Vrsar

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Vrsar

| official_name = Vrsar/Orsera Municipality
Općina Vrsar - Comune di Orsera{{cite web|url=http://www.vrsar.hr/ea/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Statut-Op%C4%87ine-Vrsar-1.pdf|title=Statut općine Vrsar|date=28 June 2013|language=hr|access-date=26 May 2020}}

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| other_name = Orsera

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Aerial view to Vrsar.jpg

| image_caption = Vrsar old harbor

| image_flag = Zastava Vrsara.svg

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| image_map = Vrsar map.GIF

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| map_caption = Location of Vrsar in Istria

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| pushpin_label_position = right

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| coordinates = {{coord|45|09|N|13|36|E|region:HR-18|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CRO}}

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Istria County}}

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Ivan Gerometta{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://www.vrsar.hr/administracija/ |website=Vrsar.hr |publisher=Vrsar municipality |access-date=19 March 2021}} (IDS)

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}

| area_total_km2 = 36.5

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| area_urban_km2 = 15.2

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| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 1923

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 1535

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

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| timezone = CET

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset = +1

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code{{Cite Q|Q125763583|mode=cs1}}

| postal_code = 52440 Poreč

| area_code = 52

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| website = {{URL|vrsar.hr}}

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Vrsar (Italian and Venetian: Orsera){{cite web |date=2020-10-30 |first1=Ivana |last1=Lalli Paćelat |first2=Marija |last2=Brkić Bakarić |first3=Isabella |last3=Matticchio |title=Službena dvojezičnost u Istarskoj županiji: stanje i perspektive |pages=815-837 |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/245472 |doi=10.31724/rihjj.46.2.20 |journal=Rasprave Instituta za hrvatski jezik |eissn=1849-0379 |volume=46 |issue=2 |language=hr |trans-title=Official Bilingual Status in Istria County: State and Perspectives}} is a seaside village and a municipality in Istria, Croatia, located 9 kilometers south of Poreč.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adriagate.com/Croatia-en/Vrsar|title=Vrsar - tourist guide|website=Adriagate|language=en|access-date=2019-12-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.croatia-times.com/the-adriatic-times/three-reasons-visit-vrsar/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215100532/https://www.croatia-times.com/the-adriatic-times/three-reasons-visit-vrsar/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-12-15|title=Three Reasons to Visit Vrsar|last=Sinke|date=2016-09-12|website=Croatia Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-15}} The historical center is located on top of a hill, including the St. Martin parish church and the 40-meter high bell tower. In the 20th century, the town expanded down the hill, into the surrounding area.{{cite web |last1=Baldini |first1=Marino |title=Vrsar |url=https://www.istrapedia.hr/hr/natuknice/1456/vrsar |website=Istrapedia |access-date=19 March 2021}} It is a popular summer destination with large campsites, private accommodation units and a modern marina.{{cite web |title=Marina Vrsar |url=http://www.montraker.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=304&lang=en |website=Montraker.hr |publisher=Montraker |access-date=19 March 2021}}

It is the home of the large Koversada Naturist Campsite, the oldest in Istria.