Vrbnik

For the village in Albania, see Verniku.

Vrbnik
Town
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Vrbnik Location of Vrbnik within Croatia
Coordinates:
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Marija Dujmović Pavan
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (160 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,245
• Density	24.9/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	51516
Area code(s)	051
Website	vrbnik.hr

Vrbnik (Italian: Verbenicocode: it is deprecated , German: Vörbnick) is a small Croatian town on the east coast of the island of Krk. The town is perched on a limestone outcropping 50m above the Adriatic Sea.

Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia by the Vinodol Channel, where the towns of Crikvenica & Novi Vinodolski can be observed across the water. Since 1980 the island has been connected to mainland Croatia via the Krk Bridge.

Originally a walled town, Vrbnik was established in medieval times. The town itself has a population of 944 (2001); there are a total of 1,245 people in the municipality of Vrbnik, which includes three other nearby villages (Garica with 149 inhabitants (2001), Kampelje with 6 inhabitants (2001), and Risika with 146 inhabitants (2001).

Culture

The Vrbnik Statute (Croatian: Statut Grada Vrbnika) was written in 1388, and confirms the status of Vrbnik as an administrative and political center. The town is also known through the folksong "Verbniče nad moren" or "Verbniče nad moru" (Oh Vrbnik over the Sea), sung as far away as White Carniola in Slovenia.

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 Glagolitic documents housed at the parish church.

Vrbnik is known for its indigenous varietal of white wine called Žlahtina.

Notable Residents

• Josip Bozanić - Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal-Priest of Saint Jerome of the Croats
• Zlatko Sudac - Roman Catholic Priest, known for his Stigmata

Photo gallery

• Vrbnik 07.jpg

  View over the Channel

• Vrbničko polje 1.jpg

  Vineyards

• Vrbnik Krk Croatia vh2.jpg

  Harbour

• Vrbnik Krk 02.JPG

  Town from Harbour

• Vrbnik bell tower.jpg

  Assumption of Mary Bell Tower

• View from Vrbnik towards Vinodol channel.jpg

  View over Channel to Crikvenica

• Vrbnik Klancic.jpg

  Klancic - 40cm Street

• Vrbnik gate 03.jpg

  Gate in Wall

• Nosnje Bogovici Vrbnik EMZ 300109.jpg

  Traditional Dress

External links

• Map of Krk and of the city of Vrbnik
• Tourist destinations on Krk, including Vrbnik
• Cultural information on Krk, including Vrbnik
• Municipality of Vrbnik