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Labin (Italian/Istriot: Albona) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, with a town population of 5,806 (2021) and 10,424 in the greater municipality (which also includes the small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages).[1]

Labin Albona
Town
Grad Labin Town of Labin
Labin
Flag Coat of arms
Labin Location of Labin within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°05′N 14°07′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
First mention (Artemidorus of Ephesus)	2nd century BC
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Valter Glavičić (IDS)
• City Council	15 members • IDS, ISU (9) • SDP (2), • Democrats (2), • Ind. Silvano Vlačić (1) • HDZ (1)
Area
• Town	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation	210−320 m (689−1,050 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Town	10,424
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
• Urban	5,806
Demonym(s)	Labinjonka (female) Labinjon (male)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52220
Area code	052
Vehicle registration	PU
Patron saints	St. Justus
Town day	August 19
Website	www.labin.hr

History

Labin developed from the site of the Roman settlement of Albona. Its name predates classical antiquity and is derived from Proto-Indo-European *alb- ("eminence", "hill").[2] Before and under the Roman occupation, Albona was an important commune. On a marble tablet the Roman inscription we read that under the Emperor Marco Iulio Severo Filippo noble Caesar noble Prince made Albona a Republic. To be a republic it had to have two joined Magistrates called Duumviri and Public officers called Aediles which took care of Public buildings and other official duties.[3]

From 1295 it was under the rule of the dukes of Pazin, and from 1381 it found itself under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Aquileia. From 1420 until 1797 it was ruled from Venice and after that belonged to Austria. Labin, as a Croatian-speaking town, was for a long time the centre of Croatia's largest coal mining district, with four mines operating at the height of its production. In March and April 1921, the town was the scene of a miners' strike which quickly grew into an anti-fascist rebellion, considered to be the first of its kind, and the declaration of the short-lived Labin Republic .[4] The mine in downtown Labin closed in 1989. The large, coal-fired power plant in nearby Plomin now has its coal imported from outside sources once the mines were closed.

The famous Lutheran reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575), was born in Labin and a small exhibition in what was once his house, commemorates this. Unfortunately, due to the counter-reformation, he was forced to live most of his life in exile in Germany where he became the undisputed leader of the conservative wing of the Lutheran movement after the death of Luther. His chief literary legacy was in the area of biblical exegesis.

Population

Settlements

The town's administrative area consists of 17 settlements:

• Bartići
• Breg
• Duga Luka
• Gondolići
• Gora Glušići
• Kapelica
• Kranjci
• Labin
• Marceljani
• Presika
• Rabac
• Ripenda Kosi
• Ripenda Kras
• Ripenda Verbanci
• Rogočana
• Salakovci
• Vinež

Demographics

Historical populations
of Labin

Year	Pop.	±%
1857	2,283	—
1869	2,698	+18.2%
1880	3,722	+38.0%
1890	4,231	+13.7%
1900	4,369	+3.3%
1910	4,564	+4.5%
1921	4,495	−1.5%
1931	3,531	−21.4%
1945[5]	6,493	+83.9%
1948	7,958	+22.6%
1953	9,851	+23.8%
1961	10,253	+4.1%
1971	10,778	+5.1%
1981	12,014	+11.5%
1991	13,144	+9.4%
2001	12,426	−5.5%
2011	11,642	−6.3%
2021	10,424	−10.5%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005 Source for year 1945: Cadastre National de l'Istrie, Jadranski institut Sušak, 1946.

Climate

Culture

Language

Labinjonska Cakavica, one of the most interesting and oldest Istrian dialects spoken in and around the town of Labin. It belongs to Northern Chakavian dialect of the Chakavian variety of Croatian. It differs from the usual Chakavian (with typical pronoun "ča") because it lacks most palatals, with other parallel deviations called "tsakavism" (cakavizam). In 2019, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Labinjonska Cakavica became a protected intangible cultural asset of the Republic of Croatia.[9]

Sport

The city is the home of football club NK Rudar Labin, and handball clubs ŽRK Rudar Labin and RK Mladi Rudar Labin.

Administration and politics

Mayor

The current mayor of Labin is Valter Glavičić (IDS), elected in the 2021 Labin local elections which were held on 16 May 2021. There is one deputy mayor elected from the same list, Federika Mohorović Čekada.[10]

Municipal Council

The Labin Council is composed of 15 representatives, elected in the 2021 Labin local elections.

The political groups represented in the Council (as of June 2021):

Elected on 16 May 2021

Groups	No. of members per group
	2021
IDS, ISU	9 / 15
Democrats	2 / 15
SDP	2 / 15
Independents together	1 / 15
HDZ	1 / 15
Source:[11]

Councils of Local Committees

In 2020, elections were held for the councils of all seven local committees of the City of Labin.[12]

Elected on 5 July 2020

Groups	No. of members per group
	2020
IDS	31 / 39
SDP	7 / 39
MOST	1 / 39
Source:[12]

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities[13]

• Idrija, Slovenia

• Manzano, Italy
• Sospirolo, Italy
• Carbonia, Italy
• Baja, Hungary
• Sandnes, Norway

Partnerships[13]

• Banovići, BiH
• Rybnik, Poland

See also

• Labinština

• Istria (peninsula)
• Istria County
• Labin Republic

References

Sources

• Šimunović, Petar (March 2013). "Predantički toponimi u današnjoj (i povijesnoj) Hrvatskoj" [Pre-Roman placenames in present-day (and historical) Croatia] (PDF). Folia Onomastica Croatica (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (22): 147–214. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Croatian)
• Labin.com is the first site about Labin (in Croatian)
• Labin.biz - search engine for small businesses registered in Labin (in Croatian)

На других языках

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[de] Labin

Labin (italienisch Albona, lateinisch Albona) ist eine Stadt in der Gespanschaft Istrien, Kroatien. Labin liegt nahe der Ostküste der istrischen Halbinsel auf halber Strecke zwischen Pula und Opatija. Die Gemeinde hat fast 12.000 Einwohner, von denen rund 6.900 in der Kernstadt und 1.400 in dem Fremdenverkehrsort Rabac (Portalbona) wohnen.

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- [en] Labin

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[ru] Лабин

Ла́бин (хорв. Labin, итал. Albona) — город в Хорватии, в восточной части полуострова Истрия. Население — 11 642 человека (по данным переписи 2011[1]).

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