Motovun

Motovun
Montona
Municipality
Motovun Municipality
Općina MotovunComune di Montona[1]
Motovun, in the center of Istria
Motovun, in the center of Istria
Location of Motovun in Istria
Location of Motovun in Istria
Motovun is located in Croatia
Motovun
Motovun
Coordinates: 45°20′N 13°50′E / 45.333°N 13.833°E / 45.333; 13.833
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Area
 • Municipality12.6 sq mi (32.7 km2)
 • Urban
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality912
 • Density72/sq mi (28/km2)
 • Urban
397
 • Urban density75/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52424
Area code052
Websitemotovun.hr

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.

  1. ^ The Statute of Motovun – Montona
  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.