Rabac

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Rabac
Porto Albona
Village
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Rabac
Coordinates: 45°05′21″N14°07′11″E / 45.08917°N 14.11972°E / 45.08917; 14.11972
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Zastava Istarske zupanije.svg  Istria County
Municipality Zastava Grada Labina.png Labin
Area
[1]
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total1,257
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52220 Labin
Area code 52

Rabac (Italian : Porto Albona) is a Croatian resort town on Kvarner Bay, just southeast of Labin, in Istria. [3]

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Long a small fishing port, Rabac has grown in the 1970s into a resort town with numerous villas and apartment buildings.

The Rabac Festival is an annual electronic music festival that has been held there for many years; 3000 people attended in 2002.

History

Up until the end of the 19th century, Rabac was a small fishing village. British explorer Richard Francis Burton visited the village in 1876 and mentioned it his book The Seaboard of Istria. The first summer mansion was built at that time by the Prohaska family but got later destroyed during World War II. The first hotel in Rabac, named Quarnaro, was opened on 11 June 1889.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,257. [2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880126—    
1890195+54.8%
1900275+41.0%
1910345+25.5%
1948346+0.3%
1953290−16.2%
1961478+64.8%
1971737+54.2%
19811,046+41.9%
19911,373+31.3%
20011,472+7.2%
20111,393−5.4%
20211,257−9.8%
sources: [4]

Notable people

Tourism

Regular music concerts are held at Rabac beach and in the hotels. Magic shows at night are prevalent as are comedians. Tourist expeditions to Venice, Dubrovnik and Krka are common and operate daily at 1 and 3 pm. Fishing tours are also common and cost about 100 kuna.

Rabac promenade Rabac, Croatia - panoramio (6).jpg
Rabac promenade
Prizinja cove near Rabac Prizinja, near Rabac.jpg
Prižinja cove near Rabac

Hotels

Three major hotels and a camping site are situated on the first beach. Along the 'Riva' apartments are available for rent. Along the second beach and Girandella countless hotels are situated, of particular note, the locally famous Albona hotel.

Climate

Climate data for Rabac
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Maximum sea temperature °C14121316212626272622181620
Minimum sea temperature °C9101012141922222017151215
Source: SeaTemperature.org [7]

Education

Although Rabac is better known as a travel and tourism destination, the Matija Vlačić Primary School offers four grades of primary education for the local students. [8] For the higher grades and secondary education students have to travel to the nearby city of Labin. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rabac - The pearl of the Kvarner bay". rabac-labin.com. City of Rabac-Labin tourist board. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nakon operacije Ćorluka uživa uz voljenu Franku". Dnevnik Nove TV (in Croatian). May 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hribar, Svjetlana (19 July 2017). ""Pronašla sam svoj put": Bili smo kod glumice, pjevačice i pjesnikinje Elis Lovrić". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rabac Sea Temperature". SeaTemperature.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Grad Labin i Valamar Riviera osigurali besplatan školski prijevoz učenicima OŠ Matije Vlačića Rabac". 5Portal (in Croatian). September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Valamar Riviera i ove godine osigurala besplatan školski prijevoz učenika Osnovne škole Matije Vlačića iz Područne škole Rabac". Radio Labin (in Croatian). September 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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