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Bale
Bale on the map of Croatia

Bale (Italian: Valle) is a small town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2631x2170, 462 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Osijek Slavonski Brod Slatina, Croatia Virovitica Split Rijeka Čakovec Solin Gospić Bjelovar Bilje User:Elephantus/Test... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Coat of arms Istria (Istra, pronounced in Croatian and Slovenian; Istria, pronounced in Italian, Istrien, pronounced in German) is the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. ...


Rich regional architecture and particularities of the language spoken by the older population make this place an attractive destination. After part of the population had opted to belong to Italy after the Second World War, some of the abandoned houses were turned into vacation homes. At the same time, a tourist board was established and the Kolone beach finished, which fostered the development of stationary tourism. Today, Bale is known as a quiet place offering its visitors rest from big city crowd and rush. The closest public beach is 8 km away. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


Bale is known for public feasts, the most popular being: Baljanska noc (Bale Night; first Saturday in August), Velika Gospa (The Assumption of Mary; 15th of August), as well as "Castrum Vallis" - an art exhibition (in July and August).

Cities and Municipalities of Istria County

Cities and towns: Pula | Pazin | Poreč | Buje | Buzet | Labin | Novigrad | Rovinj | Umag | Vodnjan
Municipalities: Bale | Barban | Brtonigla | Cerovlje | Fažana | Gračišće | Grožnjan | Kanfanar | Karojba | Kaštelir-Labinci | Kršan | Lanišće | Ližnjan | Lupoglav | Marčana | Medulin | Motovun | Oprtalj | Pićan | Raša | Sveti Lovreč | Sveta Nedelja | Sveti Petar u Šumi | Svetvinčenat | Tinjan | Višnjan | Vižinada | Vrsar | Žminj Istria county (Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana) is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²). Area is called Istra in Croatian and Slovenian, and [[Istria]] in Italian. ... Pula/Pola (the city has an official Croatian-Italian bilinguism [1] - in Istriot Pula, German Polei, Slovenian Pulj) is the largest city in Istria, Croatia, at the southern tip of that peninsula, with a population of 59,080 (2005). ... Pazin (Italian: Pisino) is a city in Istria, Croatia, population 9,227 (2001). ... Poreč (Italian Parenzo, Latin Parens or Parentium, archaic German: Parenz), 45. ... Buje (Italian: Buie dIstria) is a city in Istria, Croatia, population 5,340 (2001). ... Buzet (Italian: Pinguente) is a city in Istria, Croatia, population 6,059 (2001). ... Labin (Italian: Albona) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 7,904 (2001) with 12,426 in the municipality (which also includes small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages). ... Novigrad (Italian: Cittanova dIstria) is a town and a municipality on the Istria county, Croatia. ... Rovinj, seen from Campanile of Sv. ... Umag (Italian: Umago) is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia. ... Vodnjan, a town in the south-western part of Istria (Croatia), 10 km north of Pula; elevation 135 m. ... Barban is a town and municipality in the southern part of eastern Istria, Croatia, 28 km northeast of Pula, above the Rasa river valley; elevation 229 m. ... Brtonigla is a town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria, Croatia, 6 km southwest of Buje; elevation 141 m. ... Cerovlje is a town and municipality at the very centre of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. ... Fažana (Italian: Fasana) is a town and municipality in Croatia, a small port and fishermens centre in the south-western part of the western Istrian coast in the Fazana Strait, 8 km northwest of Pula. ... Gračišće is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Grožnjan (Italian: Grisignana) is a town and municipality in inner Istria, Croatia. ... Kanafanar is a small town and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 20 km northeast of Rovinj, on the edge of the Lim Cove, on the open limestone plain of Istria. ... Karojba is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... KaÅ¡telir-Labinci is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... KrÅ¡an is a town and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 15 km north of Labin. ... Lanišće is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Ližnjan is a town and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km south-west of Pula, 2 km north-east of Medulin; elevation 61 m. ... Lupoglav is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Marčana is a town and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 15 km northeast of Pula; elevation 170 m. ... Medulin Riviera Here we are at the far south of the Istrian Peninsula. ... City of Motovun Motovun (in Italian Montona) is a town in central Istria, Croatia. ... Oprtalj is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Pićan is a town and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. ... RaÅ¡a is a town and municipality in the inner part of the RaÅ¡ka Cove in the south-eastern part of Istria, Croatia, 4. ... Sveti Lovreč is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Sveta Nedelja (Italian: Santa Domenica) is a municipality of twenty villages in Istria county, Croatia, total population 2,909 (2001). ... Sveti Petar u Å umi is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Svetvinčenat is a town and municipality in the south of the central part of Istria, Croatia, 16 km north of Vodnjan; elevation 250 m. ... Tinjan is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... ViÅ¡njan is a village and municipalty in Istria, Croatia. ... Vižinada is a town and municipality in the interior of the western part of Istria, Croatia, 17 km northeast of Poreč; elevation 40 m. ... Vrsar Vrsar is a town in Istria, Croatia. ... Žminj, a village in the central part of Istria (Croatia), 15 km south of Pazin; elevation 355 m; population 676. ...



 
 

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