Motovun

Motovun (Croatia)

City of Motovun

Motovun from the South

Motovun (Italian: Montona d'Istria) is a town in central Istria, Croatia. The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001); 442 of the residents are Italian mother language. 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_pog2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x769, 109 KB) Summary Old City of Motovun, Croatia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x769, 109 KB) Summary Old City of Motovun, Croatia. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Motovun ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Motovun ... Istria (Croatian and Slovenian: Istra, Venetian and Italian: Istria), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. ...

It is situated on a hill 270 meters above sea level. On top of a Motovun hill is probably the most beautiful medieval town in Istria, with houses scattered all over the hill. On the slopes of the hill, grapes for famous Istrian wines are grown. The river Mirna flows below the hill and on the other side of the river there is the famous Motovun forest, rich with truffles, which became popular through Vladimir Nazor's well known novel Veli Jože, about a well-tempered peasant giant who "lived" there. The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... This article is about the beverage. ... In genetics, a miRNA (micro-RNA) is a form of single-stranded RNA which is typically 20-25 nucleotides long, and is thought to regulate the expression of other genes. ... This article is about a community of trees. ... Truffle describes a group of edible mycorrhizal (subterranean) mushrooms (genus Tuber, class Ascomycetes, division Mycota). ... Vladimir Nazor (born 1876 in Postira, Brač — died 1949 in Zagreb) was a Croatian writer, poet and translator. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ...

Since 1999, Motovun has hosted the international Motovun Film Festival. A plan of Motovun is displayed on the reverse of the 10 kuna banknote. This article is about the year. ... Motovun main sqaure during the Festival Motovun Film Festival is a film festival taking place in Motovun for a period of 5 days in late July or early August since 1999. ... “HRK” redirects here. ... A £20 Bank of England banknote. ...

Notable residents

• Motovun was the birthplace of legendary race car driver Mario Andretti and his twin brother Aldo in 1940. The city was called Montona d'Istria, Italy at the time. The brothers raced hand-crafted wooden cars through the steep streets. After World War II Istria (which is now again part of Croatia) was turned back as part of Croatia, Yugoslavia. His family, like many other Italian Istrians, fled in 1948. They lived in a refugee camp from 1948 to 1955. The Andretti family resettled in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States.

• Motovun was also the birthplace of prominent Renaissance music printer Andrea Antico.

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Coordinates: 45°20′N, 13°50′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...