Poreč

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Poreč

Total population

8,841

Coordinates45.23°, 13.60°

Demographic figures from Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Poreč is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Korado Korlević

Croatian astronomer

Giuseppe Pagano

Italian architect (1896-1945)

A

Antonio Albertini

(1776-1836)

M

Mario Visintini

Italian flying ace (1913-1941)

Lino Červar

Croatian handball player

G

Giorgio Maria Albertini

Italian theologian (1732-1810)

L

Lina Galli

Italian author (1899–1993)

B

Bernardo Parentino

Italian painter (c.1437-1531)

A

Antonio Quarantotto

Italian swimmer (1897–1987)

Igor Jurković

Croatian kickboxer

Ivan Jakovčić

Croatian politician

Antonio Grabar

Antonio Crast

Italian film actor and actor (1911–1984)

E

Elio Giangreco

Italian engineer (1924-2008)

M

Mafalda Codan

Rita Rusić

Croatian singer, actress and producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Istria

• Antonci
  2.5 mi away · pop. 164
• Stancija Vodopija
  2.6 mi away · pop. 116
• Mušalež
  2.7 mi away · pop. 366
• Bašarinka
  3.1 mi away · pop. 90
• Radoši kod Žbandaja
  3.1 mi away · pop. 115
• Kosinožići
  3.3 mi away · pop. 99
• Stranići kod Nove Vasi
  3.4 mi away · pop. 177
• Mihatovići
  3.5 mi away · pop. 122
• Mihelići
  3.5 mi away · pop. 43
• Radmani
  4.6 mi away · pop. 241
• Radoši kod Višnjana
  4.9 mi away · pop. 49
• Delići
  5.6 mi away · pop. 21

Browse all places in Istria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Poreč

Statut Grada Poreča iz 1363. godine

Poreč (Istria). · 1979

Poreč

Turističko društvo, Poreč, Istria · 1961

Drugi jadranski susret bušača =

Jadranski susret bušača 2d Poreč, Istria 1973. · 1973

Poreč

Iva Perčić · 1968

Arheološka istraživanja u Istri

1997

Rimska gospodarska vila u Červar Portu kod Poreča

Kristina Džin · 2005

Saintly bishops and bishops' saints

Saintly Bishops and Bishops' Saints (Conference) (2010 Poreč, Poreč, Croatia) · 2012

Barmecidal Margraviate

Josip Banić · 2023

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Seen 2026-09-25

Andricus quercustozae

Andricus quercustozae

Seen 2026-09-25

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-09-25

Andricus caputmedusae

Andricus caputmedusae

Seen 2026-09-25

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Seen 2026-09-25

Blue-winged Grasshopper

Oedipoda caerulescens

Seen 2026-09-25

Jerusalem Thorn

Paliurus spina-christi

Seen 2026-09-25

Johnson grass

Sorghum halepense

Seen 2026-09-25

Mediterranean Slant-faced Grasshopper

Acrida ungarica

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).