Vir (Croatia)

Vir

coat of arms

Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′ 27 ″ N , 15 ° 5 ′ 14 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Zadar

Island :

Vir

Height :

112 m. i. J.

Area :

22.38 km²

Residents :

3,000 (2011)

Population density :

134 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 023

Postal code :

23 234

License plate :

ZD

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Kristijan Kapović (independent)

Website :

Others

August 29 (St. John's Day)

Vir is a port town on the island of the same name, 26 km northwest of Zadar . The distance by sea to Zadar is 15 nautical miles. According to tradition, St. John's Day (August 29), the patron saint of the municipality of Vir, is celebrated with a large folk festival. In terms of area, Vir is the eighth largest among the islands off Zadar; It ranks 20th among all Croatian islands.

history

Vir is mentioned for the first time in historical documents in 1069 in the charter of King Petar Krešimir IV . This document is better known under the name "Mare nostrum Dalmaticum" . In this charter, Vir is named “Ueru” or “Veru”. This name suggests to scientists a very old origin, since the name means pasture place .

traffic

You can get to Vir from Zadar via a bridge that was completed in 1976. Buses go to the island from Zadar and Zagreb.

climate

The average temperature is 15 ° C. Between May and September this is between 25 and 36 ° C. In January it drops to around 7 ° C. The highest temperature ever measured on Vir was 40 ° C.

Web links

Commons : Vir (Dalmatia) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files