Buzet

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Buzet Pinguente
Town
Town of Buzet Grad Buzet Città di Pinguente
View of Buzet
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Location of Buzet municipality in Istria
Buzet
Coordinates: 45°25′N 13°58′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Damir Kajin (SDP)[1]
Area [2]
• Town	65.3 sq mi (169.0 km^2)
• Urban	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km^2)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Town	5,999
• Density	92/sq mi (35/km^2)
• Urban	2,339
• Urban density	900/sq mi (350/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52460 Buje
Area code	052
Website	buzet.hr

Buzet (Croatian: [bǔzet]; Italian: Pinguente; Latin: Piquentum) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, population 6,133 (2011).^[4] The historical core of Buzet dates back to the Middle Ages, and today Buzet is known as the town of truffles.^[5] Buzet is also known as the home of Croatian motorsport, and every year the "Buzetskidani" hill climb race is held here. It is currently part of the European Hill Climb Championship.

History

Already at the time of Venetian rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.

Geography

A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of Pietrapelosa.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 5,999 with 2,339 living in the town proper.^[3]

In 2011 the total municipal population was 6,133 people, distributed in the following settlements (with population shown in parentheses):^[4]

Baredine (43), Bartolići (43), Barušići (95), Benčići (uninhabited), Blatna Vas (7), Brnobići (52), Buzet (1,679), Cunj (19), Čiritež (76), Črnica (45), Duričići (2), Erkovčići (43), Forčići (22), Gornja Nugla (76), Hum (30), Juradi (75), Juričići (88), Kajini (17), Klarići (39), Kompanj (36), Kosoriga (19), Kotli (1), Kras (12), Krbavčići (58), Krkuž (19), Krti (80), Krušvari (72), Mala Huba (68), Mali Mlun (64), Marčenegla (100), Marinci (49), Martinci (20), Medveje (31), Negnar (21), Paladini (47), Pengari (22), Peničići (46), Perci (52), Počekaji (41), Podkuk (1), Podrebar (12), Pračana (98), Prodani (71), Račice (16), Račički Brijeg (51), Rim (36), Rimnjak (19), Roč (153), Ročko Polje (173), Salež (7), Selca (60), Seljaci (19), Senj (24), Sirotići (13), Sovinjak (27), Sovinjska Brda (23), Sovinjsko Polje (22), Stanica Roč (63), Strana (56), Sušići (6), Sveti Donat (83), Sveti Ivan (227), Sveti Martin (1,011), Šćulci (39), Škuljari (47), Štrped (189), Ugrini (48), Veli Mlun (63), Vrh (124)

Town of Buzet: Population trends 1857–2021

population	7525	8158	9250	9804	10686	11562	12984	10496	9521	8838	7088	5895	6168	6295	6059	6133	5999
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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Historical population
of Buzet

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	9,250	—
1890	9,804	+6.0%
1900	10,686	+9.0%
1910	11,562	+8.2%
1921	12,984	+12.3%
1931	10,496	−19.2%
1948	9,521	−9.3%
1953	8,838	−7.2%
1961	7,088	−19.8%
1971	5,895	−16.8%
1981	6,168	+4.6%
1991	6,295	+2.1%
2001	6,059	−3.7%
2011	6,133	+1.2%
2021	5,999	−2.2%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005

Gallery

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  Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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  Town and surrounding landscape
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  Railway station
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  Street in Buzet
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  Buzet Court Hall
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  Roman tombstone with bas-relief depicting a bull, 1st century AD

Notable people

References

1. "Grad Buzet".
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buzet". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
5. "ISTRA.HR". www.istra.hr. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
6. Bruno Fras (10 September 2011). "Strange ruins in northern Istria" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2012-06-01.

External links

• www.buzet.hr
• Pictures of Buzet