Lopar, Croatia
Lopar | |
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Municipality | |
 Town panorama | |
  Lopar Location of Lopar within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′41.63″N 14°44′9.13″E / 44.8282306°N 14.7358694°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zdenko Jakuc (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,107 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,107 |
| • Urban density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51 281 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | opcina-lopar |
Lopar (Italian: Loparo) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. It gained the municipality status in 2006 and its population is 1,263 as of 2011. Lopar is 12 kilometers from the town of Rab and is known for its numerous natural sandy beaches and is surrounded by many islets. [3]
History
On 25 February 2018, it took 29 firefighters from DVD Lopar and 8 from DVD Rab to put out a fire that burned down a house in Rab. A strong bura and very low temperatures complicated efforts, because the water would freeze immediately. The fire was fully put out in the early morning hours.[4]
Geography
The municipality is situated in the northeastern part of the Rab island. Close to its coast there are located the two little islands of Goli otok and Sveti Grgur.
Notable people
Lopar is considered the birthplace of Saint Marinus (born in the island of Rab), the founder of the eponymous republic.
Tourism
Lopar is popular for its sandy beaches like San Marino beach, Rajska ("Paradise") or Sahara Beach.
Gallery
Aerial view- Waterfront
- San Marino beach
- Livacina Beach
- Paradise beach
- Lukovac island (Paradise side)
- Lukovac (opposite side)
- Ciganka beach (inlet)
- Ciganka beach (outlet)
- Beach cliffs
- Cliffs (side view)
- Pyramide
See also
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Description of municipality Lopar in Croatia". rab-visit.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ PVZ otoka Raba (2018-02-27). "DVD Lopar i Rab u akciji gašenja požara obiteljske kuće". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01.
Further reading
- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Lopar". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2024-04-05.
History
- Laszowski, Emilij (1923). "Lopar". Gorski kotar i Vinodol: Dio državine knezova Frankopana i Zrinskih (Mjestopisne i povjesne crtice) (PDF). Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, 🖶 Tiskara "Narodnih novina" (published 1924-01-12). pp. 260–264. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-12. Online publication 2016-01-09.
External links
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