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Albanians
Albanians () are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania, Kosovo and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. Roughly half of Albanians live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. There are Albanian communities in a number of other countries, including Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Italy.
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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (, ), are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia), with a smaller minority also present in the Sandžak (Raška) region, Croatia, and the Republic of Macedonia. Bosniaks are typically characterized by their tie to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam since 15th and 16th centuries, and common culture and language. In the English-speaking world, Bosniaks are also known as Bosnian Muslims.
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Charlemagne
Charlemagne (; , meaning Charles the Great; possibly 74228 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800. This temporarily made him a rival of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne helped define both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. He is numbered as Charles I in the regnal lists of France, Germany (where he is known as Karl der Große), and the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne wished to expand his kingdom by "the sword and the cross". He wished to see his kingdom grow, but he also wanted Christianity to be taught in all the kingdoms he conquered as well. Charlemagne was a Catholic and a strong believer in his faith.
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Croats
Croats () are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia, and an estimated 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have since migrated throughout the world, and established a notable Croatian diaspora. Large Croat communities exists in The United States, Chile, Argentina, Germany, Austria, Australia, Canada, Serbia, New Zealand and South Africa. Croats are noted for their culture, which throughout the ages, has been variously influenced by different cultural circles. The strongest influences came from Central Europe and the Mediterranean, where, at the same time, Croats gave their contribution. The Croats are predominantly Catholic and their language is Croatian.
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Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (May/June c.1265September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. He was born in Florence; he died and is buried in Ravenna.
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Eurasian Avars
The European Avars, or Ancient Avars, were a highly organized nomadic confederacy of mixed origins. They were ruled by a khagan, who was surrounded by a tight-knit retinue of nomad warriors, an organization characteristic of Turkic groups. Although the name Avar first appeared in the mid fifth century, the Avars of Europe enter the historical scene in the mid sixth century A.D., when they established a pax spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe. Avar rule persisted over much of the Pannonian Plain up to the early 9th century. Their ultimate fate is believed to have been assimilation by the invading Magyars (Hungarians).
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Franks
The Franks ( or gens Francorum) were a West Germanic tribal confederation first attested in the third century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a kingdom on Roman-held soil that was acknowledged by the Romans after 357. In the climate of the collapse of imperial authority in the West, the Frankish tribes were united under the Merovingians and conquered all of Gaul except Septimania in the 6th century. The Salian political elite would be one of the most active forces in spreading Christianity over western Europe.
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Goths
The Goths (Gothic: *Gutans) were a heterogeneous East Germanic tribe, who played an important role in the history of the Roman Empire after they appeared on its lower Danube frontier in the third century.
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Illyrians
The Illyrians (; or Illyri) were a group of tribes who inhabited the Western Balkans since the 2nd millennium BC, while they were last mentioned in the 7th century AD. The territory the Illyrians covered came to be known as Illyria to Greek and Roman authors, corresponding roughly to the present-day area of the former Yugoslavia and of Albania, between the Adriatic Sea in the west, the Drava river in the north, the Morava river in the east and the mouth of Vjosë river in the south. The first account of Illyrian peoples comes from Periplus or Coastal Passage, an ancient Greek text of the middle of the 4th century BC.
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Istria
Istria (Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Italian: Istria; Istriot: Eîstria; Hungarian: Isztria), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.Alan John Day, Roger East, Richard Thomas, [http://books.google.com/books?id=dt2TXexiKTgC&pg;=PA280&dq;=istria+croatia+slovenia+italy&hl;=cs&ei;=-B6VTO-GAcOU4Aak6MWGBA&sa;=X&oi;=book_result&ct;=result&resnum;=2&ved;=0CDQQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q;=istria%20croatia%20slovenia%20italy&f;=false A political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe], Routledge, 1sr ed. (2002), ISBN 1857430638
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Istrians
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Italians
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Ivan Jakovčić
Ivan Jakovčić (born 15 November 1957 in Poreč) is a Croatian politician and current head (Croatian: Župan) of the Istria County in Croatia.
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James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark novel which perfected his stream of conciousness technique and combined nearly every literary device available in a modern re-telling of The Odyssey. Other major works are the short-story collection Dubliners (1914), and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939), and his complete oeuvre includes three books of poetry, a play, occasional journalism, and his published letters.
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Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875).
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Lombards
The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italy in 568 under the leadership of Alboin. They established a Lombard Kingdom, later named Kingdom of Italy, which lasted until 774, when it was conquered by the Franks. Their influence on Italian political geography is apparent in the regional appellation Lombardy.
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Napoleon
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Robert Koch
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a Prussian physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the Tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the Vibrio cholerae (1883) and for his development of Koch's postulates.
