Labin
Labin
Albona | |
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Grad Labin Comune di Albona Town of Labin | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Istria County |
First mention (Artemidorus of Ephesus) | 2nd century BC |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Valter Glavičić (IDS) |
• City Council | 15 members |
Area St. Justus | |
Town day | August 19 |
Website | labin |
Labin (Italian/Istriot: Albona) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, with a town population of 5,806 (2021) and 10,424 in the greater municipality (which also includes the small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages).[2]
History
Labin developed from the site of the Roman settlement of Albona. Its name predates classical antiquity and is derived from Proto-Indo-European *alb- ("eminence", "hill").[3] Before and under the Roman occupation, Albona was an important commune. On a marble tablet the Roman inscription we read that under the Emperor Marco Iulio Severo Filippo noble Caesar noble Prince made Albona a Republic. To be a republic it had to have two joined Magistrates called Duumviri and Public officers called Aediles which took care of Public buildings and other official duties.[4]
From 1295 it was under the rule of the dukes of Pazin, and from 1381 it found itself under the jurisdiction of the
The famous Lutheran reformer
Population
Settlements
The town's administrative area consists of 17 settlements:
- Bartići
- Breg
- Duga Luka
- Gondolići
- Gora Glušići
- Kapelica
- Kranjci
- Labin
- Marceljani
- Presika
- Rabac
- Ripenda Kosi
- Ripenda Kras
- Ripenda Verbanci
- Rogočana
- Salakovci
- Vinež
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1857 | 2,283 | — |
1869 | 2,698 | +18.2% |
1880 | 3,722 | +38.0% |
1890 | 4,231 | +13.7% |
1900 | 4,369 | +3.3% |
1910 | 4,564 | +4.5% |
1921 | 4,495 | −1.5% |
1931 | 3,531 | −21.4% |
1945[6] | 6,493 | +83.9% |
1948 | 7,958 | +22.6% |
1953 | 9,851 | +23.8% |
1961 | 10,253 | +4.1% |
1971 | 10,778 | +5.1% |
1981 | 12,014 | +11.5% |
1991 | 13,144 | +9.4% |
2001 | 12,426 | −5.5% |
2011 | 11,642 | −6.3% |
2021 | 10,424 | −10.5% |
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005 Source for year 1945: Cadastre National de l'Istrie, Jadranski institut Sušak, 1946. |
population | 2283 | 2698 | 3722 | 4231 | 4369 | 4564 | 4495 | 3531 | 7958 | 9851 | 10253 | 10778 | 12014 | 13144 | 12426 | 11642 | 10424 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Climate
Climate data for Labin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
17 (63) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
14 (58) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
11 (52) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 101 (4.0) |
104 (4.1) |
99 (3.9) |
96 (3.8) |
94 (3.7) |
68 (2.7) |
60 (2.4) |
76 (3.0) |
164 (6.5) |
187 (7.4) |
211 (8.3) |
135 (5.3) |
1,395 (55.1) |
Average rainy days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 92 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 71 |
Source: [1] |
Culture
Language
Labinjonska Cakavica, one of the most interesting and oldest Istrian dialects spoken in and around the town of Labin. It belongs to Northern Chakavian dialect of the Chakavian variety of Croatian. It differs from the usual Chakavian (with typical pronoun "ča") because it lacks most palatals, with other parallel deviations called "tsakavism" (cakavizam). In 2019, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Labinjonska Cakavica became a protected intangible cultural asset of the Republic of Croatia.[9]
Sport
The city is the home of football club NK Rudar Labin, and handball clubs ŽRK Rudar Labin and RK Mladi Rudar Labin.
