Istria

: This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea. For information on the asteroid, see 183 Istria.

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Istria (Istra, pronounced in Croatian and Slovenian; Istria, pronounced in Italian), is the biggest 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.

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The region lies mostly in Istria county of western Croatia.

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Important towns in Croatian Istria include Pula (Pola), Pore? (Parenzo), Rovinj (Rovigno), Pazin (Pisino), Labin (Albona), Motovun (Montona), Buzet (Pinguente) and Buje (Buie), as well as smaller towns of Vi?njan (Visignano), Ro? (Rozzo), and Hum (Colmo). A small slice in the north, including the coastal towns of Piran (Pirano), Portoro? (Portorose) and Koper (Capodistria) lies in Slovenia, and a tiny region encompassing the town of Muggia (Slovenian Milje) belongs to Italy.

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The larger geographical features of Istria include the U?ka (Monte Maggiore) mountain in the east, the rivers Dragonja, Mirna, Pazin?ica and Ra?a, and the Lim bay.

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Famous people like Dante, Jules Verne, James Joyce and Robert Koch worked, wrote, visited or were simply inspired by 'Terra Magica'.

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