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Gračišće
Gračišće (Italian: 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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazgalji
Bazgalji (Italian language, Italian: Basgali) is a village in the municipality of Gračišće in Istria, Croatia. 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] |
Gračišče
Gračišče (; ) 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 A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ... of Kubed. Gallery References
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Pićan
Pićan ( Chakavian language, Chakavian: ''Pićon'', ) is a naselje, 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 road, 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, Senj-Modruš's bishop Sebastijan Glavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istria County
Istria County (; ; , "Istrian Region") is the westernmost Counties of Croatia, 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 language in Croatia, Italian-speaking population in Croatia. It borders Slovenia. History The caves near Pula (in latinium ''Pietas Julia''), ''Lim bay'', ''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 Age, iron era around the beginning of common era. The Istrian peninsula was known to Ancient Rome, Romans as the ''terra magica''. Its name is derived from the Histri, an Illyrians, Illyrian tribe who as accounted by the geographer St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Croatia
Municipalities in Croatia (; plural: ''općine'') are the second-lowest administrative unit of government in the country, and along with List of cities in Croatia, cities and towns (''grad'', plural: ''gradovi'') they form the second level of administrative subdisivion, after Counties of Croatia, counties. Each municipality consists of one or more settlements (''naselja'') , which are the third-level spatial units of Croatia. Though equal in powers and administrative bodies, municipalities and towns differ in that municipalities are usually more likely to consist of a collection of villages in rural or suburban areas, whereas towns are more likely to cover urbanised areas. Law of Croatia, Croatian law defines municipalities as local self-government units which are established, in an area where several inhabited settlements represent a natural, economic and social entity, related to one other by the common interests of the area's population. As of 2023, the 21 counties of Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pula
Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman Empire, Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Rome, ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991. History Pre-history Evidence of the presence of ''Homo erectus'' one million years ago has been found in the cave of Šandalja near Pula. Pottery from the Neolithic period (6000–2000 BC), indicating Colonization, human settlement, has been found around Pula. In the Bronze Age (1800–1000 BC), a new type of settlement appeared in Istria, called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy (Roman Empire)
Roman Italy is the period of ancient Italian history going from the founding and rise of Rome to the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire; the Latin name of the Italian peninsula in this period was ''Italia'' (continued to be used in the Italian language)."Roman Italy" ''.'' May 2025 According to , Italy was the ancestral home of , being the homeland of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesactium
Nesactium ( Istrian dialect: ''Vizače'', , ) was the capital of the Histri tribe and later a Roman city. Its remains are located in southern Istria, Croatia, between the villages of Muntić and Valtura. History In pre-Roman times the Histri inhabited the Istrian peninsula. They were connected to the prehistoric Castellieri culture and some theories state a later Celtic influence. It is believed that their main economic activities were trade and piracy all over the ancient Mediterranean Sea. At one time the Histri were ruled by their legendary king Epulon. In 177 BC the town was conquered by the Romans and destroyed. Rebuilt upon the original Histrian pattern, it was a Roman town until 46–45 BC, when the Ancient Greek colony Polai was elevated to Pietas Iulia, today Pula. The town was located on the ancient road Via Flavia, which connected Trieste to Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of effective sole rule in 27 BC. The Western Roman Empire, western empire collapsed in 476 AD, but the Byzantine Empire, eastern empire lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. By 100 BC, the city of Rome had expanded its rule from the Italian peninsula to most of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and beyond. However, it was severely destabilised by List of Roman civil wars and revolts, civil wars and political conflicts, which culminated in the Wars of Augustus, victory of Octavian over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the subsequent conquest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power () and the new title of ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liburnians
The Liburnians or Liburni () 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 The 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 to some scholars, there were some common characteristics between them and Etruscans, but others refute them and the Asia Minor theory is not 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 Illyrian in historical sources and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Histri
The Histri or Istri () were an ancient people inhabiting the Istrian Peninsula, to which they gave the name ''Histria''. Their territory stretched to the neighbouring Gulf of Trieste and bordered the Iapodes in the hinterland of '' Tarsatica''. The Histri formed a kingdom. Description They are classified in some sources as a Venetic tribe, with some ties with the Illyrians, or a purely Illyrian tribe. The Histri are also described as Thracians; an orientation includes them in the Liburnian linguistic area. Since they inhabited the Istrian peninsula, they had more intensive trade and cultural contacts with the Mediterranean world, particularly central and southern Italy. The Romans described the Histri as a fierce tribe of pirates, protected by the difficult navigation of their rocky coasts. An account stated that this tribe was first in the northern Adriatic area to be threatened by the Roman imperialism and to start a war. It took two military campaigns for the Romans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illyrian Tribes
The Illyrians (, ; ) were a conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula, Southeastern Europe. Illyrian tribes Possibly related peoples * Antitani / Atintanes / Atintani? ( Illyrian Atintani) *Dassaretae (Dassareti)? * Turboletae *Molossians Pannonians Eastern group ** Amantini / Amantes **Andes / Andizetes ** Azali **Breuci *** Colapiani *** Oseriates / Osseriates ** Ditiones ** Jasi ** Pirustae / Pirusti ** Ceraunii ** Glintidiones ** Scirtari ** Siculotae Western group ** Daesitiates **Maezaei / Maizaioi / Mazaioi ** Segestani Paeonians There are different views and still no agreement among scholars about the Paeonians/Paeones ethnic and linguistic kinship. Some such as Wilhelm Tomaschek and Paul Kretschmer claim that the language spoken by the Paeonians belonged to the Illyrian family, while Dimitar Dechev claims affinities with Thracian. Irwin L. Merker considers that the language spoken by the Paeonians was clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
