Bale

municipality and settlement in Istria County, Croatia

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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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.