Vrbnik is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the Adriatic Sea.

Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia by the Vinodol Channel, where the towns of Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski can be observed across the sea. Since 1980 the island has been connected to mainland Croatia via the Krk Bridge.

Vrbnik has a long history of 900 years, it was an important Frankopan castle, and a Glagolitic and religious center.

Originally a walled town, Vrbnik was established in medieval times. According to the 2021 census, the settlement of Vrbnik itself has a population of 887 with a total of 1,190 people in the municipality, which includes three other nearby settlements; Garica with 138 inhabitants, Kampelje with 11 inhabitants and Risika with 154 inhabitants.

Glagolitic manuscripts by notary Anton Petriš of Vrbnik:

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HR-ZaKGZ R 56 Inv. 92.jpg|Deed of purchase dated 1725-11-03

HR-ZaKGZ R 56 Inv. 94.pdf|Deed of purchase dated 1733-11-08

HR-ZaKGZ R 56 Inv. 95.pdf|Deed of purchase dated 1750-01-11

HR-ZaKGZ R 56 Inv. 96 (partial scan).pdf|Deed of purchase dated 1751-03-14

HR-ZaKGZ R 56 Inv. 97.pdf|Deed of purchase dated 1755-12-28

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Religion

Its Catholic parish was first mentioned in 1472, and its parish church was built in 1450. In 1939, its parish had 2628 souls, plus 406 outside the country; it was the seat of a deaconate encompassing the parishes Vrbnik, Baška, Draga Bašćanska, Garica (independent chaplaincy), Risika and Stara Baška.

List of parish priests of Vrbnik:

  • Ivan Gršković (b. Vrbnik 1883-12-02, primiz Vrbnik 1906-07-23)
  • Chaplain Nikola Ilijić (b. Omišalj 1913-06-25, primiz Krk 1907-06-29)

Governance

It is the seat of its own .

Notable residents

  • Blaž Baromić — Parish priest and Glagolitic scribe
  • Josip Bozanić — Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal-Priest of Saint Jerome of the Croats
  • Ivan Feretić — historian
  • Zlatko Sudac — Roman Catholic Priest, known for his Stigmata

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File:Vrbničko polje 1.jpg|Vineyards

File:Vrbnik Krk Croatia vh2.jpg|Harbour

File:Vrbnik Klancic.jpg|Klančić - one of the narrowest streets in the world,

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File:Vrbnik Krk 02.JPG|View from the harbour

File:Vrbnik bell tower.jpg|Bell Tower of the Church of the Assumption of Mary

File:View from Vrbnik towards Vinodol channel.jpg|View over channel to Crikvenica

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File:Vrbnik gate 03.jpg|Gate in the wall

File:Nosnje Bogovici Vrbnik EMZ 300109.jpg|Traditional dress

File:Garica krk.jpg|View of Garica

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See also

  • First Vrbnik Breviary
  • List of Glagolitic inscriptions (16th century)

References

Bibliography

Further reading

General

History

  • Map of Krk and of the city of Vrbnik
  • Tourist destinations on Krk, including Vrbnik
  • Cultural information on Krk, including Vrbnik
  • Municipality of Vrbnik
  • Vrbnički vidici, the local periodical (some missing volumes here)

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