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Serbs
Serbs (, Romanization: Srbi ) are a native Balkan South Slavic ethnic group. Majority of Serbs live in their ancestral lands in Central Europe and the Balkans (Southeastern Europe), between the Balkan and Carpathian mountains, in the east, and the Adriatic sea, in the west. Significant percentage of Serb people live in diaspora. The total world Serbian population, however, is difficult to measure. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbs are also a significant minority in other republics of the Former Yugoslavia- primarily Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Serbs are an officially recognized minority in both Romania and Hungary, as well as Albania and Slovakia. There is a large Serbian diaspora in Western Europe especially in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria, as well as in France and Italy (which also contains a historical Serb community). More than a million people of Serbian origin live in German speaking countries: Luxembourg (1%), Austria (1,8%), Switzerland (1%), and Germany (~1%).
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Slovenes
Slovenes (Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki, singular Slovenka) are a South Slavic people primarily associated with Slovenia and the Slovene language.
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Strabo
Strabo (; 63/64 BC – ca. AD 24) was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.
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Vespasian
Titus Flavius Vespasianus , commonly known as Vespasian (17 November 9 – 23 June 79), was Roman Emperor from 69 C.E to 79 C.E. Vespasian was the founder of the Flavian dynasty which ruled the empire for a quarter century. Vespasian was descended from a family of equestrians which rose into the senatorial rank under the emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Although he attained the standard succession of public offices, holding the consulship in 51 C.E, Vespasian became more reputed as a successful military commander, participating in the Roman invasion of Britain in 43, and subjugating Judaea during the Jewish rebellion of 66 C.E. While Vespasian was preparing to besiege the city of Jerusalem during the latter campaign, emperor Nero committed suicide, plunging the empire into a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. After the emperors Galba and Otho perished in quick succession, Vitellius became emperor in April 69 C.E. In response, the armies in Egypt and Judaea declared Vespasian emperor on July 1. In his bid for imperial power, Vespasian joined forces with Mucianus, the governor of Syria, and Primus, a general in Pannonia. Primus and Mucianus led the Flavian forces against Vitellius, while Vespasian gained control of Egypt. On 20 December, Vitellius was defeated, and the following day Vespasian was declared emperor by the Roman Senate.
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Aquileia
Aquileia () is an ancient Roman city in what is now Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, it is one of the main archeological sites of Northern Italy.
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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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Bale (town)
Bale (, , ) is a small town and municipality in Istria, Croatia.
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Barban
Barban () is a small town and municipality in the southern part of eastern Istria, Croatia, 28 km northeast of Pula, above the Raša river valley; elevation 229 m.
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Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria (, ; ; ), is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of the country. With an area of , it is by far the largest German state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany. Bavaria is Germany's second most populous state (after North Rhine Westphalia) with almost 12.5 million inhabitants, more than any of the three sovereign states on its borders. Bavaria's capital is Munich.
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Brtonigla
Brtonigla () is a village and municipality in the north-western part of Istria, Croatia, 6 km southwest of Buje; elevation 141 m. It is close to the B9 expressway. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture and vegetable growing.
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Buje
Buje () is a town situated in Istria, Croatia's westernmost peninsula, population 2,979 (2001).
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Buzet
Buzet (the name Buzet is of Celtic origin: see Buzet-sur-Baïse; Italian: Pinguente from the Latin "Piquentum") is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 6,059 (2001).
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Cerovlje
Cerovlje () is a village and municipality at the very centre of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. Many ancient settlements, old towns and once solid castles can be found on that territory. Almost every town or castle in Cerovlje is situated on top of a hill from where the view extends into a unique panorama over the past unsettled centuries such position of the town and castles provided security to their inhabitants to a certain degree.
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Croatia
Croatia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska ), is a country in Central Europe and Southeastern Europe at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Adriatic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast.
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Dalmatia
Dalmatia (, see names in other languages) is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It spreads between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south. Dalmatia today lies mostly in Croatia, also with smaller parts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neum Municipality) and Montenegro (around the Bay of Kotor). The Dalmatian dog received its name from Dalmatia.
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Divača
Divača () is a small town and municipality in in the Littoral region of Slovenia, a few kilometres from the Italian border.
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Fažana
Fažana () is a village and a municipality in Istria, Croatia, a small port and fishermen's centre in the south-western part of the western Istrian coast in the Fažana Strait, 8 km northwest of Pula. It is located on a low part of the coast, well protected from the sea by Brijuni Islands. Today, Fažana is the transport hub for boat excursions to the Islands.
