Rabac
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rabac
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| other_name = Porto Albona
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Istria County}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = File:Zastava Grada Labina.pngLabin
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| area_total_km2 = 5.3
| elevation_m = 200
| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 1257
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 52220 Labin
| area_code = 52
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Rabac ({{langx|it|Porto Albona}}) is a Croatian resort town on Kvarner Bay, just southeast of Labin, in Istria.{{cite web|title=Rabac - The pearl of the Kvarner bay|url=http://www.rabac-labin.com/en/2-rabac|work=rabac-labin.com|publisher=City of Rabac-Labin tourist board|accessdate=11 May 2014}}
Long a small fishing port, Rabac has grown in the 1970s into a resort town with numerous villas and apartment buildings.
The Rabac Festival is an annual electronic music festival that has been held there for many years; 3000 people attended in 2002.
History
Up until the end of the 19th century, Rabac was a small fishing village. British explorer Richard Francis Burton visited the village in 1876 and mentioned it his book The Seaboard of Istria. The first summer mansion was built at that time by the Prohaska family but got later destroyed during World War II. The first hotel in Rabac, named Quarnaro, was opened on 11 June 1889.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,257.
{{Historical populations|align=left
|1880|126|1890|195|footnote=sources:{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
|7=1910|18=1046|1900|24=1393|23=2011|22=1472|21=2001|20=1373|19=1991|17=1981|8=345|16=737|15=1971|275|13=1961|12=290|11=1953|10=346|9=1948|14=478|25=2021|26=1257}}
=Notable people=
- Franka Batelić, musician, grew up in Rabac.{{cite news | url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/celebrity/vedran-corluka-i-franka-batelic-uzivaju-u-istri---476207.html| title=Nakon operacije Ćorluka uživa uz voljenu Franku| work=Dnevnik Nove TV|language=Croatian|date= May 11, 2017| accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
- Elis Lovrić, musician, grew up in Rabac.{{cite news|url=http://novilist.hr/Kultura/Ostalo/Pronasla-sam-svoj-put-Bili-smo-kod-glumice-pjevacice-i-pjesnikinje-Elis-Lovric|author=Hribar, Svjetlana|title= "Pronašla sam svoj put": Bili smo kod glumice, pjevačice i pjesnikinje Elis Lovrić|date=19 July 2017|accessdate=22 January 2019|work=Novi list|language=Croatian}}
Tourism
Regular music concerts are held at Rabac beach and in the hotels. Magic shows at night are prevalent as are comedians. Tourist expeditions to Venice, Dubrovnik and Krka are common and operate daily at 1 and 3 pm. Fishing tours are also common and cost about 100 kuna.
=Hotels=
Three major hotels and a camping site are situated on the first beach. Along the 'Riva' apartments are available for rent. Along the second beach and Girandella countless hotels are situated, of particular note, the locally famous Albona hotel.
Climate
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="14" |Climate data for Rabac |
| Month
!Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !Year |
|---|
| Maximum sea temperature °C
|14 |12 |13 |16 |21 |26 |26 |27 |26 |22 |18 |16 |;border-left-width:medium"|20 |
| Minimum sea temperature °C
|9 |10 |10 |12 |14 |19 |22 |22 |20 |17 |15 |12 |;border-left-width:medium"|15 |
| Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source: SeaTemperature.org{{cite web |url=https://www.seatemperature.org/europe/croatia/rabac.htm |title=Rabac Sea Temperature |publisher=SeaTemperature.org |access-date=23 October 2021 }} |
Education
Although Rabac is better known as a travel and tourism destination, the Matija Vlačić Primary School offers four grades of primary education for the local students.{{cite news | url=http://www.5portal.hr/vijesti_detalj.php?id=14517| title=Grad Labin i Valamar Riviera osigurali besplatan školski prijevoz učenicima OŠ Matije Vlačića Rabac| work=5Portal|language=Croatian|date= September 5, 2017| accessdate=January 11, 2020}} For the higher grades and secondary education students have to travel to the nearby city of Labin.{{cite news | url=http://www.radiolabin.hr/news_details.php?id=12935| title=Valamar Riviera i ove godine osigurala besplatan školski prijevoz učenika Osnovne škole Matije Vlačića iz Područne škole Rabac| work=Radio Labin|language=Croatian|date= September 11, 2018| accessdate=January 11, 2020}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Rabac}}
- {{Official website|https://www.rabac-labin.com/en/2-rabac|Official website}}
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{{Labin municipality}}
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