Vrbnik ( it, Verbenico, german: Vörbnick) is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the

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. Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia by the Vinodol Channel, where the towns of

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and

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can be observed across the sea. Since 1980 the island has been connected to mainland Croatia via the

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. Originally a walled town, Vrbnik was established in medieval times. According to the 2011 census, the settlement of Vrbnik itself has a population of 948 with a total of 1,260 people in the municipality, which includes three other nearby villages; Garica with 156 inhabitants, Kampelje with 8 inhabitants and Risika with 148 inhabitants .

Culture

The Vrbnik Statute ( hr, Vrbnički statut) was written in 1388, and confirms the status of Vrbnik as an administrative and political center. The town is also known through the folk song "Verbniče nad moren" or "Verbniče nad moru" (Oh Vrbnik over the Sea), sung as far away as

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. Places of cultural significance include the Vitezić library, the Gothic Chapel of the Rosary and the Chapel of St. John in the Parish Church of the Assumption, and a collection of ancient manuscripts and List of Glagolitic manuscripts housed at the parish church. Vrbnik is known for its indigenous varietal of white wine called '' Žlahtina''. Vrbnik also claims to contain the world's narrowest street — Ulica Klančić is about wide.

Notable residents

Josip Bozanić Josip Bozanić (; born 20 March 1949) is a Croatian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the eighth Archbishop of Zagreb, having previously served as Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. He is a member ...

- Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal-Priest of Saint Jerome of the Croats *

Zlatko Sudac Zlatko Sudac (born 24 January 1971) is a Roman Catholic diocesan priest for the diocese of Krk, Croatia. He is best known for his claim to having stigmata. Sudac is from the town of Vrbnik on Krk island, Croatia. He began studying for the pries ...

- Roman Catholic Priest, known for his Stigmata

Photo gallery

File:Vrbničko polje 1.jpg, Vineyards File:Vrbnik Krk Croatia vh2.jpg, Harbour File:Vrbnik Klancic.jpg, Klančić - one of the narrowest streets in the world, File:Vrbnik Krk 02.JPG, View from the harbour File:Vrbnik bell tower.jpg, Bell Tower of the Church of the Assumption of Mary File:View from Vrbnik towards Vinodol channel.jpg, View over channel to Crikvenica File:Vrbnik gate 03.jpg, Gate in the wall File:Nosnje Bogovici Vrbnik EMZ 300109.jpg, Traditional dress File:Garica krk.jpg, View of Garica

References

External links

Map of Krk and of the city of VrbnikMunicipality of Vrbnik
{{Authority control Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Krk Seaside resorts in Croatia nl:Vrbnik