Poreč

Also known as Parentium, Parenzo, Parenz

Stadt in Kroatien

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Poreč is a town located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. It is notable for its 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 1997.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Poreč
Settlement.official_name: Town of Poreč
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_caption: Poreč skyline, Euphrasian Basilica, Isabella Castle on St. Nicholas island, Poreč Port authority, Poreč Theatre and old town
Settlement.image_flag: Zastava Poreča.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Istria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Loris Peršurić (IDS)
Settlement.leader_title1: City Council
Settlement.area_total_km2: 111.7
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 14.3
Settlement.elevation_m: 29

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Poreč
Demonym: parenzani
Country: Croatia
Located in: Istria County
Population: 16607
Area: 14.3
Elevation: 29
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Official website: www.porec.hr
Image: HR -Porec2.JPG
Dialing code: 052
Patron saint: Maurus of Parentium

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topic's main category: Category:Poreč
twinned administrative body: Siófok
category for people born here: Category:Births in Poreč
Commons category: Poreč
Commons gallery: Poreč
native label: Poreč
category of associated people: Category:People from Poreč
postal code: 52440

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Die Stadt Poreč [ˈpɔrɛtʃ] (kroatisch) oder Parenzo (italienisch; historisch lateinisch Parens oder Parentium; historischer deutscher Name: Parenz) ist eine der bedeutendsten Küstenstädte an der Westküste der Halbinsel Istrien in Kroatien, neben Rovinj (Rovigno) und dem urbanen Zentrum Pula (Pola). Die Stadt hat 16.607 Einwohner (Stand 2021). Das wohl bedeutendste Bauwerk in Poreč ist das Bischofsgebäude mit der Euphrasius-Basilika, das von der UNESCO in das Weltkulturerbe aufgenommen wurde. Die Stadt ist außerdem Sitz der katholischen Diözese Poreč-Pula.

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