Strunjan

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 (123.7 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	659
[1]

Strunjan (pronounced [stɾuˈnjaːn] ^ⓘ; Italian: Strugnano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

External links

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