Istria

Istria is the north-westernmost region of . In a triangular shape, it is bordered in the north by , east by the region of Croatia and on the south and west by the Adriatic Sea.
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, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western , and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021.

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is a city in west situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294. Located on the western coast of the , it is a popular tourist resort and beach destination, in addition to being an active fishing port.

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is a town and municipality on the western coast of the , in Istria County, west . Its major landmark is the 6th-century , which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

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is a town in Istria on the Adriatic coast of .

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is in the Istria region of . The archipelago lies off Istria's west coast, a 15-minute boat journey from , just north of .

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is a historic hilltop town in Istria, a peninsula of . is about 25 km northeast of . has become the most touristy of all Istrian hilltop towns, and is sometimes called the king of the hilltop villages.

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is a millennia-old little town in Istria. used to be a fisherman's village, but it is now more famous as a family tourist destination. Just off ’s coast lies one of the most beautiful Istrian archipelagos with 18 uninhabited islands.

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is a small coastal town in the Istria region of Croatia. The town has a range of apartments, hotels and campsites and is an ideal base for exploring Istria.

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is a village in the Istria region, . As a tourist destination it's mostly known as transport hub for boat trips to the popular archipelago.

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is a small village in southern Istria, , just south of near the protected area of Cape Kamenjak.

Istria

Latitude of center
45.1855° or 45° 11′ 8″ north
Longitude of center
13.909° or 13° 54′ 33″ east
Population
195,000
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 549262239
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
3337514
Wiki­data ID
Q58268
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Istria” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Zhupania e Istrës”
  • Amharic: “ኢስትሪያ”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة إستريا”
  • Aragonese: “Condato d’Istria”
  • Aragonese: “Condau d’Istria”
  • Armenian: “Իստրիա”
  • Azerbaijani: “İstriya jupaniyası”
  • Azerbaijani: “İstriya”
  • Basque: “Istria eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Істрыйская жупанія”
  • Bengali: “ইস্ট্রিয়া”
  • Bengali: “ইস্ত্রিয়া কাউন্টি”
  • Bosnian: “Istarska županija”
  • Bulgarian: “Истрийска жупания”
  • Catalan: “Comtat d’Ístria”
  • Cebuano: “Istarska Županija”
  • Chinese: “Istria Kūn”
  • Chinese: “伊斯特拉县”
  • Chinese: “伊斯特拉縣”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Istri”
  • Croatian: “Istarska županija”
  • Croatian: “Istarska”
  • Croatian: “Istra”
  • Czech: “Istrijská župa”
  • Danish: “Istria County”
  • Danish: “Istria distrikt”
  • Dutch: “Istrië”
  • Esperanto: “Istrio”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Istrio”
  • Estonian: “Istra maakond”
  • Finnish: “Istrian piirikunta”
  • French: “Comitat d’Istrie”
  • French: “Istrie”
  • Galician: “Condado de Istria”
  • Georgian: “ისტრია”
  • German: “Gespanschaft Istrien”
  • German: “HR-18”
  • German: “HR036”
  • German: “Istarska županija”
  • German: “Istrien”
  • Greek: “Ζουπανία της Ίστριας”
  • Gujarati: “આઇસ્ટ્રિયા કાઉન્ટી”
  • Hausa: “Istria”
  • Hindi: “इस्ट्रिया काउंटी”
  • Hungarian: “Isztria megye”
  • Indonesian: “Kabupaten Istria”
  • Interlingua: “Provincia histrian”
  • Irish: “an Istria Chrótach”
  • Irish: “An Istria Chrótach”
  • Irish: “Contae Istria”
  • Irish: “Istria Crótach”
  • Italian: “Istria”
  • Italian: “regione istriana”
  • Italian: “Regione istriana”
  • Japanese: “イスタルスカ郡”
  • Japanese: “イストラ郡”
  • Japanese: “イストリア県”
  • Javanese: “Istria”
  • Kannada: “ಇಸ್ಟ್ರಿಯಾ ಕೌಂಟಿ”
  • Kazakh: “Истрия жупаниясы”
  • Kazakh: “Истрия”
  • Kirghiz: “Истрия”
  • Korean: “이스트라 주”
  • Korean: “이스트라주”
  • Latin: “Histriana”
  • Latvian: “Istrijas župānija”
  • Lithuanian: “Istrijos apskritis”
  • Lombard: “Region istriana”
  • Macedonian: “Истарска жупанија”
  • Malay: “Istria County”
  • Malay: “Istria”
  • Marathi: “इस्रीया काउंटी”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Istria Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Istrien”
  • Northern Sami: “Istria guovlu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Istria”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fylket Istria”
  • Norwegian: “Istria”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Comtat d’Istria”
  • Oromo: “Istria”
  • Ossetian: “Истрийы жупани”
  • Panjabi: “ਇਸਟ੍ਰੀਆ”
  • Persian: “ایستریا”
  • Persian: “شهرستان ایستریا”
  • Polish: “Żupania istryjska”
  • Portuguese: “Condado da Ístria”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Ístria”
  • Portuguese: “Ístria”
  • Pushto: “ایستریا”
  • Romanian: “Cantonul Istria”
  • Romanian: “Istria”
  • Russian: “Истарска”
  • Russian: “Истрийская жупания”
  • Russian: “Истрия”
  • Serbian: “Истарска жупанија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Istarska županija”
  • Sinhala: “ඉස්ට්‍රියා ප්‍රාන්තය, ක්‍රොඒෂියාව”
  • Sinhala: “ඉස්ට්‍රියා ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Slovak: “Istrijská župa”
  • Slovenian: “Istarska županija”
  • Slovenian: “Istra”
  • Slovenian: “Istrska županija”
  • Somali: “Istria”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Istria”
  • Spanish: “Istria”
  • Swahili: “Istria”
  • Swedish: “Istrien”
  • Swedish: “Istriens län”
  • Tajik: “Истриё”
  • Tajik: “Истрия”
  • Tamil: “இஸ்திரியா கவுண்டி”
  • Tatar: “Истарска жупаниясе”
  • Tatar: “Истриа төбәге”
  • Tatar: “Истрия”
  • Telugu: “ఇస్ట్రియా కౌంటీ”
  • Thai: “เทศมณฑลอิสเตรีย”
  • Turkish: “Istria”
  • Turkish: “İstriya”
  • Ukrainian: “Істрійська жупанія”
  • Urdu: “استریا کاؤنٹی”
  • Urdu: “ایستریا کاؤنٹی”
  • Uzbek: “Istriya”
  • Venetian: “Rejon istriana”
  • Vietnamese: “Hạt Istria”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Istria”
  • Welsh: “Sir Istria”
  • Western Armenian: “Իսթրիա”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع استریا”
  • Wu Chinese: “伊斯特拉县”
  • “Istarska”
  • “Istra”

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