Bale (Croatia)

Bale Valle
coat of arms
Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′ 45 ″  N , 13 ° 47 ′ 14 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Istria
Height :	142  m. i. J.
Area :	81.90  km²
Residents :	1,127 (2011)
Population density :	14 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 052
Postal code :	52211
License plate :	PU
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Bale / Valle, Golaš, Krmed / Carmedo
Mayor :	Edi Pastrovicchio (independent)
Website :	www.opcina.bale-valle.hr
View of Bale Valle

Bale ( Italian Valle ) is a municipality in the Istria County , Croatia . The number of inhabitants of the municipality in 2011 was 1,127. Bale is officially bilingual in Italian and Croatian. The Istrian language is also spoken. At the 2011 census, 219 people - 19.43% of the population - said Italian as their first language. This is one of the highest values ​​in Istria.

history

Remains of a Roman castrum testify to the long history of the community. The houses in the old town are located on a karst hill and are arranged in two concentric circles. Worth seeing in Bale are the Palazzo Sorardo-Bembo with its two square towers, remains of a monastery, the loggia and the neo-baroque parish church of St. Julian (San Giuliano) from 1880.

Gate tower, passage to the city center

tourism

About seven kilometers southwest of the town center there are two large campsites on the Adriatic coast. Originally they were free of charge, but for a few years now you have to pay for the stands.

Web links

Commons : Bale-Valle  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Croatian Census 2011: Population by Mother Tongue