Vrsar

Vrsar/Orsera
Municipality
Vrsar/Orsera Municipality
Općina Vrsar - Comune di Orsera[1]

Vrsar old harbor

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Vrsar/Orsera

Location of Vrsar/Orsera in Croatia

Coordinates: 45°09′N 13°36′E / 45.150°N 13.600°E / 45.150; 13.600Coordinates: 45°09′N 13°36′E / 45.150°N 13.600°E / 45.150; 13.600
Country  Croatia
County Istria
Government
  Major Franko Štifanić (IDS)
Population (2001)
  Total 2,703
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website vrsar.hr

Vrsar/Orsera (Venetian: Orsera) is a village in Istria, Croatia.

History

Vrsar/Orsera was first part of the Venetian Commonwealth, then of the Kingdom of Italy. After the fall of Napoleon was under Austrian-Hungarian Empire up to 1915 then became part of Italy (1918–1947) after was part of Yugoslavia since 1991 when reincorporated in the Republic of Croatia.

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