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Grožnjan
Grožnjan () is a settlement and municipality in Croatia. It is part of Croatia's Istria County, which takes up most of the Istria peninsula. It is also the only place in Croatia to have an Italian majority.
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Gulf of Kvarner
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Hum, Croatia
Hum (; ) is a town in the central part of Istria, northwest Croatia, 7 km from Roč, 14 km southeast of Buzet on a hill above the Mirna valley. The elevation of the town is 349 m. This small fortified habitation has maintained all the features of medieval urban architecture and organization.
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Hungary
Hungary ( ), officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság ), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe, being part of the Finno-Ugric family.
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Istria
Istria (Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Italian: Istria; Istriot: Eîstria; Hungarian: Isztria), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.Alan John Day, Roger East, Richard Thomas, [http://books.google.com/books?id=dt2TXexiKTgC&pg;=PA280&dq;=istria+croatia+slovenia+italy&hl;=cs&ei;=-B6VTO-GAcOU4Aak6MWGBA&sa;=X&oi;=book_result&ct;=result&resnum;=2&ved;=0CDQQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q;=istria%20croatia%20slovenia%20italy&f;=false A political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe], Routledge, 1sr ed. (2002), ISBN 1857430638
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Julian Alps
The Julian Alps (, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 metres at the Triglav mountain. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in the Triglav National Park.
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Kanfanar
Kanfanar () is a municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 20 km northeast of Rovinj, on the edge of the Lim Cove, on the open limestone plain of Istria. The elevation is 281 m.
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Karojba
Karojba () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia located 18 km north-west of Pazin. The population is 1,489 (2001).
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Kaštelir-Labinci
Kaštelir-Labinci () is a municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 1,334 (census 2001).
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Kršan
Kršan () is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 15 km north of Labin. The elevation is 50 m. The population is 3.264 (2001). The chief occupation is farming. Kršan is located on the regional road Vozilići - Podpićan.
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Labin
Labin () is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 7,904 (2001) with 12,426 in the municipality (which also includes small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages, such as Crni).
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Lanišće
Lanišće () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 398 (2001).
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Ližnjan
Ližnjan () is a village and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km south-west of Pula, 2 km north-east of Medulin; elevation 61 m. Chief occupations are farming and tourism (horsemanship). Ližnjan is located on the regional road Medulin - Sisan.
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Lupoglav
Lupoglav () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 929 (2001). The Castle Mahrenfels which belonged to the family Herberstein and later to the counts Brigido is situated over the village.
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Marčana
Marčana () is a village and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 15 km northeast of Pula; elevation 170 m. Chief occupation is farming. The central part of the village is of a compact type, with a number of isolated houses (called Dvori) in the surroundings. Most of the population descends from a major immigration wave from Mt. Dinara, which was devastated by the plague in the 17th century. The village is situated on the main national highway (M2, E751) Pula - Rijeka.
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Medulin
Medulin () is a village in the southern part of the Istrian peninsula, Croatia. It has a population of 2,598 (2007).
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Meran
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Motovun
Motovun ( or ''Montona d'Istria'') is a village in central Istria, Croatia. The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001); 442 of the residents have Italian as their mother language. The Parenzaner Bahn, which was a railway that ran from Trieste to Poreč between 1902-1935 passed through the town.
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Opatija
Opatija (; ) is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast, population 7,850 (2001), total municipality population 12,719 (2001).
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Oprtalj
Oprtalj () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. Oprtalj is a community in central northern part of Istrian County situated across the Mirna river valley of the much more celebrated city of Motovun, about 20 km northwest of Pazin.
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Pazin
Pazin (, ) is the administrative seat of Istria County in Croatia. The town has a population of 4,986 (2001), the total Pazin municipality population is 9,227 (2001). In 1991 it was made the capital of the županija for its location in the geographical center of the Istria peninsula and in order to boost the development of its interior territories.
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Pićan
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Poreč
Poreč (; Latin: Parens or Parentium; archaic German: Parenz; Ancient Greek: Pàrenthos, Παρενθος) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
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Premantura
Premantura is a town in Istria , Croatia.
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Pula
Pula (; ; , ) is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 (2006).
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Pula, Croatia
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Rabac
Rabac, () a Croatian village in Istria, is a large resort town on Kvarner Bay, just southeast of Labin.
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Rapallo
Rapallo is a municipality in the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy. As of 2007 it counts approximately 34,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Tigullio Gulf and is located in between Portofino and Chiavari.
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Raša
Raša () is a town known as the "youngest city in Croatia" and the administrative centre of the same-named municipality in the inner part of the Raška Inlet in the south-eastern part of Istria, Croatia. Raša lies 4.5 km southwest of Labin at an elevation of .
