Istria
Proper noun
Meaning
A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.
A county in western Croatia. County seat: Pazin.
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My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own vineyard. I took control of the vineyard, hired a local winemaker, and bought another winery in 1996. We had our first commercial vintage in 1998.
At that time the borders of Istria included part of what is now Italian Venezia-Giulia and parts of modern-day Slovenia and Croatia, but not the city of Trieste.
C.) * Gorizia (Goriška) (G) * Slovenian Istria (Slovenska Istra) (L) The last two are usually considered together as the Littoral Region (Primorska).
Bajamonte Tiepolo was sent away from Venice in 1310, to start a new life in Istria after his downfall.
It was bounded on the north by Carinthia, on the north-east by Styria, on the south-east and south by Croatia, and on the west by Trieste, Goritza, and Istria; with area of convert and population of 510,000.
Every citizen has the right to speak either Italian or Croatian (Slovene in Slovenian Istria) in public administration or in court.