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	Istria County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Istria county (Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana) is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²).
		With the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, Istria was conquered by the Longobards and the Goths.
		Istria was annexed by the Franks during the reign of (Pippin III) in 789, then successively controlled by various dukes, (Carinthia, Meran, Bavaria), and the patriarchs of Aquileia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Istria_county (1826 words)

	Istria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Istria (Croatian and Slovenian Istra, in Italian Istria) is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea.
		The region lies mostly in Istria county of western Croatia.
		The drama experienced by the Italians in Istria is most powerfully visible in the exodus from Pola, a city located on the southernmost tip of the Istrian peninsula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Istria (1352 words)

	Istria - Pula, Porec, Rovinj, Umag, Labin, Pazin, Motovun, Hum
		Istria is the largest peninsula of the entire Riviera and it is situated on an area of 3160 km 2.
		Istria is among the sunniest oases in Europe and at the same time, it seduces with its cosmopolitan charm, picturesque landscapes, medieval towns set on the top of hills, and its beautiful coast.
		The culture of Istria, the largest peninsula on the Adriatic coast, was historically determined by the development of small towns, the blending of various cultural traditions and the bonding of the cultures of continental life with life on the sea.
	www.vacationincroatia.net /istria.htm (1544 words)

	Region of Istria: Organization
		The Istrian County was established by the Law on the Territory of Counties, Towns, and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia as one of 20 Croatian counties.
		The constitutive meeting of the County Assembly of the Istrian County was held on 16 April 1993 in Pazin.
		ISTRIA is an area which, respecting the uniqueness and the wholesome of the Republic of Croatia, and especially the integrity of its borders, tends towards regional self-government and trans-frontier collaboration
	www.istra-istria.hr /index.php?id=607 (484 words)

	V
		municipality of vall-llobrega (baix empordà county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
		municipality of vidreres (selva county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
		municipality of viladecans (baix llobregat county, barcelona province, catalonia, spain)
	www.fotw.us /flags/keywordv.html (1148 words)

	O
		market-town of oberstdorf (oberallgäu county, schwaben district, bavaria, germany)
		municipality of ogassa (ripollès county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
		municipality of mont-ras (baix empordà county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/keywordo.html (1423 words)

	Cro-Putnik -- Istria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Istria, as the most developed Croatian tourism region of Croatia can accommodate more than 200,000 visitors a day in its hotels, apartment villages, campsites or in private accommodation.
		Istria is the flboard of history: prehistoric hill-forts, Roman amphitheatre and triumphal arches, early Christian churches, Byzantine mosaics, Romanesque basilicas, medieval towns on nearly every hilltop, Renaissance frescoes, towers and town walls, Gothic cathedrals, Baroque palaces, Austro-Hungarian fortifications...
		More and more frequently Istria is chosen by visitors from all over the world, particularly business executives seeking a fascinating new destination for their conventions, conferences or meetings.
	www.plan-grada.com /turkarta/en/istarska/index.htm (651 words)

	Hotel Istria
		Istria county - ''Istarska županija'' / ''Regione istriana'' is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula (2820 out of 3160 km²;).
		White Istria is around the mountain peaks, Grey Istria is the fertile inner lands while Red Istria is blood-red painted lands of terra rossa or " crljenica" near the coastline.
		According to the official report by the Clark County Fire Department, the cause of the fire was an improperly grounded electrical wire.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/93/hotel-istria.html (1494 words)

	Tourist board of Svetvincenat - Istra
		In its first year, 2000/2001, the club won first place in the 2nd Istria County league and was entitled to play in the league it competes in today.
		In 1999 the Istria County firemen’s competition was held in Svetvinčenat, which was a festive occasion for opening the newly built Fire station with accompanying facilities.
		The entire complex was built by members of the Svetvinčenat volunteer fire department with the assistance of Istria County fire department, Istria County, Svetvinčenat community and its many friends.
	www.svetvincenat.hr /ENG/sport.asp (1217 words)

