Vinodol, Croatia
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Vinodol | |
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Municipality | |
| Vinodol Municipality Vinodolska općina | |
  Vinodol Location of Vinodol in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′39.96″N 14°45′52.92″E / 45.1611000°N 14.7647000°ECoordinates: 45°09′39.96″N 14°45′52.92″E / 45.1611000°N 14.7647000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marijan Karlić (HDZ) |
| • City Council | 13 members[1]
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| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,577 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | 80 |
Vinodol (pronounced [ʋînɔdɔːl]; Croatian: Vinodolska općina) is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 3,530 inhabitants,[3] with 94% Croats.
The settlements are Bribir, Drivenik, Grižane-Belgrad, and Tribalj.
The Law codex of Vinodol, a medieval Croatian codex, was made in and named after this region. The Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the region. The Vinodol Channel is the part of the Adriatic Sea to the south of the region.
Notable people[edit]
Notable people that were born or lived in Vinodol include:
- Juraj Juričić (?–1578), Croatian-Slovenian Protestant preacher and translator
- Julije Klović (1498-1578), Croatian illuminator miniaturist painter considered the greatest illuminator of Italian high renaissance period. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Clovio
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Izborni rezultati u Vinodolskoj općini" (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 Jun 2017.
- ^ "Popis stanovništva 2011" (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 Jun 2017.
- ^ http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/censuses/census2001/Popis/H01_01_03/h01_01_03_zup08-4880.html
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