saršoni, population 1,532
- Sroki, population 1,741
- Viškovo, population 3,068
In the same census, there were 85% Croats, 5.84% Serbs, 2.36% Bosniaks.[5]
History
[edit]Historians believe that the village of Viškovo was founded in the 18th century. It developed on Viškoven brege, so in the beginning the settlement was called Viškov breg or Viški. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Priča o Viškovu". Turistička zajednica općine Viškovo. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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