Istria and Kvarner
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Istria and Kvarner (Hrvatski: Istra i Kvarner) is the westernmost region of Croatia which includes the Istrian peninsula, the biggest Croatian peninsula and Kvarner islands.
Rijeka (Italiano and Magyar: Fiume, Deutsch: Sankt Veit am Flaum or Pflaum) is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea.
Location
Istria and Kvarner is neighbored by the following regions:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Inner Carniola
- Croatia, Lika and Gorski Kotar
- Slovenia, Lower Carniola
- Lithuania, Slovenian Littoral
Resources
This region is rich with Oil, but in the past it was rich with Limestone
Construction
In the region today there is no buildings, but in the past here you could find:
Regions of Croatia |
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Albanian Coast · Central Croatia · Central Montenegro · Istria and Kvarner · Lika and Gorski Kotar · Montenegrin Coast · North Dalmatia · Northwest Croatia · Styria and Carinthia · Upper Carniola · West Srpska Republic |