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Place in Bar, Montenegro
Virpazar Вирпазар
Virpazar is located in MontenegroVirpazarVirpazarLocation within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°14′06″N 19°05′28″E / 42.23500°N 19.09111°E / 42.23500; 19.09111
Country Montenegro
Municipality Bar
Population
 • Total277
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Virpazar (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Вирпазар, pronounced [v̞îrpazaːr]) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro.

Overview

It is located in the Crmnica region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby Skadar Lake. There are various tourist facilities including hotels.

There is a station on the Belgrade–Bar railway and a road leaves the main Podgorica to Bar highway and follows the western shore of the lake towards Albania.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 277.

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins 175 63.2%
Serbs 77 27.8%
other/undeclared 25 9.0%
Total 277 100%

Gallery

  • The village seen from the channel leading to Lake Skadar The village seen from the channel leading to Lake Skadar
  • The bridge in Virpazar The bridge in Virpazar
  • The monument at the end of the bridge The monument at the end of the bridge
  • Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre

References

  1. Virpazar, Visit Montenegro
  2. Virpazar: Mjesto koje vrijedi posjetiti u svako doba godine, i jednostavno uživati
  3. "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

42°15′N 19°06′E / 42.250°N 19.100°E / 42.250; 19.100

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