| Official Name: | Lopar |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lopar within Croatia |
| Coordinates: | 44.8282°N 14.7359°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Josip Borić (HDZ) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.2 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 26.2 |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1107 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1107 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 51 281 |
| Area Code: | 051 |
Lopar (Italian: Loparo) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. It gained the municipality status in 2006 and its population is 1,263 as of 2011. Lopar is 12 kilometers from the town of Rab and is known for its numerous natural sandy beaches and is surrounded by many islets. [2]
The municipality is situated in the northeastern part of the Rab island. Close to its coast there are located the two little islands of Goli otok and Sveti Grgur.
Lopar is considered the birthplace of Saint Marinus (born in the island of Rab), the founder of the eponymous republic.
Lopar is popular for its sandy beaches like San Marino beach, or Sahara Beach.