Virpazar
Virpazar
Вирпазар | |
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  Virpazar Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′06″N 19°05′28″E / 42.23500°N 19.09111°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Bar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 277 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Virpazar (Serbian Cyrillic: Вирпазар, pronounced [v̞îrpazaːr]) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro.
Overview
It is located in the Crmnica region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby Skadar Lake. There are various tourist facilities including Virpazar hotel, a lakeshore hotel.
There is a station on the Belgrade–Bar railway and a road leaves the main Podgorica to Bar highway and follows the western shore of the lake towards Albania.[1][2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, its population was 277.[3]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegrins | 175 | 63.2% |
| Serbs | 77 | 27.8% |
| other/undeclared | 25 | 9.0% |
| Total | 277 | 100% |
Gallery
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The village seen from the channel leading to Lake Skadar -
The bridge in Virpazar -
The monument at the end of the bridge -
Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre
References
- ^ Virpazar, Visit Montenegro
- ^ Virpazar: Mjesto koje vrijedi posjetiti u svako doba godine, i jednostavno uživati
- ^ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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42°15′N 19°06′E / 42.250°N 19.100°E
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