Pula
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Grad Pula Città di Pola | |
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| Coordinates: 44°52′N 13°51′E / 44.867°N 13.850°ECoordinates: 44°52′N 13°51′E / 44.867°N 13.850°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Istria County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boris Miletić (IDA) |
| Area | |
| • City | 51.65 km2 (19.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 62,080 |
| • Density | 1,093.27/km2 (2,831.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 90,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52100 |
| Website | http://www.pula.hr/ |
Pula (Latin: Pietas Iulia) is the biggest city in Istria County, Croatia. It has a population of about 62,000 people as of the year 2006. It has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. Its most famous attraction is the well-preserved Roman ampitheatre. Pula is also an administrative center of Istria since Roman times.
The Arena (colosseum) in Pula
The Arena (colosseum) in Pula
Temple of Roma and Augustus
Pula Media
Amphitheater in Pula (Dalmatien); aus: Francesco Scipione Maffei: De gli Anfiteatri e singolarmente del Veronese libri due. Verona, Giovanni Alberto Tumermani, 1728.
Pen and ink drawing - Porta Gemina
Chapel of St. Mary Formosa
Church of St Nicholas (Sv. Mikula)
Kaštel fortress, Pula, Croatia. This is a a photo of a cultural heritage in Croatia with ID: Z-5638
Altar of the city of Pola at the Altare della Patria in Rome, Italy. Pola was at the time a so-called "irredent land"
Pula University building
The M/V Monet in Pula, Croatia
Žverinac hydrofoil at the port of Pula
A Pulapromet bus
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