Bale
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Key facts
- Country
- Croatia
- County
- Istria
- Mayor
- Edi Pastrovicchio ( Independent )
- Municipality
- 31.7 sq mi (82.1 km )
- Urban
- 14.3 sq mi (37.1 km )
- Elevation
- 466 ft (142 m)
- Density
- 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km )
- Urban density
- 67.9/sq mi (26.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 52210 Rovinj
- Website
- opcina .bale-valle .hr
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Encyclopedic overview
Bale (Venetian: Vałe; Italian: Valle, previously Valle d'Istria; Istriot: Vale) is a settlement and municipality in Istria County, Croatia. It is the site of the Roman ruins of Castrum Vallis.
The municipality covers a total area of 81.65 km (31.53 sq mi) and has a total population of 1,170. The municipality is officially bilingual, Croatian and Italian, hence both names are official and equal. Bale-Valle is connected to the Croatian highway network by an exit on the A9 motorway (E751), part of the Istrian Y.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.