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Istria County (/ ˈ ɪ s t r i ə /; Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana, lit. "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the majority of the Istrian peninsula. Administrative centers in the county are Pazin, Pula and Poreč. Istria County has the largest Italian-speaking population in Croatia.
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"Croatian Istria" is divided into two counties, the larger being Istria County in western Croatia. Important towns in Istria County include Pula /Pola, Poreč /Parenzo, Rovinj /Rovigno, Pazin /Pisino, Labin /Albona, Umag /Umago, Motovun /Montona, Buzet /Pinguente, and Buje /Buie.
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Istria County ( / ˈɪstriə /; Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana, lit. "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the majority of the Istrian peninsula. Administrative centers in the county are Pazin, Pula and Poreč. Istria County has the largest Italian-speaking population in Croatia. History.
The counties of Croatia (Croatian: hrvatske županije) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb , which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding ...
Population. 195.794 (2021.) Language. Croatian. Coast Length. 445 km. Sea. March / from 9.3°C up to 11.1°C. August / from 23.3°C up to 24.1°C. Rivers. Mirna, Dragonja and Raša. Vegetation. Istria is the largest green oasis of the North Adriatic. The coast and the islands are covered with pine woods and easily recognizable green macchia.
Istria County is the westernmost county of Croatia. It includes the largest part of the Istrian peninsula. The national park Brijuni and nature park Učka are in the county.
Oct 14, 2021 · By Anna Mazurek. October 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The medieval hill town of Motovun, on Croatia’s Istria peninsula, is surrounded by walls built in the 13th and 14th centuries. (Anna Mazurek...
