Matulji

Matulji
—  Municipality  —
Matulji Municipality Općina Matulji
Flag Coat of arms
Matulji Location of Matulji in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Mario Ćiković
Area
• Total	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	10,544
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code	051
Website	matulji.hr

Matulji (Italian: Mattuglie) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) west of the Croatian town Rijeka, north of the town of Opatija, and it borders Slovenia. According to the 2001 census, there are 10,544 inhabitants in the area, 89.57% which are Croats.

The municipality is of great transportation importance because of the major railway and highway networks connecting Rijeka with Ljubljana and Trieste to the west, Zagreb and Split to the east and Pula to the south through the Učka tunnel. Sixty five percent of the annual Croatian border traffic takes place through four international border crossings - Pasjak (with Starod in Ilirska Bistrica municipality on the Slovenian side), Rupa (with Jelšane), Mune (with Starod), and Lipa (with Novokračine) - within the Matulji municipality. Šapjane, a main railway crossing into Slovenia with Ilirska Bistrica) on the Slovenian side, is also in the municipality.

Matulji also houses the A7 highway and A8 motorway and six of their interchanges.

The region is well known locally for its folklore, namely Zvončari during the carnival festivities.

References

• Matulji Tourist Board