Fažana

Fažana/Fasana
Municipality
Fažana/Fasana Municipality
Općina Fažana - Comune di Fasana[1]

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Fažana/Fasana

Location of Fažana/Fasana in Croatia

Coordinates: 44°56′N 13°48′E / 44.933°N 13.800°E / 44.933; 13.800Coordinates: 44°56′N 13°48′E / 44.933°N 13.800°E / 44.933; 13.800
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Government
  Mayor Ada Damjanac
Area
  Total 13,86 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 3,569
  Density 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 52212
Area code 052
Website www.fazana.hr

Fažana (Croatian name, pronounced [faʒǎna]) or Fasana (Italian name) is a town and municipality on the western coast of Istria, in Croatia.

Yugoslavia's former President, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, was fond of Fažana and the Brionian Islands, spending up to six months of his year there.[2]

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