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Raša River
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Rovinj
Rovinj (Istriot: Ruvèigno or Ruveîgno; Italian: Rovigno) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13,562 (2007). It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Istriot, a Romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents (also called Rovignese by those who speak it here). There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe.
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (, ), is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north. The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
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Sveti Lovreč
Sveti Lovreč () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 1,408 (census 2001).
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Sveti Petar u Šumi
Sveti Petar u Šumi () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 1,011 (census 2001).
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Svetvinčenat
Svetvinčenat () is a village and municipality in the south of the central part of Istria, Croatia, 16 km north of Vodnjan; elevation 250 m. Svetvinčenat was first mentioned around AD 965, when the town began to grow around a Benedictine Abbey. The economy is based on farming and livestock breeding. Svetvinčenat is located on the regional road Pazin - Vodnjan. The town is dominated by Grimani castle which has two round towers and a living quarters. The castle's current form dates from 1589 when the Venetian Marino Grimani renovated and bought it. The town also has a number of churches, the oldest dating form the 13th century
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Tinjan
Tinjan () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 1.800 (census 2008). there are 400 people in town of the same name. it is 50 km north of Pula and 10 km southwest of Pazin, in the Draga valley. The Coat of Arms of Tinjan is azure on a base vert a tower argent behind walls of the same. This is based on the historical pattern.
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Trieste
Trieste (, ; ; ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south, east and north of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
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Umag
Umag () is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.
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Učka
The Učka is a mountain range (; ) that rises behind Opatija riviera, on the Istrian peninsula, in northwestern Croatia. It forms a single morphological unit together with the Čičarija range which streches from the bay of Trieste to Rijeka. Učka is a limestone massif with numerous areas of karst, streching for 20 km from the Poklon Pass (920 m) to Plomin Bay, and is between 4 and 9 km wide.
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Venice
Venice ( , Venetian: Venesia) is a city in northern Italy known both for tourism and for industry, and is the capital of the region Veneto, with a population of about 272,000 (census estimate 1 January 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000).
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Vienna
Vienna (; ; ) is the capital of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million (2.3 million within the metropolitan area, more than 25% of Austria's population), and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th largest city by population in the European Union. Vienna is host to many major international organizations such as the United Nations and OPEC.
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Višnjan
Višnjan () is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. Višnjan is the site of Višnjan Observatory (an astronomical observatory). The observatory is home of several long-running international summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines.
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Vižinada
Vižinada () is a village and municipality in the interior of the western part of Istria, Croatia, 17 km northeast of Poreč; elevation 40 m. Economy is based on agriculture. The parish was first mentioned in 1177, in the papal document granting a privilege to the bishop of Poreč. Vižinada is located at the intersection of the main road Buje - Pula (M2, E751) and a local road toward Poreč.
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Vodnjan
Vodnjan () is a town and municipality in Istria county, Croatia.
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Vrsar
Vrsar () is a village in Istria, Croatia.
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Yugoslavia
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Naturist camp Valalta, Rovinj, Istria, Croatia
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- Published: 15 Dec 2009
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- Author: adriaholidays
The Valalta Naturist Camp is situated at the entrance of the 12 km long Lim Fjord. Among the picturesque landscape of vineyards and fields, near the 5 km long beach and on the surface of 90 ha, campsite of Valalta offers its guests a comfortable accomodation in mobile homes.
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CROATIA - OPATIJA
Opatija is situated in the Gulf of Kvarner in a sheltered position at the foot of Učka mountain, with Vojak peak at 1401 m. The city is geographically on the Istrian peninsula, though it is not in Istria county, but Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
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Hotel Istra, Rovinj - Maistra
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- Published: 27 Jan 2011
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- Author: MaistraCRO
Hotel on a quiet island in the vicinity of Rovinj with one of the biggest and best equipped wellness centers in Croatia.
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Rabac, Istria, Croatia
Rabac is a popular tourist centre in Istria's eastern coast. Situated in a nice Kvarner bay dominated by the pebble beaches and rich Mediterranean vegetation. Rabac is known for its wide range of tourist services. Numerous restaurants offer tasty local Istrian cuisine, boat excursions take you anywhere your wish, excellent sports and recreational facilities makes it sports center number one in this area. Easy access from all the Europe, beautiful beaches and clear sea make Rabac "The Pearl of Kvarner" one of the best holiday resort for families. Rabac received the Blue Flag, the international award for ecological quality and standards, for its entire coastline, making it unique in Croatia. Rabac is located between Pula 40 km and Rijeka 51 km.
