Viškovo

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Municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

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45°22′40″N 14°23′10″E / 45.37778°N 14.38611°E / 45.37778; 14.38611Country

CroatiaCounty

Primorje-Gorski Kotar CountyGovernment

• MayorSanja Udović (Ind.) • City Council

17 members^[1]

SDP-PGS-HSU-ARS-IDS (8)
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HDZ-HSS-BUZ (6)
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Independents (1)
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AM-ŽZ (1)
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Independents (1)

Area

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• Municipality18.7 km² (7.2 sq mi) • Urban

3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Municipality16,084 • Density860/km² (2,200/sq mi) • Urban

3,602 • Urban density1,100/km² (2,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code051Websiteopcina-viskovo.hr

Viškovo is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Population

In the 2011 census, there were a total of 14,445 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[4]

Kosi, population 808
Marčelji, population 2,148
Marinići, population 3,894
Mladenići, population 1,254
Saršoni, population 1,532
Sroki, population 1,741
Viškovo, population 3,068

In the same census, there were 85% Croats, 5.84% Serbs, 2.36% Bosniaks.^[5]

History

Historians believe that the village of Viškovo was founded in the 18th century. It developed on Viškoven brege, so in the beginning the settlement was called Viškov breg or Viški. ^[6]

References

^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Viškovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Priča o Viškovu". Turistička zajednica općine Viškovo. Retrieved 2023-05-25.