	Croatia - Counties and Municipalities
		Sevetal counties changed flags, soon after their adoption by the County, when they were not confirmed by the body of the Ministry of Administration.
		On the flag of a county there is the CoA of the county, on the flag of a city there is the CoA of the city, and on the flag of a community there is the CoA of the community.
		The regulations on adoption of the flags for counties, cities and municipalities prescribe that they have to be of a field of one colour (or two-coloured in case of the counties) in anyof the heraldical colours: red, blue, green, yellow and white.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/hr-.html (930 words)

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		municipality of kaarst (neuss county, north rhine-westphalia, germany)
		municipality of mieres (garrotxa county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
		municipality of kirchberg (erding county, bavaria, germany)
	www.fotw.us /flags/keywordk.html (1021 words)

	Region of Istria: Message from the President
		However, Istria currently also faces numerous challenges that can be solved to our mutual benefit only with common efforts of all of us living in Istria.
		Istria is today a recognised and renowned European region, and it has a clear perspective.
		Istria can solve the problems it is currently facing by the end of this decade at the latest.
	www.istra-istria.hr /index.php?id=479 (182 words)

	Labin (Istria County, Croatia)
		The loewer end of the cratouche is reminding on the cog wheel as Labin are is the most industriall developed part of Istria.
		Labin is city in eastern part of Istria, once important for its coal mines and industry, today turistical center.
		Major uprising was made in Labin when Istria was anexed by Italy (in 1924?) called "Republic of Labin" that lasted for a week or so, based on socialist principles.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr-pn-la.html (374 words)

	Croatia - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Istria, Dalmatia and Dubrovnik all eventually passed to the Habsburg Monarchy between 1797 and 1815.
		rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia).
		In the north and east it is continental, Mediterranean along the coast and a semi-highland and highland climate in the south-central region.
	www.voyager.in /Croatia (1499 words)

	Croatia - Croatian National Tourist Board
		The Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is located in the west of Croatia, and covers the surface area of 3,590 km2.
		Partly located by the sea, with numerous islands of Kvarner, it is bordered in the north by the rivers of Cabranka and Kupa, and in the west by the ridge of Ucka and Cicarije.
		It is composed of the Snjeznik massif, and the spring area of the river of Kupa and Krasicevica creek.
	www.croatia.hr /English/TurizamPlus/Aktivnost.aspx?idActivity=3&idOrder=12 (478 words)

	Istria County (Croatia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The County of Istria is on the west of Croatia, on the penisula on the Adriatic coast of the same name.
		The traditional Istrian coat of arms, that Istria was granted as separate land in Habsburg monarchy - the golden goat with red horns and hoofs, is adopted as the modern arms, too.
		Istrian Coat of Arms and flag are adopted in the county assembly on 03-OCT-1994.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr-pn.html (3192 words)

	Istria County (Croatia) # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
		Contacting the County asembly I was informed briefly that the coat of arms and the flag are not yet approved by the Ministry, and are therefore still unofficial (and rarely used, if ever officially).
		PULA - It is now six years that the County of Istria is trying to reslove the question of its coat of arms and its flag featuring a goat.
		The Istria County issued several decisions adding prescriptions to the previous decision on the flag and the Coat-of-Arms, however, none of them does not chage the design of the symbols: Odluka o mjerilima i postupku za davanje odobrenja u svrhu izrade, umnožavanja i komercijalne distribucije grba i zastave Istarske županije, 11.12.2002, SNIŽ, br.
	www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/hr-pn.html (3233 words)

	The FAME: Istria County - Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Legal notice: The counties, cities and communities in the Republic of Croatia by their decision on adoption and use of the coats of arms and flags limit the use of these symbols only after obtaining an explicit written permission.
		However, most of the units of local government and self-government by the same decisions explicitly allow the free use of the symbols in the educational and scientific purposes and in the artistic creation, under condition that such use does not offend the dignity and honour of the local unit.
		The flag of Pula is also atypical diverting from the rule requiring the Croatian civic flags to be monocoloured flags with coat of arms.
	jagor.srce.hr /fame/descr/hr-pn1.html (1211 words)

