Ankaran
Sign in to saveAnkaran (; ) is a town in the Municipality of Ankaran, located near the border with Italy, in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is less than 5 km from the Italian town of Muggia near Trieste, about 2.5 km from the Italian-Slovenian border, 6.5 km from Koper, and 33 km from the nearest Croatian town, Buje. In the entire municipality both Slovenian and Italian are official languages.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ankaran / Ancarano
- Region
- Municipality of Ankaran
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 3,278
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ankaran
- Settlement.other_name
- Ancarano (Italian)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ankaran.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ankaran.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ankaran Grb - Coat of Arms.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Littoral
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Ancarano
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- City Municipality of Koper
- Population
- +3224
- Area
- +8.05
- Elevation
- +19.2
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Ankaran Municipality
- Shares border with
- City Municipality of Koper
- Official website
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- Geography
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- History
- Tourism
- Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital
- Navy home
- See also
- References
- External links
Ankaran (; ) is a town in the Municipality of Ankaran, located near the border with Italy, in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is less than 5 km from the Italian town of Muggia near Trieste, about 2.5 km from the Italian-Slovenian border, 6.5 km from Koper, and 33 km from the nearest Croatian town, Buje. In the entire municipality both Slovenian and Italian are official languages.
==Geography== The town of Ankaran is located at the south end of the Muggia Peninsula (sometimes also called the Ankaran Peninsula) at the northwest end of Istria, and extends across the territory of former village of Ankaran, Valdoltra, and Debeli Rtič (). It is the northernmost of all the coastal settlements of the Slovenian Riviera and one of the last settlements in Istria before the Karst region. In ancient times it was one of the most important routes along the Adriatic coast. The Mediterranean climate allows grape and olive cultivation.