Krmpote is a group of villages in Croatia located around Novi Vinodolski in Croatian Littoral, and to the area belong villages Bile, Drinak, Jakovo Polje (Sv. Jakov), Javorje, KlenovicaâÂÂà ½rnovnica, Krmpotske Vodice, Luka Krmpotska, Podmelnik, Povile, Ruà ¡evo Krmpotsko, Sibinj Krmpotski, Smokvica Krmpotska, and Zabukovac.
The toponym is related to local population of Bunjevci and etymologically deriving from their tribe named KrmpoÃÂani (Carimpoti; Krnpote and Krmpote) who arrived from temporary village area of Krmpota (Carampotti) near Zemunik (today between MedviÃÂe and Zelengrad), in North Dalmatia (Bukovica) in the beginning of the 17th century. From it derives the related surname KrmpotiÃÂ, as well same-titled noble family Kermpotich who lived in Buhovo in West Herzegovina from where emigrated to North Dalmatia in the mid-15th century because of Ottoman invasion. In Herzegovina the surname became extinct, and there's uncertainty as to which families directly descend from them, besides ZduniÃÂ, SabljiÃÂ, CvitanovÃÂ/CvitkoviÃÂ among many others.
Croatian linguist Petar à  imunoviàconsidered it a Vlach oeconym, and linguist Valentin Putanec etymologically derived it from Latin root camp(us) (> *Compates) "those who live in the field" with rotation kamp > crmp (as in Romanian cÃÂpusa > krpuà ¡a) with ethnic suffix -ota, as in Vlahota (Vlach), Krmpota (KrmpoÃÂanin), Likota (LiÃÂanin).
On 16 June 1605, Demijan KrmpoÃÂanin, voÃÂa of the Vlachs of Krmpote, swore allegiance to the Zrinski family, together with Tomaà ¡ SkorupoviÃÂ, Tomaà ¡ MarkoviÃÂ, Marko Balinoviàand Mile BudorÃÂiÃÂ, on behalf of all.
In 1835, Krmpote was the seat of a company. There were 367 houses, with a population of 4582, of which 3895 Catholic and 687 Eastern Orthodox. These lived in 7 villages. Apart from Krmpote itself, these were: Krivi Put, Mrzli Dol, Tuà ¡eviÃÂ, Vojvoduà ¡a, Ledenice and Podbilo. The Catholics had 3 parishes, but the Orthodox did not have one.
In 1895, the obÃÂina of Krmpote (court at Ledenice), with an area of , belonged to the kotar of Novi (Novi court but Selce electoral district) in the Modruà ¡-Rieka à ¾upanija (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 596 houses, with a population of 3495. Its 25 villages and 21 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 porezne obÃÂine, under the Bakar office.
Krmpote is known for its beautiful landscape, the Kuk and Sviba viewpoints, the decorated Heavenly Labyrinths and the glass chapel in the village of Omar.