Vrbnik
title: "Vrbnik" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-croatia", "populated-places-in-primorje-gorski-kotar-county", "krk", "seaside-resorts-in-croatia"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-croatia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrbnik" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vrbnik |
| official_name | Municipality of Vrbnik |
| Općina Vrbnik | |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Vrbnik krk croatia.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Croatia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Vrbnik within Croatia |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Croatia |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Marija Dujmović Pavan |
| unit_pref | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 52.6 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_urban_km2 | 29.8 |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 49 |
| elevation_ft | 160 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_total | 1190 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 887 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 51516 |
| area_code | 051 |
| website | |
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| name = Vrbnik | official_name = Municipality of Vrbnik Općina Vrbnik | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Vrbnik krk croatia.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Croatia | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Vrbnik within Croatia | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Croatia | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Marija Dujmović Pavan | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 52.6 | area_land_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = 29.8 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = tags-- | elevation_m = 49 | elevation_ft = 160 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 1190 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 887 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_note = | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 51516 | area_code = 051 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = Vrbnik is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the Adriatic Sea.
Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia by the Vinodol Channel, where the towns of Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski can be observed across the sea. Since 1980 the island has been connected to mainland Croatia via the Krk Bridge.
Vrbnik has a long history of 900 years, it was an important Frankopan castle, and a Glagolitic and religious center.
Originally a walled town, Vrbnik was established in medieval times. According to the 2021 census, the settlement of Vrbnik itself has a population of 887 with a total of 1,190 people in the municipality, which includes three other nearby settlements; Garica with 138 inhabitants, Kampelje with 11 inhabitants and Risika with 154 inhabitants.
Culture
The Vrbnik Statute () was written in 1388 and confirms the status of Vrbnik as an administrative and political center. The town is also known through the folk song "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 manuscripts housed at the parish church.
Vrbnik is known for its indigenous varietal of white wine called Žlahtina.
Vrbnik also claims to contain the world's narrowest street — Ulica Klančić is about 40 - wide.
Governance
It is the seat of its own .
Notable residents
- Josip Bozanić - Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal-Priest of Saint Jerome of the Croats
- Ivan Feretić - historian
- Zlatko Sudac - Roman Catholic Priest, known for his Stigmata
Photo gallery
File:Vrbničko polje 1.jpg|Vineyards File:Vrbnik Krk Croatia vh2.jpg|Harbour File:Vrbnik Klancic.jpg|Klančić - one of the narrowest streets in the world, 40 cm File:Vrbnik Krk 02.JPG|View from the harbour File:Vrbnik bell tower.jpg|Bell Tower of the Church of the Assumption of Mary File:View from Vrbnik towards Vinodol channel.jpg|View over channel to Crikvenica File:Vrbnik gate 03.jpg|Gate in the wall File:Nosnje Bogovici Vrbnik EMZ 300109.jpg|Traditional dress File:Garica krk.jpg|View of Garica
References
Bibliography
General
History
References
- {{Cite Q. Q119585703
- {{Croatian Census 2021. S
- (2017-11-15). "VRBNIK {{!}} Vrbnik".
- "Vrbnik ima najužu ulicu na svijetu".
- "Webcam Vrbnik".
- (September 2, 2018). "Najwęższa ulica świata i nurkowanie we Vrbnik".
- DGU. (2025). "Mjesna samouprava".
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