Brtonigla

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Brtonigla (Italian: Verteneglio) is a small town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria, Croatia, 6 km southwest of Buje; elevation 141 m. It is located on the regional road Buje - Novigrad. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture and vegetable growing.

On this location once there was the Roman settlement Ortus Niger. The place was first mentioned in 1102. The neo-Baroque church of St. Zeno from 1861 was built on the location of an older church from 1480. The preserved structures from the time of the older church are the 36-m high bell tower, the bells (from 1512), the Baroque baptismal font from the 17th century and, located in the chapel of All Saints, the stone altar with a wooden retable and the sculptures of the Holy Virgin and saints. The village chapel of St.

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[Local tourist association]

Cities and Municipalities of Istria County
Cities and towns: Pula \| Pazin \| Poreč \| Buje \| Buzet \| Labin \| Novigrad \| Rovinj \| Umag \| Vodnjan Municipalities: Bale \| Barban \| Brtonigla \| Cerovlje \| Fažana \| Gračišće \| Grožnjan \| Kanfanar \| Karojba \| Kaštelir-Labinci \| Kršan \| Lanišće \| Ližnjan \| Lupoglav \| Marčana \| Medulin \| Motovun \| Oprtalj \| Pićan \| Raša \| Sveti Lovreč \| Sveta Nedelja \| Sveti Petar u Šumi \| Svetvinčenat \| Tinjan \| Višnjan \| Vižinada \| Vrsar \| Žminj

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