Raša, Istria County
Rasa (Italian Arsia ) is a city and municipality in Istria County, Croatia. The community has 2011 3.183 inhabitants according to the census.
Geography
Rasa is located in the south-east of Istria, 10 m above sea level. A. in the valley of the brook Krapanski Potok, a tributary of the Rasa. The city lies 4.5 km southwest of Labin is situated on the edge of the bay Raška Draga, the estuary of the Rasa - stream. A railway line (only a sporadic freight) linking the port of Rasa to the node Lupoglava on the track ( Divača ) - Buzet- Pula.
History
The youngest city in Istria in 1936 planned and built on the basis of large coal deposits by architect Gustavo Pulitzer finals. In 1966, mining was discontinued for lack of profitability. Since everything was focused on the mining of coal, the further development of Rasa designed very difficult. The only notable branches of production are a small pottery in the city center and the agricultural economy. Therefore, a large part of the workforce Rasa works in Labin Rabac or.
Cities: Buje | Buzet | Labin | Novigrad | Pazin | Porec | Pula | Rovinj | Umag | Vodnjan
Communities: Bale | Barban | Brtonigla | Cerovlje | Fažana | Funtana | Gračišće | Grožnjan | Kanfanara | Karojba | Kaštelir - Labinci | Kršan | Lanišće | Medulin | Lupoglava | Marčana | Medulin | Motovun | Oprtalj | Pićan | Rasa | Sveta Nedelja | Sveti lovreč | Sveti Petar u Šumi | Svetvinčenat | Tar -Vabriga | Tinjan | Višnjan | Vižinada | Vrsar | Žminj
- Place in the County of Istria