Sveti Vid-Miholjice is a village in the west of the island of

Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...

, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of

Malinska-Dubašnica Malinska-Dubašnica is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county on the island Krk of in western Croatia. Its centre is Malinska. There were 3,212 inhabitants, of whom 90% were ethnic Croats at the 2021 census. It was established as a mun ...

. Sveti Vid is located in the immediate vicinity of

Malinska Malinska () is a settlement (naselje) in the northwestern part of the island Krk in Croatia and an important tourist town. It lies on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, in the picturesque bay facing Opatija and Rijeka. Demographics The municipality o ...

Description

Sveti Vid-Miholjice is a typical Krk village with small stone houses. Because of its authentic appearance, it was placed under the protection of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia. In Scully's Sculpture Area are the remains of an Early Christian church called

Cickini Cickini is the name of an early Christian church constructed in the 6th century AD. It is located in the village of Sveti Vid-Miholjice within the municipality of Malinska-Dubašnica on the island of Krk, Croatia. It is situated in a forest near ...

from the 6th century. There is a small museum in the village with artifacts from the

archaeology dig. The parish church of St. Michael is located in the center of the village. In 2019 this church celebrated its 100th anniversary. Every September 29 the village celebrates the day of the church patron.

Population

After the municipal seat of Malinska, Sveti Vid-Miholjice is the largest settlement in the Malinska-Dubašnica municipality. According to the 2001 census, there were 292 residents. The movement of the population of St. Vitus has had no significant growth and decline, as is the case with most of the settlements on the island of Krk. Nevertheless, there is an increase in population growth in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries as well as in almost all of the villages; with 219 inhabitants in 1857 to a maximum of 363 inhabitants in 1910. In the mid-20th century, there was stagnation and then depopulation. In 1981 the smallest number of inhabitants of Sveti Vid was recorded since official data existed. Due to the good traffic link and the strong development of tourism in the neighboring Malinska, since 1981, the number of inhabitants has gradually increased.

References

Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub