Matulji
| Matulji | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Matulji Municipality Općina Matulji | ||
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  Matulji | ||
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E / 45.367°N 14.317°ECoordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E / 45.367°N 14.317°E | ||
| Country | Croatia | |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mario Ćiković | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,274 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code | 051 | |
| Website | matulji.hr | |
Matulji (Italian: Mattuglie) is a town and 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.
The municipailty
There are a total of 11,274 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:[1]
- Brdce, population 67
- Bregi, population 696
- Brešca, population 154
- Jurdani, population 643
- Jušići, population 865
- Kućeli, population 453
- Lipa, population 129
- Male Mune, population 101
- Mali Brgud, population 131
- Matulji, population 3,723
- Mihotići, population 1,040
- Mučići, population 356
- Pasjak, population 136
- Permani, population 103
- Rukavac, population 1,000+
- Rupa, population 350
- Ružići, population 123
- Šapjane, population 190
- Vele Mune, population 119
- Veli Brgud, population 481
- Zaluki, population 73
- Zvoneće, population 277
- Žejane, population 131
In the 2001 census, 89.57% were Croats.
Communications
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. A postoffice opened on 21 October 1891, with the bilingual name MATTUGLIE-ABBAZIA BAHNHOF / MATULJE-OPATIJA KOLODVOR.[2]
Matulji also houses the A7 highway and A8 motorway and six of their interchanges.
Folklore
The region is well known locally for its Istro-Romanian folklore, namely Zvončari during the carnival festivities.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (HTML). Statistical Reports (in Croatian and English) (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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