Roč

Roč (; ) is a village in Istria County, north-west Croatia. Administratively it belongs to the town of Buzet. Roč is considered a historic town rather than a village due to its rich cultural heritage.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Roč
Settlement.other_name: Rozzo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Roč, Hrvatska, crkva (20070107-0868).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Bartholomew's church and St Anthony Abbot's church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: border|23px Istria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 8px Buzet
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.6
Settlement.elevation_m: 348
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 187
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Roč
Population: 187
Area: 3.6
Elevation: 334
Image: Roč, Hrvatska 20070107 (0859).jpg
Dialing code: 052

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Commons category: Roč
postal code: 52425

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Geography
History
Demographics
Sights
References
Further reading

==Geography== thumb|left|View from town wall It is situated in the northwest of the Istrian peninsula, southwest of the Ćićarija plateau. The village is located about south-east of Trieste on the road via Koper and the Učka Tunnel (B8) to Rijeka. Roč station is also a stop on the Istrian Railway (Istarske pruge) line from Divača via Podgorje to Pula.