Važminec or Važminež[2] (Italian: Vasminezzo) is a ghost village located on the Croatian island of Cres, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar. Administratively, it is part of the town of Cres. In 2021, it had 0 inhabitants.[2] The village once had a population of 85, in 1880, but the latest year in which the census recorded a population in Važminec is 1991, with 8 inhabitants.[3]

Važminec
Važminež
Vasminezzo
Važminec is located in Croatia
Važminec
Važminec
Coordinates: 45°08′13″N 14°20′32″E / 45.13692°N 14.34234°E / 45.13692; 14.34234
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
TownCres
Area
 • Total13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51559
Area code051
Vehicle registrationRI

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001". Croatian Bureau of Statistics (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-08-24.