{"id":6339,"date":"2021-12-11T09:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T09:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krk.hr\/zemljopis\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T13:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T13:56:14","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krk.hr\/en\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Take advantage of the vicinity and accessibility of the Golden Island of Krk to explore its impressive history and heritage through breath-taking stories and curiosities that make it miraculous and mysterious at the same time. Or simply search for your favourite beach bursting with sounds, scents and colours\u2026<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The island of Krk is the most northerly island on the Mediterranean and is located in the Kvarner bay. It is the largest island on the Adriatic with a surface area of 409.9 km2. Around twenty small islands, cliffs and reefs are located around the island. Krk is the island with the highest number of inhabited villages, 68 in total. The number of inhabitants on the island today is 19 383 ( 2011 census).<\/p>

Climate, flora and fauna:<\/strong>\u00a0The island of Krk is located in a moderate and mild Mediterranean climate zone. The average summer temperature is 23\u00a0o<\/sup>C, the average sea temperature in the period from June to September is 20\u00a0o<\/sup>C. The most frequent winds are the bura, jugo and maestral. So on the north and south-eastern part of the island the jugo blows more frequently, and in part of the central and northern part of the island the bura prevails.
The island of Krk is included amongst the sunniest parts of Europe with 2500 hours of sun per year. The variety of relief and favourable climatatic conditions have contributed to the development of almost 1400 different plant species. In the central and western part of the island forests and cultivated cultures of Mediterranean fruit and vegetables prevail, with vineyards and olive groves. The north and south part of the island is marked with rocky land and pasture. The specificity of Krk\u2019s landscape is its terrace shaped walls (groma\u010de) and shepherd’s\u00a0mrgar<\/em>\u00a0which have been conserved on the limestone plateaus above the Ba\u0161ka valley.<\/p>

The relief<\/strong>\u00a0is limestone, and has interesting shapes; caves and grottos (Biserujka close to Dobrinj), karst sink-holes and karrens.
The central part of the island is marked with fertile fields. The shore is indented, with a number of lagoons, bays and pebbled beaches.<\/p>

Ornithology reserves:<\/strong>\u00a0the island of Prvi\u0107 and the north-eastern steeper part of the island of Krk’s coast is where the Griffin vulture’s habitat is located.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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