Strunjan

Strunjan Strugnano
Panoramic view of Strunjan Panoramic view of Strunjan
Strunjan Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country	Slovenia
Region	Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Piran
Area
• Total	3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	37.7 m (123.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	564

Strunjan (Italian: Strugnanocode: it is deprecated ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Overview

The Strunjan Nature Reserve, located along a 4 km stretch of Adriatic coast to the north of the settlement, is the longest section of unspoilt coastline in the entire Gulf of Trieste.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Events

File:Strunjan Slovenia - Persimmon festival November 2005.JPG

Persimmon Festival, 2005

Since 2001, Strunjan has held an annual persimmon festival (Slovene: Praznik kakijev) every November. Together with the Vipava Valley and the Gorizia Hills, Strunjan has a favorable microclimate for persimmon cultivation, producing 30% of Slovenia's annual persimmon crop on about 20 hectares.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Strunjan on Geopedia