Haliaetum was a

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port that stood in the area of

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, next to the modern village of

Jagodje Jagodje (; it, Valleggia) is a settlement on the Adriatic coast in the Municipality of Izola in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is an urbanized settlement directly southwest of the town of Izola and was created from dispersed farmsteads in t ...

, on the northern

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coast of the

Istrian peninsula Istria ( ; Croatian and Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian, Italian and Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic betwee ...

. Remains visible at extreme low tide include parts of its pier as well as various port buildings. Some excavations have been carried out in recent years, with more excavations planned in the future. The site is also open to tourists. The port was first established around 178–177 BC following fierce resistance by the

Histri The Histri were an ancient people inhabiting the Istrian peninsula, to which they gave the name. Their territory stretched to the neighbouring Gulf of Trieste and bordered the Iapydes in the hinterland of Tarsatica. The Histri formed a kingdom. D ...

, the indigenous population.From the Izola-Isola municipal website: "Rimski zasedbi Istre leta 178 pred n.št. so se Histri močno upirali, vendar so bili premagani" (The Roman occupation of Istria in 178 BC was strongly resisted by the Histri, but they were defeated). See http://www.izola.si/index.php?page=static&item=429&tree_root=296 It gave name to St. Mary of Haliaetum Church ( sl, cerkev sv. Marije Alietske) in

Izola Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast of the Slovenian Istria, Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian language, Italian ''Isola'', wh ...

, the coastal town just southwest of Jagodje. It was erected in the 11th century and was later redesigned in the

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style.

References

External links

Haliaetum on Geopedia

Roman towns and cities in Slovenia Ancient ports and harbours History of Istria Municipality of Izola {{Slovenia-stub