Muntić
Sign in to saveMuntić (Italian: Monticchio; Monticchio Polesano; Latin Rumeianum) is a village in Southeastern Istria, Croatia. The etymological meaning is traced to the Latin, mòns, or monticulus, which means hill or little mountain.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Muntić
- Settlement.other_name
- Monticchio
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Muntic_ladonja.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The mediterranean Ladonja tree ,C. australis (planted in the early 16th century)
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- Croatia
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- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Ližnjan
- Settlement.established_title
- Histri settlement
- Settlement.established_date
- 11th century BC
- Settlement.established_title2
- Roman foundation Sors Rumeianum
- Settlement.established_date2
- 178 BC
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.4
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 162
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Muntić (Italian: Monticchio; Monticchio Polesano; Latin Rumeianum) is a village in Southeastern Istria, Croatia. The etymological meaning is traced to the Latin, mòns, or monticulus, which means hill or little mountain.
==Geography== The village of Muntić is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the ancient town of Pula, near the Pula airport. Muntić is situated on the top of a hill, from which you have a complete view of the southeastern Pula territory. As you head east away from the village, you will find the pre-Roman site of Nesactium, and Budava bay. thumb|left| Old traditional house - ''Cvitko's hiža.