Motovun
Montona | |
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Municipality | |
Motovun Municipality Općina Motovun – Comune di Montona[1] | |
Coordinates: 45°20′N 13°50′E / 45.333°N 13.833°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Istria County |
Area | |
• Municipality | 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km2) |
• Urban | 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Municipality | 912 |
• Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
• Urban | 397 |
• Urban density | 75/sq mi (29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 52424 |
Area code | 052 |
Website | motovun |
Motovun (Croatian pronunciation: [mɔtɔ̌ʋuːn], Italian: Montona or Montona d'Istria) is a village and a municipality in central Istria, Croatia. In ancient times, both Celts and Illyrians built their fortresses at the location of present-day Motovun. The name of the village is also of Celtic origin, derived from Montona, meaning "a town in the hills". The Parenzana, a narrow-gauge railroad that ran from Trieste to Poreč between 1902 and 1935, passed below the town.