Viškovo

Viškovo is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Viškovo
Municipality
Viškovo Municipality Općina Viškovo
Monument to fallen fighters
Flag
Viškovo Location of Viškovo in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 14°23′10″E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Sanja Udović (Ind.)
• City Council	17 members[1]   SDP-PGS-HSU-ARS-IDS (8) _   HDZ-HSS-BUZ (6) _   Independents (1) _   AM-ŽZ (1) _   Independents (1)
Area [2]
• Municipality	18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
• Urban	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	16,084
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban	3,602
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	051
Website	opcina-viskovo.hr

Population

In the 2011 census, there were a total of 14,445 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[4]

• Kosi, population 808
• Marčelji, population 2,148
• Marinići, population 3,894
• Mladenići, population 1,254
• Saršoni, population 1,532
• Sroki, population 1,741
• Viškovo, population 3,068

In the same census, there were 85% Croats, 5.84% Serbs, 2.36% Bosniaks.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1857 2,263 —     1869 2,212 −2.3% 1880 2,333 +5.5% 1890 2,644 +13.3% 1900 3,000 +13.5% 1910 3,303 +10.1% 1921 3,082 −6.7% 1931 2,994 −2.9% 1948 2,159 −27.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1953 2,134 −1.2% 1961 2,310 +8.2% 1971 2,629 +13.8% 1981 4,814 +83.1% 1991 6,918 +43.7% 2001 8,907 +28.8% 2011 14,445 +62.2% 2021 16,084 +11.3%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2021, DZS

History

Historians believe that the village of Viškovo was founded in the 18th century. It developed on Viškoven brege, so in the beginning the settlement was called Viškov breg or Viški. ^[6]