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The Istrian Encyclopedia ( Croatian: Istarska enciklopedija) is a Croatian encyclopedia giving a complete overview of the Istrian peninsula and its history. Istria was the first region in Croatia to get its own encyclopedia. Published by the Lexicographic Institute, it was released in 2005. The editors-in-chief are Miroslav Bertoša and Robert ...
Istria (/ ˈ ɪ s t r i ə / IST-ree-ə; Croatian and Slovene: Istra; Italian and Venetian: Istria) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf .
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Istrianism. Istrianism [1] or Istrianness [2] is the name given to the regionalist identity developed by the inhabitants of the part of Istria located in Croatia. Istria is the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea and a multiethnic region divided between Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. Italians and Slovenes live in both the Italian and Slovene ...
The great interest of Istrians around the world in virtual meetings on the Internet has grown into a desire to work together on the creation of a kind of Istrian Internet encyclopedia, in which the presentation and evaluation of the common heritage would have priority over political, national, linguistic and other obstacles that have arisen ...
Jun 28, 2021 · A 3,000-year-old History. Pula was annexed to the 10th Italic region & was transformed into an imperial city where some of the best examples of Roman architecture were built. Since the beginning of the Iron Age, Istria was inhabited by the Histri, a tribe of Indo-European origin for whom the peninsula is named.
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May 2, 2024 · Age-old traditions run deep on the Istrian coast in Croatia, with unique music, language and dance still in evidence today and its people proudly working to ensure their survival far into the future.
Istria on the Internet - People. 1901 - Paugnano [Photo courtesy of Pietro Valente] This section of our virtual home is devoted to the profiles of the Istrian people - famous, infamous and ordinary - the proud and the profane, the haughty and the humble, those who today reside in the divided Istria of Croatia, Slovenia and Italy and those who ...
