Matulji (Italian: Mattuglie) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, northwestern Croatia. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) west of the city of Rijeka, north of the town of Opatija, and it borders Slovenia. Matulji is first mentioned in written historical sources in the middle of the 17th century, and it is preceded by the surname Matulja, which was originally recorded as Matuglia. As early as the beginning of the 19th century, official documents recorded the name of the settlement in its current form – Matulji.[4]
Matulji | |
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| Matulji Municipality Općina Matulji | |
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  Matulji Location of Matulji in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E / 45.367°N 14.317°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vedran Kinkela (SDP) |
| • Municipal council | 17 members[1] |
| Area | |
| 176.6 km2 (68.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 10,773 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,566 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51211 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
| Website | matulji |
Municipality
editThere are 11,246 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:[5]
- Brdce, population 67
- Bregi, population 700
- Brešca, population 159
- Jurdani, population 651
- Jušići, population 861
- Kućeli, population 455
- Lipa, population 129
- Male Mune, population 103
- Mali Brgud, population 134
- Matulji, population 3,731
- Mihotići, population 1,050
- Mučići, population 362
- Pasjak, population 140
- Permani, population 102
- Rukavac, population 854
- Rupa, population 349
- Ružići, population 123
- Šapjane, population 188
- Vele Mune, population 122
- Veli Brgud, population 485
- Zaluki, population 73
- Zvoneće, population 279
- Žejane, population 130
Transport
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The municipality is of great transportation importance because of the major railway and highway networks connecting Rijeka with Ljubljana and Trieste to the west, Zagreb and Split to the east and Pula to the south through the Učka tunnel. Sixty five percent of the annual Croatian border traffic takes place through four international border crossings - Pasjak (with Starod in Ilirska Bistrica municipality on the Slovenian side), Rupa (with Jelšane), Mune (with Starod), and Lipa (with Novokračine) - within the Matulji municipality. Šapjane, a main railway crossing into Slovenia with Ilirska Bistrica) on the Slovenian side, is also in the municipality.
The Opatija - Matulji railway station, the principal railway station for Opatija and surrounding municipalities, was constructed and opened in 1873.[7]
The A7 motorway starts in the northern part of the municipality, on the border crossing with Slovenia and connects with the A8 expressway at the south, next to Rijeka and Opatija.
Folklore
editThe region is well known locally for its Istro-Romanian folklore, namely Zvončari during the carnival festivities.
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Baština | Turistička zajednica". www.tzmatulji.hr. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Matulji". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "History of Opatija". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
Sources
editExternal links
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Media related to Matulji at Wikimedia Commons