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- Istria is in Europe - Harry Thurston Peck in his Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) describes the Istria or Histria of ancient times as: "A peninsula at the northern extremity of the Adriatic, separated from Venetia by the river Timavus, and from Illyricum by the river Arsia. Its inhabitants, the Istri or Histri, were a warlike Illyrian race, who carried on several wars with the Romans, till their final subjugation by the consul C. Clodius Pulcher, B.C. 177. Their chief towns were Tergesté [Trieste] and Pola." NASA and other topographic images show modern Istria to be firmly planted in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea and across the bay from Venice. The region consists of a peninsula and a small group of islands surrounding her - Brijuni (Brioni), Cres (Cherso), Lošinj (Lussino), Unije (Unie), and Susak (Sansego), plus clusters of smaller islands and islets. Flanking these are the larger island of Krk (Veglia), the cities of Trieste (Trst) and Rijeka (Fiume), and the surrounding regions of the Julian Alps. All of these geographical locations have close connections to Istria's long and colorful history.
The Istria of today, alternatively called Istra and Istrija, is politically divided into three separate countries - Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. And yet, in 1994 it was the first region of the former Yugoslavia to be officially designated as a "Region of Europe". [1995 Regions map.] Istria is indeed a very unique and special place! Click on the binoculars and zoom in on our detailed map.
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This page compliments of Marisa Ciceran and Guido Villa
Created: Wednesday, August 11, 1999; Last Updated:
Friday, November 16, 2007 |