Notable people
Artists
- Mate Balota (1898–1963), poet, novelist and economist, whose mother was from Labin[10]
- Franka Batelić-Ćorluka (born 1992), singer and songwriter
- Orlando Mohorović (born 1950), artist
- Renato Percan (1936–2013), painter
Handball players
- Tino Černjul (born 1973), left back, played for RK Zamet at intervals from 1995 to 2005
- Valner Franković (born 1968), international player for Croatia
- Evelina Galo, international player for Yugoslavia
- Suzana Golja-Zulijani, international player for Croatia
- Valter Marković (born 1959), played for RK Zamet from 1975 until 1987
- Fran Mileta (born 2000), right winger, international player for Croatia
- Mladen Prskalo (born 1968), pivot, international player for Croatia
- Luka Stepančić (born 1990), right back, international player for Croatia
HNK Rijeka footballers
- Mario Brnjac (1944–2007), football defender
- Vlado Golja, football forward
- Anđelo Milevoj (born 1941), football defender
- Josip Mohorović (born 1948), football midfielder
- Roberto Paliska (born 1963), football defender
- Andrej Prskalo (born 1987), football goalkeeper
- Davor Radmanović (born 1957), football midfielder
- Sergio Stemberga (born 1942), football defender
- Valentino Stepčić (born 1990), football midfielder
- Bruno Veselica (1936–2018), football forward
Science and humanities
- Matteo Bartoli (1873–1946), linguist
- Josip Belušić (1847–1905), inventor and professor, invented the speedometer
- Matthias Flacius (1520–1575), Lutheran reformer
- Baldo Lupetino(1502–1556), protestant preacher
- Giuseppina Martinuzzi (1844–1925), pedagogue, journalist, socialist, and feminist
Others
- Antonio Bollani, Venetian general, whose mother was from Labin, who distinguished himself in the war with the Ottoman Turks (1645–1669)[11]
- President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, first woman to hold a title equivalent to a head of state in modern-day Croatia
- Anton Marti (1923–2004), television and theater director and one of the founders of Television Zagreb
Administration and politics
Mayor
The current mayor of Labin is Valter Glavičić (IDS), elected in the 2021 Labin local elections which were held on 16 May 2021. There is one deputy mayor elected from the same list, Federika Mohorović Čekada.[12]
Municipal Council
The Labin Council is composed of 15 representatives, elected in the 2021 Labin local elections.
The political groups represented in the Council (as of June 2021):
Groups | No. of members per group |
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2021 | |
IDS, ISU | 9 / 15
|
Democrats | 2 / 15
|
SDP | 2 / 15
|
Independents together | 1 / 15
|
HDZ | 1 / 15
|
Source:[13] |
Councils of Local Committees
In 2020, elections were held for the councils of all seven local committees of the City of Labin.[14]
Groups | No. of members per group |
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2020 | |
IDS | 31 / 39
|
SDP | 7 / 39
|
MOST | 1 / 39
|
Source:[14] |
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities[15]
- Idrija, Slovenia
Partnerships[15]
See also
References
- Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Šimunović 2013, pp. 167–168.
- ^ Labin, Yugoslavia (1870). Societa del Gabinetto di Minerva (ed.). Statuto municipale della città di Albona dell'a. 1341 (in Italian). Trieste: Società del Gabinetto di Minerva. pp. III–XVI. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ G. Scotti - L. Giuricin. La Repubblica di Albona e il movimento dell'occupazione delle fabbriche in Italia
- ^ "Cadastre National de l'Istrie". Jadranski institut Sušak. July 1946.
- ^ a b "Population by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Cadastre National de l'Istrie". Jadranski institut Sušak. July 1946.
- ^ ""Labinjonska cakavica zaštićeno nematerijalno kulturno dobro"". HRT Magazin. 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Mirković, Mijo (Miho, pseud. Mate Balota)". Istrianet. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Tko je Antonio Bollani čija se bista nalazi na labinskoj Župnoj crkvi? Vojskovođa i senator labinske gore list". labin.com.
- ^ "Federika Mohorović Čekada kandidatkinja IDS-a za zamjenicu gradonačelnika Labina". Labiska Komuna.
- ^ "Konstituirano Gradsko vijeće, predsjednica Eni Modrušan". Grad labin.
- ^ a b "Izbori za članove vijeća mjesnih odbora Grada Labina". Grad Labin.
- ^ a b "Međunarodna suradnja". Grad Labin.
Sources
- Šimunović, Petar (March 2013). "Predantički toponimi u današnjoj (i povijesnoj) Hrvatskoj" [Pre-Roman placenames in present-day (and historical) Croatia] (PDF). Folia onomastica Croatica (in Croatian) (22). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 147–214. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Labin.com is the first site about Labin (in Croatian)
- Labin.biz - search engine for small businesses registered in Labin (in Croatian)