Buzet

For the French wine, see Buzet AOC.

Buzet
Town
Town of Buzet Grad Buzet
View of Buzet View of Buzet
Flag of Buzet Flag
Buzet Location of Buzet in Croatia
Coordinates:
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Government
• Mayor	Siniša Žulić (IDS-DDI)
Population (2011)
• Town	6,133
• Urban	1,679
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.buzet.hr

Buzet (Croatian pronunciation: [bǔzɛt]; Latin: Piquentum; Italian: Pinguentecode: it is deprecated ) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 6,133 (2011).

Demographics

The total municipal population is 6,133, distributed in the following settlements:

• Baredine, population 43
• Bartolići, population 43
• Barušići, population 95
• Benčići, population -
• Blatna Vas, population 7
• Brnobići, population 52
• Buzet, population 1.679
• Cunj, population 19
• Čiritež, population 76
• Črnica, population 45
• Duričići, population 2
• Erkovčići, population 43
• Forčići, population 22
• Gornja Nugla, population 76
• Hum, population 30
• Juradi, population 75
• Juričići, population 88
• Kajini, population 17
• Klarići, population 39
• Kompanj, population 36
• Kosoriga, population 19
• Kotli, population 1
• Kras, population 12
• Krbavčići, population 58
• Krkuž, population 19
• Krti, population 80
• Krušvari, population 72
• Mala Huba, population 68
• Mali Mlun, population 64
• Marčenegla, population 100
• Marinci, population 49
• Martinci, population 20
• Medveje, population 31
• Negnar, population 21
• Paladini, population 47
• Pengari, population 22
• Peničići, population 46
• Perci, population 52
• Počekaji, population 41
• Podkuk, population 1
• Podrebar, population 12
• Pračana, population 98
• Prodani, population 71
• Račice, population 16
• Račički Brijeg, population 51
• Rim, population 36
• Rimnjak, population 19
• Roč, population 153
• Ročko Polje, population 173
• Salež, population 7
• Selca, population 60
• Seljaci, population 19
• Senj, population 24
• Sirotići, population 13
• Sovinjak, population 27
• Sovinjska Brda, population 23
• Sovinjsko Polje, population 22
• Stanica Roč, population 63
• Strana, population 56
• Sušići, population 6
• Sveti Donat, population 83
• Sveti Ivan, population 227
• Sveti Martin, population 1.011
• Šćulci, population 39
• Škuljari, population 47
• Štrped, population 189
• Ugrini, population 48
• Veli Mlun, population 63
• Vrh, population 124

History

Already at the time of Venetian rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.

Geography

Historical population of Buzet
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	9,250	—
1890	9,804	+6.0%
1900	10,686	+9.0%
1910	11,562	+8.2%
1921	12,984	+12.3%
1931	10,496	−19.2%
1948	9,521	−9.3%
1953	8,838	−7.2%
1961	7,088	−19.8%
1971	5,895	−16.8%
1981	6,168	+4.6%
1991	6,295	+2.1%
2001	6,059	−3.7%
2011	6,133	+1.2%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005

A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of Pietrapelosa.

Images

• Buzet Istria.jpg

  Old town of Buzet

• Kolodvor Buzet.jpg

  Train station

• Buzet Croatia.jpg

  Town and surrounding villages

External links

• www.buzet.hr
• Pictures of Buzet