Pula Off The Beaten Path

Among so many Roman remains, this engraved doorway bearing the date of 1756 can be considered as a relatively recent! I have not been able to decipher the meaning of the letters on the right : R D V B F F.

With its busy industrial, military and fishing harbors, the city of Pula is strongly sea oriented. This monument reminds that evidence and at the same time reminds that it has also a strong anchorage with inland Istria.

In the park between Sergijevaca ulica and the sea front, you will find a bronze cast miniature representation of the city of Pula. The arena, in the center allows to position. In the background, the castle is surrounded by streets describing a circle with Sergijevaca ulica and the forum.

Who reminds, besides locals, that in 1945 a wide zone, including Trieste/Trst, Istria, Fiume/Rijeka, which future was unsettled was temporary under Allied military occupation. In 1947 the Free Territory of Trieste (FTT) was created under UN auspices. The Free Territory included the city of Trieste/Trst and a coastal zone of Istria, running from Duino along the Gulf of Trieste to Cittanova/Novigrad.
When the Security Council was unable to agree on a governor for the territory, Anglo-American forces occupied Zone A, consisting of Italian-speaking Trieste and its environs, while the Yugoslavs occupied Zone B, the remainder of the Free Territory. Tension between Italy and Yugoslavia continued until 1954, when, in a compromise agreement reached under Western auspices, Zone A was placed under Italian administration and Zone B under Yugoslav civil administration. The solution amounted to a partition of the Free Territory, which then ceased to exist.

Monument erected to honor the national heroes 1941-1945. In Istria, many cities and sometimes in the country, along a road, you will find monuments to honor those who gave their life for their country. The death toll was very heavy.

For full view, click on the little picture !

This brass sign of "Forum ljekarna-farmacia" made me think of the Romans, clad in their tunic, going to chat on the forum and popping into at the chemist's to buy some aspirin because writing in Roman number gave them the headache !

Here, a series of plates for offices of the Istria region, acting as local ministry or departments. They show clearly that Istria is a region with two official languages, Italian and Croat. On most plates, both languages are used.

Antonio Smareglia was born in Pula in 1854. His father was from Vodjnan.
He was a composer of operas. His most prominent works are " Nozze Istriane" and " Oceana".

* 1876 - Caccia Lontana,
* 1876 - Leonora
* 1879 - Preziosa.
* 1882 - Bianca Da Cervia.
* 1887 - Re Nala,
* 1889 - Vassallo Di Szigeth.
* 1893 - Cornill Schut
* 1895 - Nozze Istriane.
* 1897 - Falena.
* 1903 - Oceana
* 1911 - Abisso
* 1918-1929 - Salve Regina, Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Canzoni Gradesi.

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