Kanfanar
Kanfanar
Canfanaro | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Kanfanar municipality in Istria | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 13°50′E / 45.117°N 13.833°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Istria County |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 23.1 sq mi (59.9 km2) |
| • Urban | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 1,498 |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) |
| • Urban | 485 |
| • Urban density | 210/sq mi (81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52341 Žminj |
| Area code | 052 |
| Website | kanfanar |
Kanfanar (Italian: Canfanaro) is a settlement and a municipality in Istria, Croatia.
Kanfanar lies at the interchange of the Istrian Y motorway A8 and A9, as well as on the Divača – Pula-Pola railway, and was formerly the junction of a branchline to Rovinj-Rovigno. In the 18th century, Kanfanar became a municipal center, and it is known for sacred monuments such as the church of St. Silvester from the 13th century, the church of St. Mary of Lakuć from the 14th century and the church of St. Agate from the 10th century.