Vrboska
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vrboska
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aerial image of Vrboska, island of Hvar (view from the south) - 2024.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Vrboska
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Vrboska within Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jelsa
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.5
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 0
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 542
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geographical
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- Economy
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thumb|240px|Vrboska center, with St Mary's Church thumb|240px|Islet in the Bay of Vrboska thumb|240px|Boats in the Canal of Vrboska thumb|240px|Bridges and canal of Vrboska thumb|240px|St Marys Church Fortress in Vrboska
Vrboska is a settlement on the north coast of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia, in the Municipality of Jelsa. Founded in the 15th century as a fishing harbour, the town's fortress Church of Sv. Marija (St Mary) was built as a refuge for its inhabitants during the 16th century. Vrboska has a population of 548 at the 2011 census.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vrboska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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