Poreč
Poreč is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baredine Cave.
Baredine Cave
Cave
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Baredine Cave is a cave in Istria in western Croatia, open to tourists since 1995.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nova Vas and Višnjan.
Višnjan
Village
Photo: Tkrajina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Višnjan is a village and municipality in Istria, west Croatia. Višnjan is the site of Višnjan Observatory. The observatory is home of several long-running international summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines. Višnjan is situated 5 km northeast of Poreč.
Poreč
- Also known as: “Grad Porec”, “Grad Poreč”, and “Town of Poreč - Parenzo”
- Location: Istria County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.25° or 45° 15′ northLongitude
13.6667° or 13° 40′ eastPopulation
16,600Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)Open location code
8FQM7M28+2MGeoNames ID
3192696
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Italian—“Poreč” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Grad Poreč - Parenzo”
- Croatian: “Poreč”
- Italian: “Parenzo”
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