Tar-Vabriga (Italian: Torre-Abrega) is a municipality in the Istria County, Croatia, approximately 7 km north of Poreč. The municipality has been established in 2006.
Tar-Vabriga
Torre-Abrega | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Tar-Vabriga Municipality Općina Tar-Vabriga Comune di Torre-Abrega[1] | |
 Saint Martin's Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Tar-Vabriga in Istria | |
  Tar-Vabriga | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 13°38′E / 45.300°N 13.633°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Istria County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nivio Stojnić |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.5 sq mi (27.1 km2) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,148 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52465 Tar |
| Area code | 052 |
| Website | tar-vabriga |
Tar-Vabriga is famous for its olive oil, and according to FAO experts, the best olive oil in Europe is produced from the olives on the Larun plantation. [4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 census, its population was 2,148 with 1,145 living in Tar village and 464 in Vabriga.[3] It was 1,506 in 2001.[5]
Settlements
editThe municipality is composed of the following six villages:
References
edit- ^ The Statute of Tar-Vabriga - Torre-Abrega Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. 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 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Tar-Vabriga". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.