Pula

Pula
Olgierd Rudak · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pula, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, is the largest city in Istria County and the seventh-largest in Croatia[1]. The city is renowned for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, most notably the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world[1]. It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991[1]. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism[1].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryCroatia
Coordinates44.8705° N, 13.8455° E

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