	.:: windLORDS - Windsurfing locations in the Republic of Croatia - Istria / Istra county ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Short breakdown of the county: Istria borders Slovenia and has a maritime border with Italy.
		Istria has always been an interesting windsurf destination in this part of Europe and the area has grown in popularity over the last few years.
		Bi-Village is a newly built tourist complex, situated in the south of Istria, opposite the famous island group 'Brijuni National Park' and only a few minutes away from Fazana, the latter being a small but important harbour where you can take a ship to visit the islands.
	www.windlords.com /croatia/istria.htm (603 words)

	Porec
		PoreДЌ (Italian Parenzo, Latin Parentium), 45.2258В° N 13.593EВ°, altitude 29 m), is a city and port on the western coast of Istrian peninsula, in Istria county, Croatia.
		PoreДЌ is well connected with rest of Istria and all bigger cities as Trieste, Rijeka, Ljubljana, Zagreb.
		Starting in 1861, PoreДЌ was the capital of Istria, the seat to a Regional Parliament with schools, administrative and judiciary offices, other services.
	www.paleorama.com /Lakes-P/Porec.php (1322 words)

	EIHP: Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar
		Istria’s development is oriented toward tourism and agriculture.
		Recommendations for interventions in the county’s energy system were based on an analysis of the existing potential for the utilisation of renewable energy sources, and on available measures for rationalising energy consumption.
		The interventions were to benefit the processes of economic development and environmental protection within the County of Istria.
	www.eihp.hr /english/medunarodni1.htm (218 words)

	Italian language - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		It is also the second official language in Vatican City and in some areas of Istria in Slovenia and Croatia with an Italian minority.
		It is widely used by immigrant groups in Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia, and is also spoken in neighbouring Albania.
		It is also an official language in the Istria County (Croatia) and municipalities of Koper, Piran and Izola (Slovenia).
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/i/t/a/Italian_language.html (2534 words)

	Regional > Europe > Croatia
		Istria, Dalmatia and Dubrovnik a lot sooner or later passed to the Habsburg Monarchy between 1797 and 1815.
		Croatithe has a 3-tiered judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court, county courts, and municipal courts.
		rough coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia).
	croatia-mb.generalanswers.org (1475 words)

	flag of Istria County (Croatia) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Istrian CoA and flag are adopted in the county assembly on 03-OCT-1994.
		CoA is "azure, on a triple hill vert a goat or horned and hoofed gules" crowned with a crown or with olive and oak leaves proper.
		The flag is light blue with the CoA in the middle, and "banner" is the same with the name of the county in Croatian and Italian on it (no colour or position of text specified, also not specified the size of CoA in the flag).
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/hr-pn.html (3214 words)

	Istrien
		The Crown Land of Istria used as colours of the country a flag which showed three horizontal stripes in gold, red and blue.
		The heraldry of Istria appears since 1992 in one of the five regional scutcheons in the upper part of the coat of arms of Croatia.
		In it hidden is the Latin word "Histrionia", what means "art of drama" and it is possibly a hint for the witty piracy of the then Illyrian residents of the peninsula.
	www.flaggenlexikon.de /foestist.htm (1594 words)

	Croatia - Croatian National Tourist Board
		In the heart of Croatia, at the surface of 2,638 km2, bordered by wooded hillsides of Bilogora in the north, Moslavacka gora in the south and Papuk in the south-east, gentle hills, fields and forests of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County are laid.
		Bjelovar, a former strong military base from the times of Maria Theresa, is today the cultural, economic and administrative centre of the county.
		Away from main roads, with ideal habitats for all sorts of game species, the Bjelovar-Bilogora County is today one of the leading counties in hunting tourism.
	www.croatia.hr /English/TurizamPlus/Aktivnost.aspx?idActivity=3&idOrder=1 (338 words)

	European Cyclists Federation - We care for biking, cycle touring, and bicycle policy, cycle tourism, Bike and train, ...
		From the North to the South, from the eastern to the western Istrian coast, on nearly 2,600 kilometres spread the already plotted sixty bike trails.
		Istria County Tourist Board has published so far six brochures entitled “Istria Bike” with trails plotted in detail and descriptions of mostly circular tracks stretching on 1,500 marked kilometres.
		The most demanding trails are surely in the highest parts of Istria, Æiæarija, and require top fitness and skill.
	www.ecf.com /826_1 (301 words)

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