Plomin Explained

Official Name:Plomin
Other Name:Fianona
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Kršan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:96
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:52234 Plomin
Area Code:052

Plomin (Italian: Fianona) is a village in Kršan municipality in Istria County, Croatia.[2], situated approximately 11 km north of Labin, on a hill 80 meters tall. It is a popular destination for tourists traveling through Istria by road.

History

Originally named Flanona, the settlement was inhabited by the Illyrian Liburnians built in Roman times, above the bay bearing the same name. Plomin was abandoned after World War II, due to the bay becoming too muddy and its inhabitants, mostly Italians, emigrating to Italy. However, it has since been repopulated, and is today home to approximately 130 people. The buildings in the town are several hundred years old, built on the ruins of the original Roman houses. The walls date back to the 9th century.

Plomin contains two churches, St George the Elder and St George the Younger. Both contain Christian art. St. George the Elder contains Plomin tablet as a part of the outer wall, an 11th-century religious text written in the Glagolitic alphabet, the oldest known Slavic alphabet.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 96.

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.krsan.hr/web/o-opcini.asp?subid=14 O Općini