Strunjan

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Strunjan Strugnano (Italian)
Strunjan
Strunjan Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′2.61″N 13°36′24.5″E / 45.5340583°N 13.606806°E / 45.5340583; 13.606806
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Piran
Area
• Total	3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	37.7 m (124 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	659

Strunjan (pronounced [stɾuˈnjaːn] ^ⓘ; Italian: Strugnano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Geography

The Strunjan Nature Reserve, located along a 4 km stretch of Adriatic coast to the north of the settlement, is the longest section of unspoiled coastline in the entire Gulf of Trieste.

Marian apparition

The former monastic church, now the parish church, in the settlement is dedicated to the Marian apparition at this place, in the night of August 14, 1512.^{[citation needed]}

Events

Since 2001, Strunjan has held an annual persimmon festival (Slovene: Praznik kakijev) every November. Together with the Vipava Valley and the Gorizia Hills, Strunjan has a favorable microclimate for persimmon cultivation, producing 30% of Slovenia's annual persimmon crop on about 20 hectares.

References

External links

• Media related to Strunjan at Wikimedia Commons
• Strunjan on Geopedia

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