Eastern Europe CROATIA ROVINJ Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia, is a democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans and the Mediterranean. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Rovinj/Rovigno (Latin: Ruginium) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (2011). Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Istriot, a Romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by some of the residents. The town is officially bilingual, Italian and Croatian, hence both town names are official and equal. Rovinj/Rovigno was already a settlement of Venetian or Illyrian tribes before being captured by the Romans, who called it Arupinium or Mons Rubineus, and later Ruginium and Ruvinium. Built on an island close to the coast, it became connected to the mainland much later, in 1763, by filling in the channel. Rovinj, july 2015. Rovinj was eventually incorporated into the Byzantine Empire, later becoming part of the Exarchate of Ravenna in the 6th century, before being taken over by the Frankish Empire in 788. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015. Croatia North Adriatic Sea, Rovinj 5-12 july 2015.