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Encyclopedia > Brtonigla

Brtonigla is a town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria, Croatia, 6 km southwest of Buje; elevation 141 m. It is located on the regional road Buje - Novigrad. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture and vegetable growing. 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. ... Buje (Italian: Buie dIstria) is a city in Istria, Croatia, population 5,340 (2001). ...


On this location once there was the Roman settlement Ortus Niger. The place was first mentioned in 1102. The neo-Baroque church of St. Zeno from 1861 was built on the location of an older church from 1480. The preserved structures from the time of the older church are the 36-m high bell tower, the bells (from 1512), the Baroque baptismal font from the 17th century and, located in the chapel of All Saints, the stone altar with a wooden retable and the sculptures of the Holy Virgin and saints. The village chapel of St. Events Valencia is captured by the Almoravids. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 - Istarska županija / 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). ... Aerial picture of Pula. ... 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). ... Coat of arms Novigrad is a city on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. ... Rovinj, seen from Campanile of Sv. ... Umag (Italian: Umago) is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia. ... Bale is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... 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. ... 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. ... Sveta Nedelja is a municipality of twenty villages in Istria county, Croatia, total population 2,909 (2001). ... ViÅ¡njan is a village located 13 km east of Poreč, in Istria, Croatia, population 625 (2001), centre of a municipality of 2,187 (2001). ... Žminj, a village in the central part of Istria (Croatia), 15 km south of Pazin; elevation 355 m; population 676. ...


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Spread Agency - Croatia - Istria (1474 words)
Brtonigla is a small rural village situated on a hill in the North Western part of Istria with a population of c.2,000.
Brtonigla and the surrounding country are well known for their quality wines and represent the most important wine centre in the region.
The rally "Grand Prix of Brtonigla" is held in August and a four-day festival dedicated to San Rocco, the patron of Brtonigla is held in mid-August.
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