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Hotel Brioni - Pula, Istria, Croatia - Arenaturist
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- Published: 23 Feb 2010
- Uploaded: 16 Sep 2011
- Author: arenaturist
www.arenaturist.com In the world of tourism rank as one of the most comfortable hotels with a stunning view of the indented coastline and seaside promenade. Hotel Brioni is surrounded by a green Mediteranian vegetation and is connected to the sea by terraced beaches. It is also an ideal venue for business meetings, promotions and conventions where even a business stay offers a chance for a perfect holiday on the Adriatic. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com
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Mt. Ucka, Istria Croatia 4000' Epic Downhill
Ride along with Nat Lopes on the 4000' epic downhill on beautiful singletrack trails of Mt Ucka Nature Park in Istria, Croatia, with local riders from Team Adrenilina in Buzet, Pazin and Pula. Production: Hilride
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Horizont and Splendid Resort - Pula, Istria, Croatia - Arenaturist
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- Published: 23 Feb 2010
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- Author: arenaturist
www.arenaturist.com The resort's fragrant Mediterranean park is covered with paths and trails, promenade benches with a view of the open sea, offering delightful moments in the harmony of nature and architecture. Only a few steps from the sea, harmoniously blending into this fragrant Mediterranean park, the apartments provide an ideal setting for family rest and relaxation. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com
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Rovinj, Croatia: Istria's Old World Oasis
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- Published: 15 Jun 2011
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- Author: RickSteves
Like the rest of the Croatian coast, Rovinj was part of the Venetian Empire for centuries. And Istria remained part of Italy until after WWII. That's why this region is enthusiastically bi-lingual and an engaging mix of Croatia and Italy. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Croatia Istria Umag - Meliá Istrian Villas
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- Duration: 1:49
- Published: 30 May 2008
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- Author: IstraturistUmag
Luxury Villas in Croatia, the newly built luxurious Meliá Istrian Villas, traditional specialties and wines, the most beautiful croatian beach, villas of the Mediterranean, high-comfort holiday,
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Hotel Histria - Pula, Istria, Croatia - Arenaturist
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- Published: 23 Feb 2010
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- Author: arenaturist
www.arenaturist.com Open all year round, represents the symbol of Pula's tourist offer. Situated in a wonderful location dominantly raised above the sea cost, this resort hotel attracts attention with its elegance and comfort, focusing on complimentary facilities -- congress, entertainment, sports, recreation. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com
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AstroFest 2007 - Visnjan (Tican) , Istra, Croatia - Europe
AstroFest is a traditional summer gethering of sky lovers and curious people in the central Istra Peninsula, in the medieval city of Visnjan and the nearby Tican hill. More info at www.astrofestival.com
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Hotel Medulin - Medulin, Istria, Croatia - Arenaturist
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- Published: 23 Feb 2010
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- Author: arenaturist
www.arenaturist.com This seafront hotel is especially attractive because of its distinguished style and comfort, whereas the luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation and crystal clear sea make it even more alluring. The Hotel Medulin provides high quality comfort for a relaxing holiday. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com
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The best of Istria Croatia
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- Published: 02 Aug 2011
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- Author: croatiaproperty
www.croatianvillasforsale.co.uk Istria Croatia, also sometimes known as the 'The Croatian Tuscany', has many beautiful landscapes be they on the coast around towns such as Pula, Porec and Rovinj - or around inland rural villages such as Medulin, Oprtalj, Pazin and Buzet. Looking at a map of Istria you will see that the region juts out into the Adriatic sea and therefore is virtually surrounded by water. Visit Istria and you will experience many wonderful sights that will catch your eye such as medieval hilltop villages populated with characteristically Istrian dwellings and Croatian properties, vineyards producing world class wines, glorious countryside famous for its truffles and of course a coastline to suit all tastes. Thank you to: Brch MasonicStage Mountman Rocky031 on www.Skyscrapercity.com and Mario Fajt Remus Pereni oksidor on www.Flickr.com for providing us with such beautiful photos.
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Rovinj, Istria, Croatia
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- Published: 11 Sep 2011
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- Author: TheRawheads
Rovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13562 (2007). It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Istriot, a Romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents (also called Rovignese by those who speak it here). There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe.
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Labin Rabac, Istria, Croatia
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- Published: 01 Jun 2008
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- Author: ValamarHotelsCroatia
The thing that Rabac is most well known for, and something that is equally interesting for all ages, are the kilometres of beaches and paths that run along the entire coastline. The coast has a large number of well-tended pebble beaches, coves and small bays that are suitable for swimming. The beaches have Blue Flags, and the sea is crystal clear. The fragrant Mediterranean vegetation, especially the pine trees that grow along the paths, creates a special atmosphere for all those who love the Adriatic and Mediterranean climate.
