Krk
Bašćanska Draga
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| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°ECoordinates: 45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E |
| Area | 405.78 km2 (156.67 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Highest point | Obzova |
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Croatia
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| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Largest settlement | Krk (pop. 6,243) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 19,383 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 44 /km2 (114 /sq mi) |
Krk (pronounced [kr̩̂k]; German: Vegl; Latin: Curicta; Italian: Veglia; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; Ancient Greek Kyrikon, Κύρικον) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
For many years, Krk has been thought to be the largest Adriatic island, with an area of 405.78 km2 (156.67 sq mi), although recent measurements now give the neighboring island of Cres an equal area. Krk is the most populous Adriatic island, with many towns and villages that contain a total of 19,383 (2011) inhabitants.
Archeological finds show that the island has been inhabited without interruption since the Neolithic age although not much about the earliest people is known. In later periods, Greek and Latin sources refer to Κύριστα (Ancient Greek) or Curicta (Latin) as one of the Apsyrtidian or Electridian islands held by the Liburnians, an Illyrian tribe. The Liburnians called the island "Curicum," which is assumed to be an illyrized name given the island by its original inhabitants.
There are the remains of prehistoric settlements near Draga Bašćanska and Bronze Age and Iron age earthworks near Malinska, Dobrinj, Vrbnik and Baška.
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