Vinjerac

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Vinjerac
Vinjerac (Croatia)
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Coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′ 16 ″  N , 15 ° 27 ′ 58 ″  E
Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
County : Zadar County flag Zadar
Height : m. i. J.
Residents : 78 (2001)
Telephone code : (+385) 023
Postal code : 23247
License plate : ZD
Boat registration : ZD
Structure and administration
Community type : Village

Vinjerac ( Eng . Wineratz ) is a small fishing village in Croatia , around 30 km northeast of Zadar in the Northern Dalmatia region . The German name of the place is Kastelwenier , the Italian Castel Venier .

The place lies below the coastal mountain range Velebit and the highway Zadar- Zagreb on the Adriatic Sea. The name is derived from the Venetian noble family the Venier . The Venier family has been the property of the Venier family in documents since 1409.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map: Martin Stier, 1684