Virpazar (Serbian Cyrillic: Вирпазар, pronounced [v̞îrpazaːr]) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro.
Virpazar
Вирпазар | |
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Virpazar Location within Montenegro | |
Coordinates: 42°14′06″N 19°05′28″E / 42.23500°N 19.09111°E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Municipality | Bar |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 277 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is located in the Crmnica region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby Skadar Lake. There are various tourist facilities including Virpazar hotel, a lakeshore hotel.
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.[1][2]
According to the 2011 census, its population was 277.[3]
Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
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Montenegrins | 175 | 63.2% |
Serbs | 77 | 27.8% |
other/undeclared | 25 | 9.0% |
Total | 277 | 100% |
42°15′N 19°06′E / 42.250°N 19.100°E