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Hotel Belvedere - Medulin, Istria, Croatia - Arenaturist
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- Published: 23 Feb 2010
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www.arenaturist.com Immersed into the greenness, in the tourist zone, which together with the campsite and hotels Medulin and Holiday stretches along Medulin's unique sandy beach Bijeca, forming a modern tourist resort. Peace and tranquility of nature, sandy and pebbly beaches, together with the rich animation program make it an ideal hotel for families with children. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com
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Franco Verbanac and friend playing accordian in Nedescina, Istria, Croatia
Franco Verbanac and friend playing accordian in Nedescina, Istria, Croatia
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Rabac, Istria, Croatia
Rabac is a popular tourist centre in Istria's eastern coast. Situated in a nice Kvarner bay dominated by the pebble beaches and rich Mediterranean vegetation. Rabac is known for its wide range of tourist services. Numerous restaurants offer tasty local Istrian cuisine, boat excursions take you anywhere your wish, excellent sports and recreational facilities makes it sports center number one in this area. Easy access from all the Europe, beautiful beaches and clear sea make Rabac "The Pearl of Kvarner" one of the best holiday resort for families. Rabac received the Blue Flag, the international award for ecological quality and standards, for its entire coastline, making it unique in Croatia. Rabac is located between Pula 40 km and Rijeka 51 km.
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Porec, Istria, Croatia
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- Published: 01 Jun 2008
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- Author: ValamarHotelsCroatia
Poreč is a town of culture, tourism, sport and entertainment and one thing is for certain you cannot be bored here. The town has a very wide gastronomic offer. Relax with the tastes and smells of traditional and creative Istrian cooking, and enjoy the fine Istrian wines. In high season, the old town centre is full of the sounds of jazz, classical music, and the acoustic guitars of street performers. Concerts are held under the clear sky in the Lapidarium, and Euphrasius Basilica... you can feel the pure emotion of the music here.
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Croatia Istria Umag - resorts
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- Published: 11 Aug 2008
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- Author: IstraturistUmag
Its natural beauties, the history and tradition of the old town of Umag and of the surrounding Istrian area, a warm Mediterranean climate with an abundance of sunshine during most months of the year and high quality hotels, campsites, apartments and bungalows make Umag an ideal vacation place for the whole family.
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Medulin Riviera - Istria, Adriatic coast, Croatia - www.medulinriviera.com
Medulin has been ranked among the representatives of the Istrian tourism and it is one of twenty most famous bathing resort names on the Adriatic coast.
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Luxury Villas in Istria - Croatia
www.fameya.com In this video you can check out construction progress of Luxury Villas Fameya in Istria as of May 5. 2009
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Life celebration festival v.3-2011 at Fort Punta Christo-Pula-Istria-Croatia
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DOWNLOAD & FULL - transmeet.tv The 3rd edition of LIFE CELEBRATION FESTIVAL at FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, Pula Istria Croatias...Created to unite good people & friends, to inspire us to share positive energy, love, light, understanding, honesty... To dance, have fun,feel good... To know, that there are lots of reasons to feel good about,in our everyday life... Do what you like most,and enjoy life. In all it's beauty:-)
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Several Central Kentucky high school marching bands, including four from Lexington, will advance to the semi-final round of the Kentucky Music Educators Association State Marching Band Championship, on Saturday at several locations in the Bowling Green area. To advance, bands attained the highest...
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| Name | Istria County |
|---|---|
| Native name | Istarska županija Regione istriana |
| Native name lang | hr |
| Settlement type | County |
| Map caption | Map of Croatia highlighting the County location |
| Seat type | County seat |
| Seat | Pazin - Pisino |
| Leader title | Župan |
| Leader name | Ivan Jakovčić |
| Leader party | IDS |
| Area total km2 | 2820 |
| Population as of | 2001 |
| Population total | 206344 |
| Population density km2 | auto |
| Coordinates display | title |
| Iso code | HR-18 |
| Website | http://www.istra-istria.hr/ |
| Area code type | Area code |
| Area code | 052 |
Istria County (; ) is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula ( out of , 89%). The area of the county is called Istra in Croatian and Slovene. The county administrative center is Pazin and the Croatian regional anthem is "Krasna zemljo".
