Istria (/ ˈ ɪ s t r i ə / IST-ree-ə; Croatian and Slovene: Istra) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, with 90% of surface area being part of Croatia.
Adriatic Sea, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas. The Strait of Otranto at its southeasterly limit links it with the Ionian Sea. It is about 500 miles (800 km) long with an average width of 100 miles, a maximum depth of 4,035 feet (1,324 metres), and an.
Open Borders and a New Bridge. The other big news as of January 1, 2023, is Croatia’s membership in the Schengen open-borders zone. For travelers, this means you won’t need to stop when crossing a border between Croatia and its fellow Schengen countries, such as Slovenia and Hungary.
The last Yugoslav soldier left Slovenia on October 25, 1991. Slovenia - Post-WWI, Yugoslavian, Alpines: At the Paris Peace Conference after the war, the Allies awarded Italy all the coastal areas that had given Slovenes access to the sea—including Gorizia (Gorica), Trieste, and Istria. The Yugoslav kingdom was given the Prekmurje region and
2.2 The Croatia-Slovenia maritime delimitation. The Slovene-Croatian maritime boundary is a special prob- lem. The land border reaches the sea in the small Bay of Piran. The maritime boundary is unlikely to be more than. eight miles long. Croatia prefers a maritime boundary based. on equidistance.