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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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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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Istria (Croatian and Slovene: Istra; Istriot: Eîstria; Istro-Romanian, Italian and Venetian: Istria, Latin: Histria) 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 .
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Category: Geography & Travel. Italian: Abbazia. Opatija, Croatia. Opatija, resort town, one of the best-known coastal resorts in Istria, western Croatia. It is situated at the head of the Kvarner, a gulf of the Adriatic Sea along the eastern side of the Istrian peninsula.
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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.
Pula (Croatian: ⓘ), also known as Pola (Italian:; Venetian: Pola; Istriot: Puola; Slovene: Pulj; Hungarian: Póla), is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in northwestern Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021.
The westernmost county of the Republic of Croatia. The largest peninsula of the Adriatic. Area. 2,820 km2 (triangle Dragonja, Kamenjak, Učka) 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.