History
The caves near Pula, Lim fjord, Šandalja and Roumald's cave, house stone age archaeological remains. Less ancient stone age sites, from the period between 6000-2000 BC, can also be found in the area. More than 400 locations are classified as Bronze Age, (1800 - 1000 BC), items. Numerous findings including weapons, tools, and jewelry), which are from the earlier iron era around the beginning of common era.The Istrian peninsula was known to Romans as the terra magica. Its name is derived from the Histri, an Illyrian tribe who, as accounted by the geographer Strabo, lived in the region. Romans described them as pirates who were hard to conquer due to the difficulty of navigating their territory. After two military campaigns, Roman legions finally subdued them in 177 BC.
With the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, Istria was conquered by the Goths, the Byzantines. During Byzantine rule, it was shortly ruled by Avars. Istria was annexed by the Lombards in 751, by the Avars in 774 and then by the Franks during the reign of (Charlemagne) in 789, then successively controlled by various dukes, (Carinthia, Meran, Bavaria), and the patriarchs of Aquileia.
In 1267 the Republic of Venice annexed the Istrian peninsula because of the strong presence of the autochthonous Italian community; it is in this period that the region prospered. The major Istrian cities were reborn under Italian government, and it was in this half millennium that they developed their typical beauty and atmosphere.
In 1797, with the Treaty of Campo Formio written by Napoleon, the peninsula, with the whole Republic of Venice, passed to the Habsburgs of Austria. Starting in 1861, the capital of Istria and the seat to a Regional Parliament in Austro-Hungarian Empire was in Parenzo (today: Porec).
After World War I, according to the peace treaty of Rapallo, in 1920 Istria became part of Italy. Fascism and, later, Nazi occupation spoiled otherwise tolerant ethnic relations. After the World War II, Istria was assigned to Yugoslavia and many ethnic Italians left in the Istrian exodus.
Famous individuals like Robert Koch and writer James Joyce lived and worked in Istria. Writer Jules Verne was inspired to write his novel Mathias Sandorf after hearing of quarry and cave in Pazin and the poet Dante Alighieri visited and wrote a few lines about Istria.
Geography
Its coastline is long with islands making up . A smaller part of Istria also belongs to the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County of Croatia. Mirroring the bay of Venice across the Adriatic and the Gulf of Kvarner, the region is not far from the Julian Alps. The western most point is at Savudrija while the southern most is near Premantura, on the local promontory Kamenjak.The terrain consists of a limestone plateau, much of which lacks water owing to its karst topography. The northeastern section is an extension of the Dinaric Alps. The highest point is Vojak on Učka mountain above sea level while another range of mountains is Ćićarija.
There are so called "bijela", "siva", "crvena" Istra, (white, grey and red Istria). White Istria is around the mountain peaks, Grey Istria is the fertile inner lands while Red Istria is the blood-red painted lands of terra rossa or "crljenica" near the coastline.
Sites such as the Grotto of Baredine near Poreč, the underground river Pazinčica and the karst Pazin pit (Pazinska jama) near Pazin are popular geologic attractions. The Limski Kanal is the only fjord resembling structure in continental Europe outside of Scandinavia (actually it's not a fjord, but a ria). The quarry near Rovinj is specifically designed for studying geology. The longest river, the Mirna, is only long with its mouth near Novigrad. Other rivers that pass through Istria include the Dragonja River and Raša River.
The continental plains and valleys, are primarily utilized for agriculture, such as growing cereals and vegetables. Closer to the sea, red lands are used for cultivation of grapes, vine, olives and figs. Agriculture and the production of ecological food, the olive gardens, and the production of quality wines, is the focus of Istria's agriculture sector. The coastline and nearby islands are rich in the maquis shrubland (mostly holm oak and strawberry tree). Woods, mostly oak and pine trees, cover a third of the territory.
The well-known natural reservations national park Brijuni and nature park Učka are legally protected landscapes. Other interesting localities are Lim Kanal, wood near Motovun, park woods Zlatni Rt and Šijana near Pula, protected landscape Kamenjak in the extreme south of Istria, the reservation Palud, (ornithology), near Rovinj. Brijuni archipelago is interesting as the habitat of about 680 plant species, also decorated by the most diverse vegetation and olive groves.
Climate
Protected from the north by the mountain chain of Alps as well the inner highland, the climate is Mediterranean, very pleasant, with the highest air temperature averaging 24 °C during August and lowest averaging 5 °C, in January. Summers are usually warm during the day and cooler near the evening, although strange heat wave patterns are common. The weather also ranges from humid to dry with over 10 hours of sunshine daily. Primarily, there is a lot of moisture in the air, especially in the costal towns of Istra such as Porec, Vrsar, Rovinj, Pula and others. Temperatures above 10 °C last for more than 240 days a year. Excessive heat (above 30 °C) lasts for three weeks at most. Despite air temperatures being lower than those of in Dalmatia, the Adriatic sea is warmer, reaching up to 26 °C in August, coldest in March, (9-11 °C), while the freezing even in small, shallow bays is very rare. Two kinds of winds are here - the bora is bringing cold and clear weather from the north in winters, and the southern jugo (jug=south) bringing rain in summer. Mistral is the summer breeze blowing from the inland to the sea. The salinity of the sea water is 0.37%.
