Lopar ( it, Loparo) is a

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n municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. It gained the municipality status in 2006 and its population is 1,263 as of 2011.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the northeastern part of the Rab island. Close to its coast there are located the two little islands of Goli otok and

Sveti Grgur Sveti Grgur (, it, San Gregorio; lit. ''Saint Gregory'') is an uninhabited island in Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea between Rab and Krk. The island was the site of a women's prison in SFR Yugoslavia, in tandem with nearby Goli Otok which served t ...

Notable people

Lopar is considered the birthplace of

Saint Marinus Saint Marinus (; it, San Marino) was an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew. Life Tradition holds that he was a stonemason by trade who came from the ...

(born in the island of Rab), the founder of the eponymous republic.

Tourism

Lopar is popular for its sandy beaches like San Marino beach, or

Sahara Beach The Sahara Beach, is a sandy beach located north of Lopar, Croatia, Lopar on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic island of Rab (island), Rab in the northern part of the Croatian coast. Clothing is optional at Sahara Beach. Due to difficult access to the b ...

References

External links

Official website of LoparTouristic site of Lopar
Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Rab Seaside resorts in Croatia {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub

Geography

Notable people

Tourism

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