Vinodol (pronounced [ʋînɔdɔːl]; Croatian: Vinodolska općina) is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Vinodol
Municipality
Vinodol Municipality Vinodolska općina
Vinodol Location of Vinodol in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°09′39.96″N 14°45′52.92″E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Marijan Karlić (HDZ)
• City Council	13 members[1]   HDZ-HSLS (5) _   HNS (2) _   SDP (2) _   Independents (2) _   HSS (1) _   PGS (1)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,577
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	051
Website	80.241.215.212/~vinodol/

The total population of the municipality is 3,577 people, in the following settlements:[2]

• Bribir, population 1,695
• Drivenik, population 308
• Grižane-Belgrad, population 953
• Tribalj, population 621

The population is 93.4% Croats.[3]

The Law codex of Vinodol, a medieval Croatian codex, was made in and named after this region. The Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the region. The Vinodol Channel is the part of the Adriatic Sea to the south of the region.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vinodol include:

• Juraj Juričić (?–1578), Croatian-Slovenian Protestant preacher and translator
• Julije Klović or Giulio Clovio (1498-1578), Croatian illuminator miniaturist painter considered the greatest illuminator of Italian high renaissance period

See also

• Geography of Croatia
• Karlići

References

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