Virpazar Вирпазар |
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Virpazar
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Coordinates: 42°14′06″N 19°05′28″E / 42.23500°N 19.09111°E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Municipality | Bar Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 337 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Virpazar (Cyrillic: Вирпазар, pronounced [v̞îrpazaːr]) is a village in the Bar municipality, Montenegro. It is located in the Crmnica region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby Skadar Lake. According to a 2003 census, it has a population of 337, inhabited by Montenegrins (61,72%) and Serbs (31,45%). 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.
The village seen from the channel leading to Lake Skadar
The bridge in Virpazar
The monument at the end of the bridge
Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre
Coordinates: 42°15′N 19°06′E / 42.250°N 19.100°E