The Istria region
Istria (Croatian and Slovenian: Istra, Venetian and Italian: Istria) is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of
the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner.
The region lies mostly in Istria county of western Croatia. Important towns in Croatian Istria include Pula (Pola), Porec (Parenzo), Rovinj (Rovigno),
Pazin (Pisino), Labin (Albona), Motovun (Montona), Buzet (Pinguente) and Buje (Buie), as well as smaller towns of Višnjan (Visignano), Roc (Rozzo), and
Hum (Colmo). A small slice in the north, including the coastal towns of Izola (Isola), Piran (Pirano), Portorož (Portorose) and Koper (Capodistria) lies in
Slovenia, and a tiny region encompassing the town of Muggia (Slovenian Milje) belongs to Italy.
The larger geographical features of Istria include the Ucka mountain range (Monte Maggiore) in the east, the rivers Dragonja, Mirna, Pazincica and Raša,
and the Lim bay..............
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