Hum, Istria County
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| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Istria |
| Municipality | Buzet |
| Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.hum.hr |
Hum (Italian: Colmo; German: Cholm) is a town in the central part of Istria, northwest Croatia, 7 km from Roč. The elevation is 349 m. It has a population of 21 as per the 2011 census,[1] but is officially a town.[2]
History
Hum is officially listed as the smallest town in the world. On its western side, the town is enclosed by walls and on the remaining sides houses are built into the defensive walls. It was first mentioned in documents dating from 1102, at which time it was called Cholm which is derived from the Italian name Colmo. A bell and watch tower was built in 1552 as part of the town's defenses beside the town loggia.[3]
The town's parish church of St. Jerome (Sveti Jeronim) with its classical facade was built in 1802 on the side of an earlier church which was built by the local master Juraj Gržinič.[citation needed]
The "Hum Glagolitic wall writings" are preserved in the church, written in the formative period of Glagolitic (the second half of the 12th century) and they are one of the oldest examples of Croatian Glagolitic literary culture in the Middle Ages. The town's museum displays a few Glagolitic writings.[3]
Hum is also known as town of Biska. Biska is traditional Istrian grappa ( brandy), which was used as medicine and it is made by more than 2.000 years old recipe. http://www.istriago.com/the-smallest-city-in-the-world
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Church of the Assumption of Mary -
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A street in Hum -
Hum railway station -
Hum bell tower
References
- ^ "SAS Output". Dzs.hr. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Frommer's Eastern Europe, pg. 179, Frommers (2009); ISBN 0-470-39908-2
- ^ a b Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 27, Zagreb (1999); ISBN 953-178-097-8
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