{"id":961,"date":"2015-06-23T11:23:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T09:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lag-sredisnjaistra.hr\/?page_id=961"},"modified":"2016-05-11T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:08:30","slug":"opcina-sveti-lovrec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lag-sredisnjaistra.hr\/en\/podrucje-lag-a\/opcina-sveti-lovrec\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipality of Sveti Lovre\u010d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"80px-Sveti_Lovre\u010d_(grb)\"<\/a>Municipality of Sveti Lovre\u010d was established in 1992, after the rearrangement of territorial administration. The name came from the patron saint, St. Laurent, so the Municipal holiday is August 10th. The town\u2019s placement on a mild uphill (elevation varies between 195 and 210 meters) that dominates the space of 22 settlements \u2013 villages and hamlets, speaks of its significant role in the past.<\/p>\n

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1.015 inhabitants, 54 km2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the 2011 Census, Municipality\u2019s population is 1.015, and the area is 54 km2.<\/p>\n

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Medieval democracy in Sveti Lovre\u010d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first mention of Sveti Lovre\u010d was on a map from 1030 as \u201ccastrum sancti Laurentii\u201d. In 1186, Sveti Lovre\u010d was already organized as a municipality (commune). It was the first organized rural municipality in Istria, and 4th municipality in entire Istria, after Trieste (1139), Pula (1145), and Koper (1182).<\/p>\n

The fortified town, castle Sveti Lovre\u010d voluntarily places itself under Venetian protection whose High Council accepts the protection over Sveti Lovre\u010d on November 25th, 1271 under the same conditions as for other towns: in the next two years the city will be ruled by a Podesta selected by the Doge. In order to supervise and to create a military link to the area, Venice created a special institution, the so called pazenatik, a Venetian country area. The head of this pazenatik is a Captain. Sveti Lovre\u010d becomes the seat for the Captain in 1304 and remains so until the seat was moved to Ra\u0161por near Buzet. The first Captain in Sveti Lovre\u010d was Pietro Zeno. Since Lovre\u010d was the seat of military power and directly under the rule of Venetian Senate with which it communicated direcly, the Town itself needed to be fortified, so the fortification system was built. Most of those still stand today. Within the town walls, the traditional administrative functions of the town were maintained, with many living areas along with a square, numerous shops and a small church. Since the walls of Sveti Lovre\u010d are oval in shape, the nearby buildings surround the town in the shape of a ring. Difficult living conditions, constant recruitments due to wars and illnesses, malaria and plague have resulted in a large depopulation of Lovre\u010d area so the immigration processes here will have the same form and dynamics as those in the coastal area of Istria. The situation in Lovre\u010d area is additionally more complicated by the vicinity of Pazin County in which Austria moved its undesirable citizens, especially the Uskoks after the Treaty of Madrid and the constant presence of defectors. The settlement will last until the end of 17th, and even into the 18th century, but those will be exclusively the defectors from the Pazin County with which the people of Lovre\u010d will be in conflict due to the constant invasions of defectors and brigands into Sveti Lovre\u010d territory.<\/p>\n

In order to improve their condition, the people from Lovre\u010d took an unprecedented measure – in the 16th century, they elected a new council of 10 members: 3 noblemen, 3 town\u2019s commoners and 4 representatives from Baderna and its area. This was a sort of general assembly of all strata of society and a democratic election that may well be a model for today. Lovre\u010d has thus secured a high level of autonomy that will, however, often clash with Venetian bureaucracy. The 18th century saw prosperity so the Podesta of Lovre\u010d was the second highest paid Podesta, after the Labin one, in Venetian Istria.<\/p>\n

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Natural treasure of Sveti Lovre\u010d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along slightly indented coastline of west Istria, there are several deep bays, of which Limski zaljev is partially on Sveti Lovre\u010d territory. It presents a natural occurrence of great scientific and aesthetic value, it was proclaimed special marine reserve in 1964, and today it is a significant mussel farm.<\/p>\n

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