Buzet

For the French wine, see Buzet AOC.

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