Virpazar ( sr-cyrl, Вирпазар, ) is a village in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Bar,

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

Overview

It is located in the

Crmnica Crmnica ( Serbian and Montenegrin: Црмница, ) is a historical region in southern Montenegro, one of the communes of the municipality of Bar. It is one of the four sub-regions of Old Montenegro. Geography & Demographics Crmnica is located ...

region, straddling the Crmnica river, which flows into nearby

Skadar Lake Lake Skadar ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Скадарско језеро, Skadarsko jezero, ; sq, Liqeni i Shkodrës, ) also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern ...

. There are various tourist facilities including ''Virpazar hotel'', a lakeshore hotel. There is a station on the

Belgrade–Bar railway The Belgrade–Bar railway ( sr, Пруга Београд–Бар, Pruga Beograd–Bar) is a railway connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, a major seaport in Montenegro. Overview The Belgrade–Bar railway is a stan ...

and a road leaves the main Podgorica to Bar highway and follows the western shore of the lake towards Albania.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 277.

Gallery

Virpazar5.jpg, The village seen from the channel leading to Lake Skadar MN, Virpazar 103.jpg, The bridge in Virpazar 2013-10-02 Virpazer Monument 9970.jpg, The monument at the end of the bridge Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre.jpg, Virpazar, Montenegro - village centre

References

Populated places in Bar Municipality {{Montenegro-geo-stub