Risika

Risika
Village
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Risika
Risika
Coordinates: 45°06′18″N 14°38′49″E / 45.10494°N 14.64681°E / 45.10494; 14.64681
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
MunicipalityVrbnik
Area
 • Total
11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
154
 • Density13.6/km2 (35.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Risika is a village on the eastern side of the Croatian island of Krk. It is part of the municipality of Vrbnik. As of 2021, it had 154 inhabitants.[2] The ruins of an old Frankopan castle, Gradec Castle (Croatian: Kaštel Gradec), are to be found just to the southwest of the village.

Religion

Its Catholic parish was founded in 1933, and its parish church was built in 1861. In 1939, its parish had 916 souls, plus 120 outside the country.[3]

List of parish priests of Risika:

Governance

Local

It is the seat of its own local committee.[5]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Draganović 1939, p. 239
  4. ^ Draganović 1939, p. 239
  5. ^ DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).

Bibliography

Media related to Risika at Wikimedia Commons