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This article is for the island of Krk, for the town of the same name see Krk (town)
Krk (Italian Veglia, German: Vegl; Latin Curicta) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
Krk is, together with Cres, the largest Adriatic island, with an area of 405.78 km², and also the most populous one, with numerous towns and villages totalling 17,860 (2001). Although recent student surveys pointed that Cres is the largest Croatian island, most recent official data show they are the same size.
The municipalities and larger settlements on Krk include:
The eponymous city of Krk, with 5,491 inhabitants (2001), located at * Omišalj (Italian: Castelmuschio; German: Moschau): 2,998 people
Malinska-Dubašnica (Italian: Malinsca; German: Durischal): 2,726 people
Punat (Italian: Ponte; German: Sankt Maria): 1,876 people
Dobrinj (Italian: Dobrigno; German: Dobrauen): 1,970 people
Baška (Italian: Besca; German: Weschke): 1,554 people
Vrbnik (Italian: Verbenico; German: Vörbnick): 1,245 people
Boachen - Gabonjin Krassitz - Krašica Sankt Anton - Anton Sankt Foska - Pinezići Sankt Maria - Glavotok Sankt Niklas - Valbiska Sniewitz - Njivice (...) more....
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