Buzet

Buzet (Croatian pronunciation: [bǔzɛt]; Latin: Piquentum; Italian: Pinguente) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 6,133 (2011).[2]

For the French wine, see Buzet AOC.
Buzet
Town
Town of Buzet
Grad Buzet
View of Buzet
Flag
Buzet
Location of Buzet in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′N 13°58′E
Country Croatia
County Istria
Government
 • MayorSiniša Žulić (IDS-DDI)[1]
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Town6,133
 • Urban
1,679
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.buzet.hr

Demographics

The total municipal population is 6,133 distributed in the following settlements:

  • Baredine, population 43
  • Bartolići, population 43
  • Barušići, population 95
  • Benčići, uninhabited
  • Blatna Vas, population 7
  • Brnobići, population 52
  • Buzet, population 1,679
  • Cunj, population 19
  • Čiritež, population 76
  • Črnica, population 45
  • Duričići, population 2
  • Erkovčići, population 43
  • Forčići, population 22
  • Gornja Nugla, population 76
  • Hum, population 30
  • Juradi, population 75
  • Juričići, population 88
  • Kajini, population 17
  • Klarići, population 39
  • Kompanj, population 36
  • Kosoriga, population 19
  • Kotli, population 1
  • Kras, population 12
  • Krbavčići, population 58
  • Krkuž, population 19
  • Krti, population 80
  • Krušvari, population 72
  • Mala Huba, population 68
  • Mali Mlun, population 64
  • Marčenegla, population 100
  • Marinci, population 49
  • Martinci, population 20
  • Medveje, population 31
  • Negnar, population 21
  • Paladini, population 47
  • Pengari, population 22
  • Peničići, population 46
  • Perci, population 52
  • Počekaji, population 41
  • Podkuk, population 1
  • Podrebar, population 12
  • Pračana, population 98
  • Prodani, population 71
  • Račice, population 16
  • Račički Brijeg, population 51
  • Rim, population 36
  • Rimnjak, population 19
  • Roč, population 153
  • Ročko Polje, population 173
  • Salež, population 7
  • Selca, population 60
  • Seljaci, population 19
  • Senj, population 24
  • Sirotići, population 13
  • Sovinjak, population 27
  • Sovinjska Brda, population 23
  • Sovinjsko Polje, population 22
  • Stanica Roč, population 63
  • Strana, population 56
  • Sušići, population 6
  • Sveti Donat, population 83
  • Sveti Ivan, population 227
  • Sveti Martin, population 1,011
  • Šćulci, population 39
  • Škuljari, population 47
  • Štrped, population 189
  • Ugrini, population 48
  • Veli Mlun, population 63
  • Vrh, population 124

History

Already at the time of Venetian rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.

Geography
Historical population
of Buzet
YearPop.±%
1880 9,250—    
1890 9,804+6.0%
1900 10,686+9.0%
1910 11,562+8.2%
1921 12,984+12.3%
1931 10,496−19.2%
1948 9,521−9.3%
1953 8,838−7.2%
1961 7,088−19.8%
1971 5,895−16.8%
1981 6,168+4.6%
1991 6,295+2.1%
2001 6,059−3.7%
2011 6,133+1.2%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005

A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of Pietrapelosa.[3]

  • Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • Town and surrounding landscape
  • Railway station
  • Street in Buzet
  • Buzet Court Hall

References
  1. http://www.buzet.hr/index.php?id=54
  2. "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.
  3. Bruno Fras (10 September 2011). "Strange ruins in northern Istria" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2012-06-01.


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