Rupa () is a village in northwest
Croatia
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near its border with
Slovenia
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. It is located in
Matulji ()
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, 17 km from the town of Matulji. It has a population of 310 (census 2001) and an area of 5.5 km
2.
Rupa is a major border crossing between the two countries where Croatia's Autocesta
A7 motorway connects with Slovenia's
Highway 7. The Slovenian town opposite Rupa is
Jelšane in
Ilirska Bistrica municipality. With Slovenia joining the
Schengen area on December 21, 2007, Rupa-Jelšane became a Schengen external border crossing.
References
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Croatia–Slovenia border crossings
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County