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Umag
Umag (pronounced [ûmaɡ]; Italian: Umago; Venetian: Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Its patron saint is St. Peregrine.
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, its population was 12,699 with 6,751 living in the city proper.
In 2011, Umag had a population of 7,281, with a total municipal population of 13,467. Like many other towns in Istria, Umag has a multi-ethnic population. Croats have an absolute majority of 59.6%; Italians 18.3%, Serbs 3.8%, Slovenes 2.2%, Bosniaks 1.7%, Albanians 1.3% and those regionally declared (as Istrians) make up the final 1.57%. In 1921, 93% of the commune residents used Italian as their habitual language. This does not mean that all residents were ethnic Italians at the time. Croatians also used Italian as their primary language in official contexts.
The list of settlements in the Municipality of Umag.
Although the Government of the Republic of Croatia does not guarantee official Croatian-Italian bilinguialism, the statute of Umag itself does. Preserving traditional Italian place names and assigning street names to Italian historical figures is legally mandated and carried out.
Umag was mentioned for the first time in the 7th century by an anonymous citizen from Ravenna, but it already existed in Roman times. Proof of this is found in the numerous remains of Roman villas, the so-called villa rustica uncovered all along the coast. The town's history is closely linked to the settlement of Sipar, whose ruins can be found on a narrow cape four kilometres north of Umag. In the 9th century, the fortified settlement of Sipar was devastated by invaders, the Neretva pirates. However, after this unfortunate incident Umag grew in significance thanks also to its location, a small islet separated from the mainland by a narrow channel. It was actually this location that safeguarded the settlement from the continuous invasions down through the centuries. The Roman period of relative prosperity was interspersed with one of insecurity caused primarily by frequent invasions, outbreaks of plague, cholera, and malaria. The number of its inhabitants declined rapidly. Umag became part of the reigns of Odoacer, Theodoric, and was also ruled by the Langobards.
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Umag
Umag (pronounced [ûmaɡ]; Italian: Umago; Venetian: Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Its patron saint is St. Peregrine.
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, its population was 12,699 with 6,751 living in the city proper.
In 2011, Umag had a population of 7,281, with a total municipal population of 13,467. Like many other towns in Istria, Umag has a multi-ethnic population. Croats have an absolute majority of 59.6%; Italians 18.3%, Serbs 3.8%, Slovenes 2.2%, Bosniaks 1.7%, Albanians 1.3% and those regionally declared (as Istrians) make up the final 1.57%. In 1921, 93% of the commune residents used Italian as their habitual language. This does not mean that all residents were ethnic Italians at the time. Croatians also used Italian as their primary language in official contexts.
The list of settlements in the Municipality of Umag.
Although the Government of the Republic of Croatia does not guarantee official Croatian-Italian bilinguialism, the statute of Umag itself does. Preserving traditional Italian place names and assigning street names to Italian historical figures is legally mandated and carried out.
Umag was mentioned for the first time in the 7th century by an anonymous citizen from Ravenna, but it already existed in Roman times. Proof of this is found in the numerous remains of Roman villas, the so-called villa rustica uncovered all along the coast. The town's history is closely linked to the settlement of Sipar, whose ruins can be found on a narrow cape four kilometres north of Umag. In the 9th century, the fortified settlement of Sipar was devastated by invaders, the Neretva pirates. However, after this unfortunate incident Umag grew in significance thanks also to its location, a small islet separated from the mainland by a narrow channel. It was actually this location that safeguarded the settlement from the continuous invasions down through the centuries. The Roman period of relative prosperity was interspersed with one of insecurity caused primarily by frequent invasions, outbreaks of plague, cholera, and malaria. The number of its inhabitants declined rapidly. Umag became part of the reigns of Odoacer, Theodoric, and was also ruled by the Langobards.