Vinodol, Croatia

Vinodol (pronounced [ʋînɔdɔːl]; Croatian: Vinodolska općina) is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Vinodol
Vinodolska općina
Vinodol Municipality
Vinodol is located in Croatia
Vinodol
Vinodol
Location of Vinodol in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°12′54″N 14°44′46″E
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
  Mayor
  City Council13 members
Area
  Total152.9 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total3,226
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code051
Websitevinodol.hr

The total population of the municipality is 3,577 people, in the following settlements:[3]

The population is 93.4% Croats.[4]

The Law codex of Vinodol, a medieval Croatian codex, was made in and named after this region. The Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the region. The Vinodol Channel is the part of the Adriatic Sea to the south of the region.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vinodol include:

  • Juraj Juričić (?–1578), Croatian-Slovenian Protestant preacher and translator
  • Julije Klović or Giulio Clovio (1498-1578), Croatian illuminator miniaturist painter considered the greatest illuminator of Italian high renaissance period

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