Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in western

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

. The county's population was 296,195 at the 2011 census. The county includes the island territories of Krk,

Cres Cres (; dlm, Crepsa, vec, Cherso, it, Cherso, la, Crepsa, Greek: Χέρσος, ''Chersos'') is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, the island Krk o ...

, Lošinj and Rab. The county is divided: * City of

(county seat) * Town of

Bakar Bakar ( it, Buccari; hu, Szádrév) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town was 8,279 according to the 2011 Croatian census, including 1,473 in the titular settlement. Ninety percent of the ...

* Town of

* Town of Crikvenica * Town of Čabar * Town of

Delnice Delnice () is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The town has a population of 4,379, and total municipality population is 5,952 (2011). Delnice is Gor ...

* Town of Kastav * Town of

Kraljevica Kraljevica (known as ''Porto Re'' in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entran ...

* Town of Krk * Town of Mali Lošinj * Town of Novi Vinodolski * Town of

Opatija Opatija (; it, Abbazia; german: Sankt Jakobi) is a town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings re ...

* Town of Rab * Town of Vrbovsko * Municipality of Baška * Municipality of

Brod Moravice Brod Moravice is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 985 inhabitants, with 96% Croats and 4% Italians. It is the smallest municipality, as for population, and oldest one in its county. History Brod Mo ...

* Municipality of

Čavle Čavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are a total of 7,220 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Buzdohanj, population 1,517 * Cernik, population 1,397 * Čavle, population ...

* Municipality of

Dobrinj Dobrinj is a village and municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia, on the island of Krk. There are 2,078 inhabitants in the municipality, with 91% Croats. Geography Dobrinj and the municipality of the same name ...

* Municipality of Fužine * Municipality of Jelenje * Municipality of

Klana Klana ( it, Clana) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. Geography The municipal area is situated in the densely forested Gorski kotar mountains, about north of Rijeka and the Kvarner Gulf, close to the bord ...

* Municipality of Kostrena * Municipality of Lokve * Municipality of

Lovran Lovran ( it, Laurana, german: Lauran) is a village and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated in eastern Istria, on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay with a population of 4,101 in the municipality and 3,336 in ...

* Municipality of Malinska-Dubašnica * Municipality of Matulji * Municipality of Mošćenička Draga * Municipality of Mrkopalj * Municipality of Omišalj * Municipality of

Punat Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. There are 1,973 inhabitants, with 90% Croats (2011). The town first appears in writings from AD 1377, but the exact date of foundation is not kno ...

* Municipality of Ravna Gora * Municipality of Skrad * Municipality of Vinodol * Municipality of Viškovo * Municipality of

Vrbnik Vrbnik ( it, Verbenico, german: Vörbnick) is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the Adriatic Sea. Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia ...

* Municipality of Lopar

Demographics

Primorje-Gorski kotar County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

According to the 2011 census, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has a population of 296,195. Ethnic

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

make up the majority with 86.3% of the population, followed by

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their ...

at 5.0% and

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = Flag of Italy, The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , ...

1,16%.

Protected areas

* Risnjak National Park *

Učka The Učka ([], it, Monte Maggiore) is a mountain range in western Croatia. It rises behind the Opatija riviera, on the eastern side of the Istrian peninsula. It forms a single morphological unit together with the Ćićarija range which stretche ...

Gallery

File:Opatija view - 2.jpg,

File:Njivice - plaža (jug).jpg, Njivice Beach, Omišalj File:Rijeka-korzo-night.jpg,

File:Grobnicko polje.JPG, Dražice village, Jelenje File:Platak - panoramio - Zoran Kurelić Rabko.jpg, Platak File:Baška, Krk, der Strand 2 - panoramio.jpg, Baška

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* {{Authority control Counties of Croatia

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