The Municipality of Piran (; sl, Občina Piran, it, Comune di Pirano) is a
municipality
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in the traditional region of the
Littoral
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in southwestern
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Piran
Piran (; it, Pirano ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses. P ...
. Piran became a municipality in 1994.
Geography
The Municipality of Piran borders
Croatia
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to the south and the municipalities of
Izola
Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian ''Isola'', which means 'island'.
History
An ancient Roman ...
and
Koper
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to the east, and it faces Italy across the
Gulf of Trieste
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and the
Adriatic Sea
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. The highest point, Baretovec pri Padni, is high.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Piran, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Dragonja
The Dragonja (; it, Dragogna) is a long river in the northern part of the Istrian peninsula. It is a meandering river with a very branched basin and a small quantity of water. It has a pluvial regime and often dries up in summer. It features v ...
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Lucija
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Nova Vas nad Dragonjo
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Padna
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Parecag
Parecag (; it, Parezzago) is a settlement next to Sečovlje in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia
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Portorož
Portorož (; it, Portorose) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa town located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In ...
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Seča
Seča (; it, Sezza) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The Slovene name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Jernej'' (literally, 'Saint Bartholomew') to ''Seča'' in 1958. The name was ch ...
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Sečovlje
Sečovlje (; it, Sicciole) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The modern Slovene name ''Sečovlje'' is an artificial creation dating from after 1945. It was coined from the I ...
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Strunjan
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Sveti Peter
Language
The municipality is bilingual; both
Slovene and
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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are official languages. According to the Austrian language census of 1910, in the surrounding countryside within the municipal limits, the population was mixed, both Italian and Slovene, with some villages (such as
Sveti Peter and
Padna) which were almost entirely Slovene, and others (such as
Sečovlje
Sečovlje (; it, Sicciole) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The modern Slovene name ''Sečovlje'' is an artificial creation dating from after 1945. It was coined from the I ...
and
Seča
Seča (; it, Sezza) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The Slovene name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Jernej'' (literally, 'Saint Bartholomew') to ''Seča'' in 1958. The name was ch ...
) that were almost exclusively Italian-speaking. As a whole, 85.1% of the population of the Municipality of Piran were Italian speakers, and 15.2% were Slovenes.
References
External links
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Municipality of Piran on GeopediaPiran municipal site
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Piran
Piran (; it, Pirano ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses. P ...
1994 establishments in Slovenia