11 Facts About Istria

Geographical features of Istria include the Ucka mountain range, which is the highest portion of the Cicarija mountain range; the rivers Dragonja, Mirna, Pazincica, and Rasa; and the Lim bay and valley.

Important towns in Istria County include Pula, Porec, Rovinj, Pazin, Labin, Umag, Motovun, Buzet, and Buje.

Northwards of Slovenian Istria, there is a tiny portion of the peninsula that lies in Italy.

However, the extent to which the Lombards occupied Istria is a matter of debate.

At that time the borders of Istria included part of what is Italian Venezia-Giulia and parts of modern-day Slovenia and Croatia, but not the city of Trieste.

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However, after the Third Italian War of Independence, when the Veneto and Friuli regions were ceded by the Austrians to the newly formed Kingdom Italy, Istria remained part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, together with other Italian-speaking areas on the eastern Adriatic.

The Italians in Istria supported the Italian Risorgimento: as a consequence, the Austrians saw the Italians as enemies and favored the Slav communities of Istria, fostering the nascent nationalism of Slovenes and Croats.

Istria's Majesty expressed the precise order that action be taken decisively against the influence of the Italian elements still present in some regions of the Crown and, appropriately occupying the posts of public, judicial, masters employees as well as with the influence of the press, work in South Tyrol, Dalmatia and Littoral for the Germanization and Slavization of these territories according to the circumstances, with energy and without any regard.

Istria's Majesty calls the central offices to the strong duty to proceed in this way to what has been established.

In World War II, Istria became a battleground of competing ethnic and political groups.

Furthermore, Istria is a supranational European Region that includes Italian, Slovenian and Croatian Istria.