Vodnjan

Vodnjan Dignano
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Coordinates: 44 ° 57 ′ 36 ″  N , 13 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Istria
Height :	135  m. i. J.
Area :	102  km²
Residents :	6,119 (2011)
Population density :	60 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 052
Postal code :	52 215
License plate :	PU
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Klaudio Vitasović ( IDS / DDI )
Postal address :	Trgovačka ul. 2 52 215 Vodnjan
Website :	www.vodnjan.hr
Vodnjan-Dignano town center

Vodnjan ( Italian Dignano ) is a city in Croatia .

Geographical location

The city is located on a hill on the west bank of the Istria County , about 10 km north of Pula . In addition to the main town Vodnjan / Dignano, the town also includes the settlements Gajana / Gaiano, Galižana / Gallesano and Peroj / Peroi.

The place is officially bilingual, Italian and Croatian. The Istrian language is also spoken.

history

The place existed under the name Vicus Attinianum as early as Roman times .

traffic

Vodnjan has two train stations on the Divača – Pula line .

Attractions

The place is characterized by numerous Gothic and Renaissance buildings . This also includes a castle from 1300.

The second largest collection of relics in Europe , which includes the Vodnjan mummies, is located in Vodnjan Church .

On the road to Bale is the park of the stone huts . In the small open-air museum, Kažuni are shown in various construction phases.

sons and daughters of the town

• Bartolomeo Biasoletto (1793–1859), botanist and natural scientist
• Fran Dominko (1903-1987), astronomer

Web links

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