Brtonigla
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Brtonigla is a village and municipality in the north-western part of Istria
, Croatia
, 6 km southwest of Buje
; elevation 141 m. It is close to the A9 motorway. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture and vegetable growing.
A Roman
settlement called Ortus Niger was close to this location. The place was first mentioned in writing in 1102 . The neo-Baroque church of St. Zeno
from 1861 was built on the site of an older church from 1480. The preserved structures from the time of the older church are the 36 m high bell tower, the bells (from 1512), the Baroque baptismal font from the 17th century and, located in the chapel of All Saints, a stone altar with a wooden retable and the sculptures of the Holy Virgin and saints.
37.37% of the population declare themselves as ethnic Italians.
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, 6 km southwest of Buje
Buje
Buje is a town situated in Istria, Croatia's westernmost peninsula, population 2,979 .Buje was known as the "sentinel of Istria" for its hilltop site located inland from the Adriatic sea. It still commands an excellent panorama. Buje has a rich history; traces of life in the region date back to...
; elevation 141 m. It is close to the A9 motorway. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture and vegetable growing.
A Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
settlement called Ortus Niger was close to this location. The place was first mentioned in writing in 1102 . The neo-Baroque church of St. Zeno
Zeno of Verona
Zeno of Verona was either an early Christian Bishop of Verona or martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in Eastern Orthodox Church.-Life and historicity:...
from 1861 was built on the site of an older church from 1480. The preserved structures from the time of the older church are the 36 m high bell tower, the bells (from 1512), the Baroque baptismal font from the 17th century and, located in the chapel of All Saints, a stone altar with a wooden retable and the sculptures of the Holy Virgin and saints.
37.37% of the population declare themselves as ethnic Italians.