Viškovo Explained

Viškovo
Official Name:Viškovo Municipality
Općina Viškovo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:45.3778°N 14.3861°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sanja Udović (Ind.)
Leader Title1:City Council
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:18.7
Area Urban Km2:3.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:16084
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:3602
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:051

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:

In the same census, there were 85% Croats, 5.84% Serbs, 2.36% Bosniaks.

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. [2]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Priča o Viškovu . 2023-05-25 . Turistička zajednica općine Viškovo . en.