Buzet (; la, Piquentum; it, Pinguente) 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
Croatia
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, population 6,133 (2011).
Demographics
In 2011 the total municipal population was 6,133 people, distributed in the following
settlements (with population shown in parentheses):
(43),
Bartolići (43),
Barušići (95),
Benčići (uninhabited),
Blatna Vas (7),
Brnobići (52),
Buzet (1,679),
Cunj (19),
Čiritež (76),
Črnica (45),
Duričići (2),
Erkovčići (43),
Forčići (22),
Gornja Nugla (76),
Hum (30),
Juradi (75),
Juričići (88),
Kajini (17),
Klarići (39),
Kompanj (36),
Kosoriga (19),
Kotli
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(1),
Kras
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(12),
Krbavčići (58),
Krkuž (19),
Krti (80),
Krušvari (72),
Mala Huba (68),
Mali Mlun (64),
Marčenegla (100),
Marinci (49),
Martinci (20),
Medveje (31),
Negnar (21),
Paladini (47),
Pengari (22),
Peničići (46),
Perci (52),
Počekaji (41),
Podkuk (1),
Podrebar (12),
Pračana (98),
Prodani (71),
Račice (16),
Račički Brijeg (51),
Rim (36),
Rimnjak (19),
Roč
Roč ( it, Rozzo, german: Rotz) is a village in Istria County, north-west Croatia. Administratively it belongs to the town of Buzet. Roč is considered a historic town rather than a village due to its rich cultural heritage.
Geography
It is s ...
(153),
Ročko Polje (173),
Salež (7),
Selca (60),
Seljaci (19),
Senj
Senj (; it, Segna, la, Senia, Hungarian and german: Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains.
The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress ( hr, Tvrđava Nehaj) whic ...
(24),
Sirotići (13),
Sovinjak (27),
Sovinjska Brda (23),
Sovinjsko Polje (22),
Stanica Roč (63),
Strana (56),
Sušići (6),
Sveti Donat (83),
Sveti Ivan (227),
Sveti Martin (1,011),
Šćulci (39),
Škuljari (47),
Štrped (189),
Ugrini (48),
Veli Mlun (63),
Vrh (124)
History
Already at the time of
Venetian
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* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
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rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.
Geography
A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of
Pietrapelosa
Pietrapelosa ( hr, Kostel, Kaštel, Kosmati grad, Kosmati Kostel, Kosmati Kaštel) is a castle in the Croatian part of Istria, now ruined. In the medieval period a family took their name from the castle.
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.
Gallery
File:Buzet – Distant view - 01.jpg, Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
File:Buzet Croatia.jpg, Town and surrounding landscape
File:Kolodvor Buzet.jpg, Railway station
File:Buzet2.JPG, Street in Buzet
File:Buzet, the town hall.jpg, Buzet Court Hall
References
External links
www.buzet.hrPictures of Buzet
Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Istria County
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