Demographics
Over 205,000 people or 4.65% of the nation's population live here. Population density is 73 inhabitants per km² with an average age of 40.2 years for the entire population.In addition to Pula, the biggest urban area with 82.000 inhabitants, the cities are Poreč, Rovinj, Pazin, Labin, Novigrad, Umag, Buzet, Buje, Vodnjan. About 70.7% of the population lives in the urban areas.
Municipalities are: Bale, Barban, Brtonigla, Cerovlje, Fažana, Gračišće, Grožnjan, Kanfanar, Karojba, Kaštelir-Labinci, Kršan, Lanišće, Ližnjan, Lupoglav, Marčana, Medulin, Motovun, Oprtalj, Pićan, Raša, Sveti Lovreč, Sveta Nedelja, Sveti Petar u Šumi, Svetvinčenat, Tinjan, Višnjan, Vižinada, Vrsar, Žminj. Numerous are small municipalities and hamlets. In whole Istria there are actually more than 600 of them. So called smallest town in the world - Hum, ("mound") is populated by just three families (22 people).
Besides official Croatian, the Chakavian dialect of the Croatian language is often in use, as in most coastal counties. Italian is also recognized in the county as an official minority language.
As for 2001 the population was 206,344 and the population structure was:
Before World War I and until World War II, Istria contained a large autochthonous Romance language speaking community consisting of Venetian dialects, Istriot and Istro-Romanian along with Italian, plus various local Slavic dialects, some of which were likewise unique to Istria. Today, apart from the local dialects and the official Croatian language, one still finds in this region a small community of people, the Istro-Romanians, who speak the ancient Istro-Romanian language, an ancient dialect of Romanian, other districts where Venetian dialects and Istriot are still spoken.
Due to its traditional bond with Europe and its level of international integration, in 1994 Istria was the first region from the former Yugoslavia to be officially designated as a Region of Europe.
Communication
Istra is well connected with the rest of Croatia and Europe. Due to its connection with a wider European area, road development suitably covers all needs and contributes to a balanced development of the coastal area and the Istrian interior.Initially, the need for railroads in Istria was based upon fast development of industrial activities; shipbuilding, construction material, machine and electric industries, as well as Austrian military interests. After Vienna and Trieste were connected in 1876, the railway between Divača, (in today's Slovenia) and Pula, ( long with long branch Kanfanar - Rovinj), was opened. Despite numerous initiatives, the western part of Istria have been connected with the railroad only in 1902, with construction of the narrow-gauge track Poreč - Trieste. The famous long "Parenzana", or Parenzaner Bahn, was cancelled in 1935. The nearest commercial airport is in Pula.
Economy
Well-developed are processing industry, with traditional agriculture, sea fishing and growing, construction and production of construction materials (lime, cement, brick, stone), trade and transport. Most developed branches of industry are shipbuilding (In the early 1970s its shipyard Uljanik was building the biggest ships in the world as Berge Adria and others), metal processing, wood industry, furniture industry, automotive components industry, electric machines and appliances industry, glass, plastic, textile, tobacco industry. According to economic indicators, the leading activities are processing industry, tourism, and trade.Great attention is being given to agriculture and the production of ecologic food, the wine and olive growing. Historically cultivated local wine varietals include Malvasia (white) and Teran (red).
Tourism
Organized tourism in Istria goes back to the Romans, when emperor Vespasian, for the entertainment of that time, built the amphitheater (Arena) in Pula. During the reign of Austro-Hungarian Empire in (1866), Austrian and Hungarian royalty and aristocracy started visiting local resorts and discovered Poreč.Significant efforts were made after World War II to develop the tourist infrastructure and to accentuate its importance. In combination with the natural beauties, rich history and cultural heritage, investments paid off and resulted in highly developed, competitive service all along the western coast in Poreč, Pula, Rovinj, Umag, Novigrad, and Vrsar.
In the eastern part, as part of another county, there are resorts like Rabac, Opatija. Istria was and still is the most important tourist destination in Croatia, hosting the western and central European visitors. Area is the most visited tourist region with 27% of all visitors and 35% of time spent in all of Croatia.
County government
Current Župan (prefect): Ivan Jakovčić (IDS)The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, organized as follows:
See also
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