Istro-Romanians

The Istro-Romanians ( or ) are a Romance ethnic group native to or associated with the Istrian Peninsula. Historically, they inhabited vast parts of it, as well as the western side of the island of Krk until 1875. However, due to several factors such as the industrialization and modernization of Istria during the socialist regime of Yugoslavia, many Istro-Romanians emigrated to other places, be they Croatian cities such as Pula and Rijeka or places such as New York City, Trieste and Western Australia. The Istro-Romanians dwindled severely in number, being reduced to eight settlements on the Cr

Zvončari ("bellmen") is the characteristic folk custom maintained in the region around Rijeka, west Croatia. It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

Istro-Romanian writer, professor and politician