Istria

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Istria is a large peninsula at the head of the Adriatic Sea, shared mainly by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, known for its mixed Central European and Mediterranean heritage and complex 20th-century border history.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Istrian Peninsula 6
Istrian peninsula 2
Croatian Istria 1

Statements (93)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula
borderChangedIn 1918
1945
1954
1975
capitalOfCroatianCounty Pazin
contains Istria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Istrian Peninsula
countryPortion Italian Republic
Croatia
surface form: Republic of Croatia

Slovenia
surface form: Republic of Slovenia
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
sub-Mediterranean climate
hasEconomySector agriculture
fishing
food processing
shipbuilding
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Bosniaks
Croats
Istriot speakers
Istro-Romanian
surface form: Istro-Romanians

Italians
Serbs
Slovene
surface form: Slovenes
hasHeritage Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austro-Hungarian

Central European
Italian
Mediterranean Sea
surface form: Mediterranean

Slavic
hasHighestPoint Vojak
hasHistoricalCity Koper
Piran
Poreč
Pula
Rovinj
Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste
hasIsland Brijuni National Park
surface form: Brijuni Islands
hasLanguage Croatian
Istriot
Istro-Romanian
Italian language
surface form: Italian

Slovene
hasMinorityLanguage Istriot language
Istro-Romanian
surface form: Istro-Romanian language

Italian language
hasMinorityLanguageStatusIn Croatia
Slovenia
hasMountainRange Učka
hasProtectedArea Brijuni National Park
Učka Nature Park
hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Islam
Roman Catholicism
hasSeaCoast Adriatic Sea
hasSubregion Istria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Croatian Istria

Istria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian Istria

Slovenian Littoral
surface form: Slovenian Istria
historicalRegionOf Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Free Territory of Trieste
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia
surface form: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Republic of Venice
surface form: Venetian Republic
knownFor Roman archaeological sites
coastal resorts
medieval hilltop towns
olive oil production
tourism
truffles
wine production
largestCity Pula
locatedIn Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
surface form: Northern Adriatic
majorCity Buje
Buzet
Izola
Koper
Labin
Muggia
Novigrad
Pirano
Poreč
Pula
Rijeka
Rovinj
Umag
partOf Croatia
Europe
Italy
Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Mediterranean region

Slovenia
sharesBorderWith Croatia
Italy
Slovenia

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bora wind affectsRegion Istria
Gulf of Trieste borders Istria
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula
Istria contains Istria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula
Julian March contains Istria
subject surface form: Šušnjevica
Slovenian Littoral hasPart Istria
this entity surface form: Slovene Istria
Croatia hasRegion Istria
Rovinj hasRegion Istria
Istria hasSubregion Istria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Croatian Istria
Istria hasSubregion Istria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Italian Istria
this entity surface form: Istrian peninsula
Gulf of Trieste locatedIn Istria
subject surface form: Šušnjevica
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula
Rovinj locatedOn Istria
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula
subject surface form: Šušnjevica
this entity surface form: Istrian peninsula
Koper partOf Istria
subject surface form: Šušnjevica
Istro-Romanian region Istria
this entity surface form: Ćićarija region
subject surface form: Treaty of Osimo
Istro-Romanian spokenIn Istria
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula
this entity surface form: Istrian Peninsula