Buzet

Buzet
Pinguente
Town of Buzet
Grad Buzet
Città di Pinguente
View of Buzet
View of Buzet
Flag of Buzet
Location of Buzet municipality in Istria
Location of Buzet municipality in Istria
Buzet is located in Croatia
Buzet
Buzet
Coordinates: 45°25′N 13°58′E / 45.417°N 13.967°E / 45.417; 13.967
Country Croatia
CountyIstria
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorDamir Kajin (SDP)[1]
Area
 • Town65.3 sq mi (169.0 km2)
 • Urban
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Town5,999
 • Density92/sq mi (35/km2)
 • Urban
2,339
 • Urban density900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52460 Buje
Area code052
Websitebuzet.hr

Buzet (Croatian: [bǔzɛt]; Italian: Pinguente; Latin: Piquentum) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, population 6,133 (2011).[4] The historical core of Buzet dates back to the Middle Ages, and today Buzet is known as the town of truffles.[5]

  1. ^ "Grad Buzet".
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buzet". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  5. ^ "ISTRA.HR". www.istra.hr. Retrieved 2023-04-26.