Labin
Albona
Town
Grad Labin
Comune di Albona
Town of Labin
Labin
Flag of Labin
Flag
Coat of arms of Labin
Coat of arms
Location of Labin municipality in Istria
Location of Labin municipality in Istria
Country Croatia
County Istria County
First mention
(Artemidorus of Ephesus)		2nd century BC
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorValter Glavičić (IDS)
 • City Council
15 members
Area
[1]
 • Town72.3 km2 (27.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation
210−320 m (689−1,050 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town10,424
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,806
 • Urban density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Labinjonka (female)
Labinjon (male)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52220
Area code052
Vehicle registrationPU
Patron saintsSt. Justus
Town dayAugust 19
Websitelabin.hr

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).[2]

History

View over the town

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").[3] 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.[4]

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 the Republic of Venice and after that belonged to Austrian Empire until 1918, when it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. 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.[5] 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. After the Treaty of Peace with Italy, 1947, Labin, like the whole of Istria, was annexed to Yugoslavia.

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:

Demographics

Historical populations
of Labin
YearPop.±%
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[6]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%
200112,426−5.5%
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.
Town of Labin: Population trends 1857–2021
population
2283
2698
3722
4231
4369
4564
4495
3531
7958
9851
10253
10778
12014
13144
12426
11642
10424
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
Religion in Labin (2021 Census)[7]
religion percent
Roman Catholic
 
 53.83%
Atheism and Agnosticism
 
 13.76%
Islam
 
 9.95%
Other Christians
 
 5.84%
Undeclared
 
 5.61%
Eastern Orthodoxy
 
 2.28%
Protestantism
 
 0.07%
Others and unspecified
 
 8.66%
Ethnic composition in Labin (2021 Census)[7]
ethnicity percent
Croats
 
 71.19%
Istrians
 
 9.65%
Bosniaks
 
 7.44%
Serbs
 
 1.89%
Italians
 
 1.77%
Albanians
 
 0.61%
Slovenes
 
 0.48%
Montenegrins
 
 0.15%
Germans
 
 0.14%
Others and unspecified
 
 6.68%
Ethnic composition in Labin (1945 Census)[8]
ethnicity percent
Croats
 
 80.27%
Italians
 
 16.31%
Slovenes
 
 2.40%
Undeclared
 
 0.62%
Serbs
 
 0.09%
Others
 
 0.23%









Climate

Climate data for Labin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8
(46)		 8
(46)		 12
(54)		 16
(61)		 20
(68)		 24
(75)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 22
(72)		 17
(63)		 13
(55)		 9
(48)		 17
(63)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5
(41)		 6
(43)		 9
(48)		 13
(55)		 17
(63)		 21
(70)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 19
(66)		 15
(59)		 11
(52)		 7
(45)		 14
(58)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3
(37)		 3
(37)		 6
(43)		 10
(50)		 14
(57)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 16
(61)		 13
(55)		 9
(48)		 5
(41)		 11
(52)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 101
(4.0)		 104
(4.1)		 99
(3.9)		 96
(3.8)		 94
(3.7)		 68
(2.7)		 60
(2.4)		 76
(3.0)		 164
(6.5)		 187
(7.4)		 211
(8.3)		 135
(5.3)		 1,395
(55.1)
Average rainy days 8 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 8 10 11 9 92
Average relative humidity (%) 75 72 71 70 71 67 64 65 70 75 77 75 71
Source:

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.

Notable people

Artists

Handball players

HNK Rijeka footballers

Science and humanities

Others

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.[12]

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:[13]

Councils of Local Committees

In 2020, elections were held for the councils of all seven local committees of the City of Labin.[14]

Elected on 5 July 2020
Groups No. of members per group
2020
IDS
31 / 39
SDP
7 / 39
MOST
1 / 39
Source:[14]

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities[15]

Partnerships[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ Šimunović 2013, pp. 167–168.
  4. ↑ Labin, Yugoslavia (1870). Societa del Gabinetto di Minerva (ed.). Statuto municipale della città di Albona dell'a. 1341 (in Italian). Trieste: Società del Gabinetto di Minerva. pp. III–XVI. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ↑ G. Scotti - L. Giuricin. La Repubblica di Albona e il movimento dell'occupazione delle fabbriche in Italia
  6. ↑ "Cadastre National de l'Istrie". Jadranski institut Sušak. July 1946.
  7. 1 2 "Population by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cadastre National de l'Istrie". Jadranski institut Sušak. July 1946.
  9. ↑ ""Labinjonska cakavica zaštićeno nematerijalno kulturno dobro"". HRT Magazin. 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mirković, Mijo (Miho, pseud. Mate Balota)". Istrianet. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Tko je Antonio Bollani čija se bista nalazi na labinskoj Župnoj crkvi? Vojskovođa i senator labinske gore list". labin.com.
  12. ↑ "Federika Mohorović Čekada kandidatkinja IDS-a za zamjenicu gradonačelnika Labina". Labiska Komuna.
  13. ↑ "Konstituirano Gradsko vijeće, predsjednica Eni Modrušan". Grad labin.
  14. 1 2 "Izbori za članove vijeća mjesnih odbora Grada Labina". Grad Labin.
  15. 1 2 "Međunarodna suradnja". Grad Labin.

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