Istria
Sign in to saveIstria ( ) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. Located at the top of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf, the peninsula is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, 90% of its area being part of Croatia. Most of Croatian Istria is part of Istria County.
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Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, located at its northern end and shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, with Croatia comprising about 90% of the territory. The peninsula is historically and geographically significant as a major feature of the Adriatic region, with most of the Croatian portion organized as Istria County.
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24 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Name
- History
- From prehistory to Roman times
- Middle Ages
- Venetian era
- Habsburg Monarchy (1797–1805)
- Napoleonic era (1805–1814)
- Austrian Empire (1814–1918)
- Italy (1919–1947)
- SFR Yugoslavia (1947–1991)
- After the breakup of Yugoslavia (after 1991)
- Demographic history
- Ethnicity
- Austro-Hungarian census
- Culture and identity
- Cuisine
- Image gallery
- Major towns and municipalities of Istria
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- Bibliographies of Istria
- External links
Istria ( ) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. Located at the top of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf, the peninsula is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, 90% of its area being part of Croatia. Most of Croatian Istria is part of Istria County.
==Geography==