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About
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Poreč with its surrounding regions are situated on the nord part of the Mediterranean Sea, the closest way to central Europe. |  |
| The city of Poreč is situated on the western coast of Istria, a peninsula which for the most part be- longs to the Repu- blic of Croatia. |
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Today,
with its surrounding region, it has about 17 000 residents. During the
summer it hosts more than 70 000 tourists. The
small peninsula, where the heart of the old city lies has been inhabited
as far back as 6 000 years ago. Two thousand years ago, after conquering
the inhabitants, the Histri, the Romans established their colony called
Parentium, on this location. During its storming past, Byzants, the Venetian Republic, Napoleon's France, Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, Italy and finally Yugoslavia ruled over the city (more about Istrian and Poreč history). |
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The old city is a cultural monument all by itself. There is a sacral complex, the Euphrasian with the Basilica from VI century which standout. The mosaics that decorate the interior and the forepart of the church fall into a category of the most beautifully preserved works of Byzantium art |
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UNESCO has classified the whole complex, since 1997, as the world's cultural heritage. |
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