Piran is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Piran, Slovenia: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Piran is the birthplace of Giuseppe Tartini, born here on 8 April 1692: the violinist's house is a museum, and the town's music festival and theatre carry his name. It is a compact Venetian harbour on a peninsula of Slovenian Istria, facing the gulf of Trieste.
Origins and history
The place is recorded in the early Middle Ages, in Latin as Pyrrhanum, and was joined to the Italian kingdom in 840; in 952, as part of the March of Friuli, it entered the German Empire, and after 1209 the Patriarch of Aquileia held the title of margrave of Istria. The Istrian towns kept their own administration and legislation — Piran adopted its statute in 1274 — but in 1283 it had to accept the rule of Venice, which lasted until 1797. In 1812, under French rule, a naval battle between English and French ships was fought in its waters. After the First World War the Treaty of Rapallo of 1920 assigned the whole of Istria to Italy.
Key facts
- Country: Slovenia
- Region: Slovenian Istria
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 45.5287°N, 13.5702°E
What is on in Piran
- Birth Anniversary: Giuseppe Tartini — April 8, 1692 — 8 April 2027
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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