Krk

island of Croatia

Krk (Italian: Veglia; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; Latin: Curicta) is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Krk is together with Cres as the largest Adriatic island. It is mostly rocky.

Krk
Satellite image of the Krk island
Map
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E / 45.067; 14.600
Area405.80 km2 (156.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation568 m (1864 ft)[1]
Highest pointObzova
Administration
Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar
Largest settlementKrk (pop. 6,816)
Demographics
Population19,916 (2021)[1]
Pop. density44/km2 (114/sq mi)

Krk is the name of the main settlement of the island.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.