Matulji

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Matulji
Municipality
Matulji Municipality
Općina Matulji
Matulji HR.jpg
Flag of Matulji
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Matulji is located in Croatia
Matulji
Matulji
Location of Matulji in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E / 45.367°N 14.317°E / 45.367; 14.317Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E / 45.367°N 14.317°E / 45.367; 14.317
CountryCroatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar
Government
 • MayorVedran Kinkela (SDP)
 • City Council
17 members[2]
Area
 • Municipality13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality11,246
 • Urban
3,731
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51211
Area code051
Vehicle registrationRI
Websitewww.matulji.hr Edit this at Wikidata

Matulji (Italian: Mattuglie) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) west of the city of Rijeka, north of the town of Opatija, and it borders Slovenia.

Municipality[]

There are a total of 11,246 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:[1]

  • , population 67
  • , population 700
  • , population 159
  • Jurdani, population 651
  • , population 861
  • , population 455
  • , population 129
  • Male Mune, population 103
  • , population 134
  • Matulji, population 3,731
  • Mihotići, population 1,050
  • , population 362
  • Pasjak, population 140
  • Permani, population 102
  • Rukavac, population 854
  • Rupa, population 349
  • , population 123
  • , population 188
  • Vele Mune, population 122
  • , population 485
  • , population 73
  • , population 279
  • Žejane, population 130

In the 2011 census, 90.87% were Croats.[3]

Transport[]

Municipal building of Matulji

The municipality is of great transportation importance because of the major railway and highway networks connecting Rijeka with Ljubljana and Trieste to the west, Zagreb and Split to the east and Pula to the south through the Učka tunnel. Sixty five percent of the annual Croatian border traffic takes place through four international border crossings - Pasjak (with Starod in Ilirska Bistrica municipality on the Slovenian side), Rupa (with Jelšane), Mune (with Starod), and Lipa (with Novokračine) - within the Matulji municipality. Šapjane, a main railway crossing into Slovenia with Ilirska Bistrica) on the Slovenian side, is also in the municipality.

The Opatija - Matulji railway station, the principal railway station for Opatija and surrounding municipalities, was constructed and opened in 1873.[4]

The A7 motorway starts in the northern part of the municipality, on the border crossing with Slovenia and connects with the A8 expressway at the south, next to Rijeka and Opatija.

Folklore[]

The region is well known locally for its Istro-Romanian folklore, namely Zvončari during the carnival festivities.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Matulji". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "History of Opatija". Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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External links[]

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