Rovinj
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  Rovinj
Rovinj (Croatia)
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| Latitude | 45.04°N |
| Longitude | 13.37°E |
| Mayor | Giovanni Sponza (IDS) |
| Population (2001) |
13,562[1] |
| Surface (km²) | 88 |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Rovinj (Italian: Rovigno) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13,562 (2007). [1] It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. There is a sizeable community of Italians and the town is officially bilingual (Croatian and Italian). Moreover, Istriot, an ancient romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents. There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe.
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[edit] Geography
Rovinj is a town in Croatia, on the west coast of Istria, on 45° 01' of latitude and 13° 38' of longitude east of Greenwich. It is one of nine towns in Istrian County. The climate is Mediterranean. The average temperature is 4.8° C in January and 22.3° C in July. The average annual temperature is 16° C. Sea temperature is more than 20° C from the middle of June to the middle of September. The average annual sea temperature is 16.6 ° C. From the middle of May to the middle of September the sun shines more than 10 hours a day. The rainfall averages 940 mm a year. The average humidity is 72%. Vegetation is subtropical. In Rovinj Archipelago there are 22 islets.
[edit] Population
There are 15,000 people living in Rovinj. The majority of its citizens are Croats at 65.94%. There are around 2,400 Italians living in Rovinj. Ethnic minorities are Albanians(2.37%), Bosniaks (1.81%), Italians (11.44%), and Serbs (3.51%). The census of 1921 said that there were 9,482 Italians over a total population of 10,022 inhabitants[citation needed].
[edit] City government
The City Assembly is composed of 19 representatives, coming from the following political parties:
- Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) 13
- Independent 3
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 2
- Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 1
[edit] External links
- Hotels & Resorts in Rovinj
- Tourist association of Rovinj
- Rovinj Travel Guide
- The official site of the Town of Rovinj
- Rovinj accommodation portal
- Rovinj.info - Accommodation in Rovinj
- Rovinj Heritage Museum
- Batana - Center of Visual Arts
- -very good touristic-info website
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
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Cities and towns: Pula | Pazin | Poreč | Buje | Buzet | Labin | Novigrad | Rovinj | Umag | Vodnjan |
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