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Gračišće
Gračišće ( it, Gallignana) is a village and municipality of Istria County in Croatia. Geography The municipality is located in the interior of the Istrian peninsula. The Gračišće village which is also the administrative centre of Gračišće municipality is located about east of the county seat Pazin, on the road to Kršan and Vozilići. It is seated on the top of the hill at an elevation of and has the overall appearance of a typical medieval Istrian town. The village stands completely under monumental protection. The old cemetery which is located in front of St. Vitus Church offers a panoramic view of inner Istria up to the Učka mountain range () in the east, as well as to the Julian Alps and the Dolomites in the north. Between Gračišće and Pićan lies a protected landscape (1475 ha, protected since 1973) with unusual geological characteristics. Diverse landscape has been formed by erosion of marl, sandstone and limestone deposits with brook valleys formed in marl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Škopljak
Škopljak is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia. Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 45. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 71 inhabitants and 21 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandalenčići
Mandalenčići is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 285. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 255 inhabitants and 81 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazgalji
Bazgalji is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 230. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 233 inhabitants. and 59 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milotski Breg
Milotski Breg is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 89. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 89 inhabitants and 35 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakačići
Jakačići is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 126. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 152 inhabitants and 42 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batlug
Batlug is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 119. According to the 2001 Croatian census, the village had 142 inhabitants and 42 family households. References Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pićan
Pićan ( it, Pedena, Chakavian: ''Pićon'', sl, Pičen,) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. The chief occupations are agriculture and livestock breeding. It is situated on the D64 state road (Pazin-Kršan-Vozilići). There is a railway station on the former Lupoglav – Raša railway. History In Roman times, a military stronghold called Petina was located here. The town was the seat of the first diocese in central Istria from the 5th to 18th centuries, and a medieval commune with governors and officers. The town gate (14th–15th century) has been preserved. Diocese of Pićan Many of the local bishops are buried in the church nave. Its 48 m bell tower stands separate from the church; it is the third highest in Istria and offers a good view. The treasury contains chalices from the 15th century and a monstrance from the 16th century. Senj-Modruš's bishop Sebastijan Glavinić of Glamoč ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gračišče
Gračišče (; ''Gracischie'' in Italian) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Kubed Kubed (; it, Covedo) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Churches The former parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Florian and there is a small chapel dedicated to Archangel Michael .... Gallery Refer ...
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Istria County
Istria County (; hr, Istarska županija; it, Regione istriana, "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula ( out of , or 89%). Administrative centers in the county are Pazin, Pula and Poreč. Istria County is the most prominent Italian-speaking part of Croatia. History The caves near Pula (in latinium ''Pietas Julia''), ''Lim fjord'', ''Šandalja'', and ''Roumald's cave'', house Stone Age archaeological remains. Less ancient Stone Age sites, from the period between 6000 and 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. Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pazin
Pazin ( it, Pisino, german: Mitterburg) is a town in western Croatia, the administrative seat of Istria County. It is known for the medieval Pazin Castle, the former residence of the Istrian margraves. Geography The town had a population of 8,638 in 2011, of which 4,386 lived in the urban settlement. In 1991 it was made the capital of the county for its location in the geographical centre of the Istrian peninsula and in order to boost the development of its interior territories. History Pazin was first mentioned as ''Castrum Pisinum'' in a 983 deed regarding a donation by Emperor Otto II to the Diocese of Poreč.Naklada Naprijed, ''The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide'', pg. 27, Zagreb (1999), It then belonged to the Imperial March of Istria, which had originally been under the suzerainty of the newly established Duchy of Carinthia in 976, but separated together with the March of Carniola in 1040. In the 12th century Mitterburg Castle was in possession of the Lower Carniolan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats migrated to North and South America as well as New Zealand and later Australia, establishing a diaspora in the aftermath of World War II, with grassroots assistance from earlier communities and the Roman Catholic Church. In Croatia (the nation state), 3.9 million people identify themselves as Croats, and constitute about 90.4% of the population. Another 553,000 live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they are one of the three constituent ethnic groups, predominantly living in Western Herzegovina, Central Bosnia and Bosnian Posavina. The minority in Serbia number about 70,000, mostly in Vojvodina. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liburnians
The Liburnians or Liburni ( grc, Λιβυρνοὶ) were an ancient tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers ''Arsia'' ( Raša) and ''Titius'' ( Krka) in what is now Croatia. According to Strabo's ''Geographica'' they populated Kerkyra until shortly after the Corinthians settled the island, c. 730 BC. Origins and relation to Illyrians Liburni's archaeological culture can be traced to the Late Bronze Age and "were settled since at least the tenth century BC in northern Dalmatia". Some Greek and Roman historians considered them to be of Asia Minor origin. According some scholars there existed some common characteristics between them and Etruscans, but others refute them and Asia Minor theory isn't generally accepted. Appian considered them as "one of the Illyrian peoples", an "Illyrian tribe", while Florus as the first enemies of Romans during Illyro-Roman Wars. However, although sometimes designated as Illy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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