Barban
Barban | |
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Municipality | |
Barban Municipality Općina Barban | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 52207 |
Area code | 52 |
Website | barban |
Barban (
The municipality of Barban covers an area of around 100 km2 and contains 72 villages with a total of 2,491 people.
History
The site of a
In 1374, upon the death of Albert IV, Count of Pazin, it became a full
In the main square, which is reached by passing through Velika Vrata (the Great Gate, 1718), stands the St. Nicholas parish church with baroque altars and paintings by Venetian masters from the 16th-18th centuries, a Late Gothic stone tabernacle, and wooden baroque sculptures.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 2,491, with 218 living in the town proper. The village of Sutivanac is the largest in the municipality. [2] It had 2,721 people in 2011, 75% of whom were Croats. The town of Barban itself had a population of 221.[4]
Prstenac tournament
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An equestrian tournament, known as Trka na prstenac and very similar to Sinjska alka, is held in Barban on the third Sunday in August. It is a medieval jousting game that goes back to 1696 in Barban, but it is much older in origins and is otherwise celebrated in various forms in several medieval towns in Italy today. This tradition draws tourists and spectators in great numbers in a lively and popular celebration.
References
- Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "ISTRA.HR". www.istra.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Istria". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
Sources
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- Trka na prstenac (in Croatian)
External links
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- Official website (in Croatian)
- Town of Barban at Istrianet.org