Šilo

Šilo is a village in the north-east of the island of Krk, Croatia. As of 2021, it had a population of 418. It is one of the tourist centers of the Dobrinj municipality.

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Settlement.official_name: Šilo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: 2019-08-23 09-06 Kroatien 007 Krk, Silo (48874323512).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Šilo port
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dobrinj
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.7
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 418
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Population: 418
Area: 1.7
Image: 2019-08-23 09-06 Kroatien 009 Krk, Silo (48874320887).jpg

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Commons category: Šilo
postal code: 51515

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Šilo is a village in the north-east of the island of Krk, Croatia. As of 2021, it had a population of 418. It is one of the tourist centers of the Dobrinj municipality.

==Geography== It is located in a well-sheltered lagoon called Stipanja Bay, which is naturally enclosed by a cape called Punta Šilo. It is located across from Crikvenica, which is a tourist town on the Croatian coast. Šilo is separated from it by the Vinodol Channel, which is only wide.