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Vir

Official website (https://www.otok-vir.info/)

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island of Croatia

Key facts

Location
Adriatic Sea
Area
22.38 km (8.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Highest point
Bandira
County
Zadar County
Largest settlement
Vir
Population
3,045 (2021)
Pop density
136/km (352/sq mi)

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Vir | Otok Vir, apartmani, ljetovanje, smještaj - Hrvatska

Vir - apartmani, hoteli, pansioni, sobe, plaže, povijest, kultura, priroda, gastronomija, tvrtke, obrti, te sve ostale informacije i novosti Turističke zajednice Općine Vir. Posjetite jedan od najljepših otoka u Dalmaciji i odaberite svoje mjesto za odmor.

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Encyclopedic overview

Vir ( pronounced [v̞îːr]) is an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea with an area of 22 km. It lies in Dalmatia, north of the city of Zadar. It is connected to the mainland via a road bridge. The main village on the island is the eponymous village of Vir. There are two more villages, Lozice and Torovi. According to the 2011 census, the island had a population of 3,000 inhabitants, making it the 13th most populous island in Croatia.

The highest peak on the island is Bandira (112 m).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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