Porec (Italian Parenzo, Latin Parentium), ( lat. 45.2258 N, long. 13.5939 E, alt. 29 m), is a city and port on the western coast of Istria peninsula, in Istria county, Croatia.Porec is almost 2,000 years old, and is based on a harbor protected from the sea by a small island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas). The city population of around 7,600 is residing mostly in the outskirts, outside of its historic core. With nearby municipalities included, there are 12,000 inhabitants, 18,000 within the Porec municipality limits. City area covers 142 km², with the 37 km long shoreline streaching from the Mirna river near Novigrad to Funtana and Vrsar in the south.
1 Climate
The local climate is extremely mild, free of the oppressive summer heat. The month of August is the hottest averaging 24 °C in conditions of low humidity while January is the caldest with an averageIn mathematics, there are numerous methods for calculating the average or central tendency of a set of n numbers. The most common method, and the one generally referred to simply as the average is the arithmetic mean. Please see the table of mathematical of 5 °C. There is more than 3850 hours of sunThe Sun (also called Sol is the star in our solar system. Planet Earth orbits the Sun. Other bodies that orbit the Sun include other planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and dust. Not all objects passing through the solar system have been orbitally capt insulation a yearA year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. By extension, this can be applied to any planet: for example, "Martian year". Seasonal year A seasonal year is the time between successive recurrenceswhat is averageIn mathematics, there are numerous methods for calculating the average or central tendency of a set of n numbers. The most common method, and the one generally referred to simply as the average is the arithmetic mean. Please see the table of mathematical more than 10 hours of sunshine during the summer days. Sea temperatures are up to 25 °C what is above expected comparing to the coastUnited States postal stamp. A coast is that part of an island or continent that borders an ocean, gulf, sea, or large lake. In geology and geography, the coast extends inland from the shoreline. The terms coast and coastal refer to the condition of being of southern Croatia where the airAir is a name for the mixture of gases present in the Earth's atmosphere. Compressed air is often used in scuba diving as a shallow water breathing gas and to inflate buoyancy devices. Compressed air is also used as a source of energy for pneumatic tools. temeratures are higher. The average annual rainfall of 920 mm is equally distributed troughout the year. Winds here are bura or bora, bringing the cald and clear weather from the north in winters, "Jugo", (jug=south in Croatian language), warm wind from south bringing rain. The summer breeze blowing from the land to the sea is "Maestral".
2 Physical characteristics
The grotto ( cave), of Beredine the only open geological monument of Istria is in the vicinity. Lim fjord ,(Limski kanal) is a 12 km long fjord-like structure, created by the river Pazincica eroding the ground on its way into the sea. Boulders of quartz are occasionally found here usually exposed by the sea.
Landscape is rich in Mediterranean vegetation with pine woods and the green macchi mostly of the holm oak and strawberry tree. For generations, fertile blood red land, ( Terra rossa or Crljenica), mixed with stones is used in agriculture, (cereals, orchard, olive gardens, vegetables). Today, production of organic food, olives, grapes quality vines, as Malvazija, Borgonja, Merlot, Pinot, Teran) is significant.
