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Viškovo

Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 14°23′10″E / 45.37778°N 14.38611°E / 45.37778; 14.38611
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Viškovo
Municipality
Viškovo Municipality
Općina Viškovo
Monument to fallen fighters
Monument to fallen fighters
Flag of Viškovo
Viškovo is located in Croatia
Viškovo
Viškovo
Location of Viškovo in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 14°23′10″E / 45.37778°N 14.38611°E / 45.37778; 14.38611
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
 • MayorSanja 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
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,602
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code051
Websiteopcina-viskovo.hr

Viškovo is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Population

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In the 2011 census, there were a total of 14,445 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[4]

In the same census, there were 85% Croats, 5.84% Serbs, 2.36% Bosniaks.[5]

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ "Priča o Viškovu". Turistička zajednica općine Viškovo. Retrieved 2023-05-25.