Labin (

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: Albona) is a town in

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian and Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian, Italian and Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic betwe ...

, west

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, with a town population of 5,806 (2021) and 10,424 in the greater municipality (which also includes the small towns of

Rabac Rabac ( it, Porto Albona) is a Croatian resort town on Kvarner Bay, just southeast of Labin, in Istria. Long a small fishing port, Rabac has grown in the 1970s into a resort town with numerous villas and apartment buildings. The Rabac Festiva ...

and

Vinež Vinež is a village in the Town of Labin in Istria County Istria County (; hr, Istarska županija; it, Regione istriana, "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula ( out o ...

, as well as a number of smaller villages).

History

Labin developed from the site of the Roman settlement of Albona. Its name predates

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and is derived from

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''*alb-'' ("eminence", "hill"). Before and under the Roman occupation, Albona was an important commune. On a marble tablet the Roman inscription we read that under the Emperor Marco Iulio Severo Filippo noble Caesar noble Prince made Albona a Republic. To be a republic it had to have two joined Magistrates called Duumviri and Public officers called Aediles which took care of Public buildings and other official duties. From 1295 it was under the rule of the dukes of Pazin, and from 1381 it found itself under the jurisdiction of the

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. From 1420 until 1797 it was ruled from the

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and after that belonged to

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until 1918, when it was annexed to the

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. Labin, as a Croatian-speaking town, was for a long time the centre of Croatia's largest

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district, with four mines operating at the height of its production. In March and April 1921, the town was the scene of a miners'

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which quickly grew into an

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rebellion, considered to be the first of its kind, and the declaration of the short-lived

Labin Republic The Labin Republic ( hr, Labinska republika) was a short-lived self-governing republic that was proclaimed by miners from the Istrian city of Labin on March 2, 1921 during a mining strike. It was created in what has been described as the world' ...

. The mine in downtown Labin closed in 1989. The large, coal-fired power plant in nearby

Plomin Plomin ( it, Fianona) is a village in the Croatian part of Istria, situated approximately 11 km north of Labin, on a hill 80 meters tall. It is a popular destination for tourists traveling through Istria by road. Originally named ''F ...

now has its coal imported from outside sources once the mines were closed. After the

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, Labin, like the whole of

, was annexed to

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. The famous Lutheran reformer

Matthias Flacius Illyricus Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; hr, Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich ( hr, Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strong ...

(3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575), was born in Labin and a small exhibition in what was once his house, commemorates this. Unfortunately, due to the counter-reformation, he was forced to live most of his life in exile in Germany where he became the undisputed leader of the conservative wing of the Lutheran movement after the death of Luther. His chief literary legacy was in the area of biblical exegesis.

Population

Settlements

The town's administrative area consists of 17 settlements: * Bartići * Breg * Duga Luka * Gondolići * Gora Glušići * Kapelica * Kranjci * Labin *

Marceljani Marceljani is a village under the administration of Labin, Croatia. Location The village is located about 3 km from the center of the town of Labin and about 8 km from Rabac, Istria Istria ( ; Croatian and Slovene: ; ist, Eîst ...

* Presika *

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Ripenda Kras Ripenda Kras is a village in the Labin municipality in Istria County Istria County (; hr, Istarska županija; it, Regione istriana, "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian penins ...

Ripenda Verbanci Ripenda Verbanci is a village in the Labin municipality in Istria County, Croatia. Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 99. It was 86 in 2011. References

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* Rogočana *

Salakovci Salakovci is a village in the Labin municipality in Istria County Istria County (; hr, Istarska županija; it, Regione istriana, "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsu ...

Demographics

Climate

Culture

Language Labinjonska Cakavica, one of the most interesting and oldest Istrian dialects spoken in and around the town of Labin. It belongs to Northern Chakavian dialect of the

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variety of Croatian. It differs from the usual Chakavian (with typical pronoun "ča") because it lacks most palatals, with other parallel deviations called ''"tsakavism"'' (cakavizam). In 2019, by the decision of the

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, Labinjonska Cakavica became a protected intangible cultural asset of the Republic of Croatia.

Sport

The city is the home of football club NK Rudar Labin, and handball clubs ŽRK Rudar Labin and RK Mladi Rudar Labin.

Administration and politics

Mayor

The current

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of Labin is Valter Glavičić ( IDS), elected in the 2021 Labin local elections which were held on 16 May 2021. There is one deputy mayor elected from the same list, Federika Mohorović Čekada.

Municipal Council

The Labin Council is composed of 15 representatives, elected in the 2021 Labin local elections. The political groups represented in the Council (as of June 2021):

Councils of Local Committees

In 2020, elections were held for the councils of all seven local committees of the City of Labin.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities *

Idrija Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; german: (Ober)idria, it, Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is in the Gorizia Statisti ...

, Slovenia * Manzano, Italy *

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, Italy * Carbonia, Italy * Baja, Hungary *

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, Norway Partnerships *

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, Poland

References

Sources

External links

*
Labin.com is the first site about Labin

Labin.biz - search engine for small businesses registered in Labin
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