Buzet
Buzet | |
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| Town of Buzet Grad Buzet | |
 View of Buzet | |
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  Buzet Location of Buzet in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 13°58′E / 45.417°N 13.967°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Istria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Siniša Žulić (IDS-DDI)[1] |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Town | 6,133 |
| • Urban | 1,679 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Buzet (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [bǔzɛt]; Latin: Piquentum; Italian: Pinguente) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 6,133 (2011).[2]
Demographics
The total municipal population is 6,133 distributed in the following settlements:
- Baredine, population 43
- Bartolići, population 43
- Barušići, population 95
- Benčići, uninhabited
- Blatna Vas, population 7
- Brnobići, population 52
- Buzet, population 1,679
- Cunj, population 19
- Čiritež, population 76
- Črnica, population 45
- Duričići, population 2
- Erkovčići, population 43
- Forčići, population 22
- Gornja Nugla, population 76
- Hum, population 30
- Juradi, population 75
- Juričići, population 88
- Kajini, population 17
- Klarići, population 39
- Kompanj, population 36
- Kosoriga, population 19
- Kotli, population 1
- Kras, population 12
- Krbavčići, population 58
- Krkuž, population 19
- Krti, population 80
- Krušvari, population 72
- Mala Huba, population 68
- Mali Mlun, population 64
- Marčenegla, population 100
- Marinci, population 49
- Martinci, population 20
- Medveje, population 31
- Negnar, population 21
- Paladini, population 47
- Pengari, population 22
- Peničići, population 46
- Perci, population 52
- Počekaji, population 41
- Podkuk, population 1
- Podrebar, population 12
- Pračana, population 98
- Prodani, population 71
- Račice, population 16
- Račički Brijeg, population 51
- Rim, population 36
- Rimnjak, population 19
- Roč, population 153
- Ročko Polje, population 173
- Salež, population 7
- Selca, population 60
- Seljaci, population 19
- Senj, population 24
- Sirotići, population 13
- Sovinjak, population 27
- Sovinjska Brda, population 23
- Sovinjsko Polje, population 22
- Stanica Roč, population 63
- Strana, population 56
- Sušići, population 6
- Sveti Donat, population 83
- Sveti Ivan, population 227
- Sveti Martin, population 1,011
- Šćulci, population 39
- Škuljari, population 47
- Štrped, population 189
- Ugrini, population 48
- Veli Mlun, population 63
- Vrh, population 124
History
Already at the time of Venetian rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.
Geography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1880 | 9,250 | — |
| 1890 | 9,804 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | 10,686 | +9.0% |
| 1910 | 11,562 | +8.2% |
| 1921 | 12,984 | +12.3% |
| 1931 | 10,496 | −19.2% |
| 1948 | 9,521 | −9.3% |
| 1953 | 8,838 | −7.2% |
| 1961 | 7,088 | −19.8% |
| 1971 | 5,895 | −16.8% |
| 1981 | 6,168 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 6,295 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6,059 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 6,133 | +1.2% |
| Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005 | ||
A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of Pietrapelosa.[3]
Gallery
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Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary -
Town and surrounding landscape -
Railway station -
Street in Buzet -
Buzet Court Hall
References
- ^ http://www.buzet.hr/index.php?id=54
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buzet". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Bruno Fras (10 September 2011). "Strange ruins in northern Istria" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
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