Lovran

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Lovran
Location of Lovran in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°17′31″N14°16′26″E / 45.292°N 14.274°E / 45.292; 14.274
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
 • MayorBojan Simonič (AM)
 • City Council
13 members [1]
Area
[2]
 • Municipality20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Municipality3,527
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 •  Urban
2,859
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code 051
Website lovran.hr

Lovran (Italian : Laurana, German : Lauran) is a village and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated in eastern Istria, on the western coast of the Kvarner Bay. Its name derives from Laurel (Laurus nobilis), as shown in the coat of arms.

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Population

In the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,101, in the following settlements: [4]

History

Lovran is one of the oldest coastal settlements on the eastern shore of Istrian peninsula. According to one legend, the town was created when the Roman patrician and statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa built his summer residence on the site in the first century AD. The name of the settlement was first mentioned in the 7th century, as Lauriana, which reveals that the place was named after the aromatic laurel. [5] By the early Middle Ages it was an important urban and shipbuilding center of the northern Adriatic. Following the sudden development of port towns in the vicinity (Trieste, Pula, and Rijeka) which became the new and dominant urban centers in the region, Lovran lost its significance.

However, by the mid 19th century, the area gains prominence as it becomes a fashionable resort for the Austro-Hungarian nobility. The long tradition of tourism is still strongly felt in the Lovran region, and it forms the backbone of the economy.

The region is rich with cultural-historical heritage. A parish church with medieval frescoes and Glagolitic inscriptions, and the 14th century tower of St George's Square within the old urban core, as well as rural ambiances and architectural edifices – namely turn-of-the-century villas with surrounding parks, are general points of interest.

Sister cities

Art installation "Puli Malina" (By the Mill) Lovranska Draga Puli Malina (By The Mill) by artist Davor Sanvincenti 01.jpg
Art installation "Puli Mȁlina" (By the Mill)

Monuments and sights

Art installation "Puli Mȁlina" (By the Mill) [6]

"Puli Mȁlina" (By the Mill), a site-specific art pavilion by artist Davor Sanvincenti was built on the renovated remains of the old mill along the hiking trail in Lovranska Draga. The pavilion is made from natural materials from the immediate surroundings – from chestnut wood, known as “marun”, and from local stone. The concept of the pavilion is based on the idea of creating a space which, through the processes of integration into the already existing environment of Lovranska Draga, becomes a place of meeting and rest, i.e. a natural shelter and a place of learning about the peculiarities of this area. Due to the specific position of the south window, visitors have the opportunity to experience unusual interplay of sunbeams and water on the spring and fall equinox.

Drone image of "Puli Malina" Lovranska Draga Puli Malina (By The Mill) by artist Davor Sanvincenti 02.jpg
Drone image of "Puli Mȁlina"

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  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lovran". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lovran". Turistička zajednica Općine Lovran (in Croatian). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Lungomare Art Lovranska Draga - Puli Mȁlina (By the Mill) - Davor Sanvincenti (HR) • Rijeka 2020". Rijeka 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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