Krk
Also known as Krk Island, Veglia
Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: Vegl, ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending on the methodology used to measure the coastline. Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic, with multiple towns and villages that contain a total of 19,916 (2021) inhabitants.
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Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea near Rijeka that ranks among the largest Adriatic islands by area. It is the most populated island in the Adriatic, home to nearly 20,000 residents across multiple towns and villages.
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32 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Roman era
- Migration period
- Reign of Croatian counts and kings
- Reign of the Krk counts (from 1430 on – the Frankopan family)
- Venetian rule (1480–1797)
- Austrian rule
- 20th century
- Shipbuilding
- Economics and infrastructure
- Geography
- Culture and religion
- Monuments and sights
- Language
- Municipalities
- Roman Catholic bishopric
- Other
- Genetics
- Popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Name
- Gastronomy
- Geography
- Bibliographic
- Geology
- History
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Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: Vegl, ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending on the methodology used to measure the coastline. Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic, with multiple towns and villages that contain a total of 19,916 (2021) inhabitants.
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