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 (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Вирпазар, pronounced [v̞îrpazaːr]) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro.
Overview
[edit]It is located in the Crmnica region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby Skadar Lake. There are various tourist facilities including hotels.
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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