Debeli Rtič
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Debeli Rtič is a cape in the northern Adriatic sea
Adriatic Sea
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 on the border between Slovenia
Slovenia
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 and Italy
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. It is located north-west of the Slovenian town of Ankaran
Ankaran
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, and west of the Italian town of Muggia
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The name (both in Slovene and Italian) literally means "Fat little cape" or "Fat capey".

The cape is a natural park, so it is forbidden to build anything within the park, which is also home to the only salt meadow on the shores of the Mediterranean sea
Mediterranean Sea
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History

Because of relatively shallow water around the cape and various natural obstacles in the sea it was impossible to build a port anywhere on the cape, so very few decided to live there, however the place was later used as fields to produce food, which remains up to this day.

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