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Izola

Southern Europe

Izola is a town on the Adriatic coast of Slovenia's Littoral region and the administrative seat of the Municipality of Izola, ranking among the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. Its name comes from the Italian isola, meaning island, reflecting its history as a separate island that was connected to the mainland in the early 19th century, and its center still occupies the former island site. The town's history spans ancient Roman settlement through Venetian, Austrian, Italian and Yugoslav periods before becoming part of modern Slovenia, with a 2025 population of 11,477.

Facts
Population
11,489 1
Area (sq km)
28.6 1
Founding Year
932 2
Founding Year
601 to 700 CE 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
45.539545 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.660405 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When was Izola first recorded and when did it come under Venice?

First recorded in 932 and under Venice for good in 1267.

Izola was first mentioned in writing as Insula in a Venetian document called the Liber albus in the year 932. It became definitely the territory of the Republic of Venice in 1267.
Sources
1. Izola (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 11,489 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 45.539545, longitude 13.660405
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 29 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 28.6 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 11489 (2024)
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2. Izola (Wikipedia)
  • History
    The town of Izola was established on a small island by refugees from Aquileia in the 7th century.
  • Source text, founding-year: 932
    The settlement was first mentioned in writing as Insula in a Venetian document entitled Liber albus in 932 AD.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Izola - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3199017
    45.53661 13.66015 P PPLA SI 40 11223 25 Europe/Ljubljana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 25 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 13.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 13.75
45.75 13.75 Cfb
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