Bale,_Croatia

Bale (Italian: Valle d'Istria, Istro Romanian: Vale) is a small town and municipality in Istria County, Croatia. The origins of the settlement lie in the Roman stronghold of Castrum Vallis, built by Caius Palcrus to protect the salt-pan road from Pula to Poreč. The municipality covers a total area of 81.65 km2 (31.53 sq mi) and in 2011 had a total population of 1127. The town is officially bilingual, Italian and Croatian, hence both town names are official and equal. Bale is connected to the Croatian highway network by an exit on the A9 motorway (E751), part of the Istrian Y.

Bale,_Croatia

Bale (Italian: Valle d'Istria, Istro Romanian: Vale) is a small town and municipality in Istria County, Croatia. The origins of the settlement lie in the Roman stronghold of Castrum Vallis, built by Caius Palcrus to protect the salt-pan road from Pula to Poreč. The municipality covers a total area of 81.65 km2 (31.53 sq mi) and in 2011 had a total population of 1127. The town is officially bilingual, Italian and Croatian, hence both town names are official and equal. Bale is connected to the Croatian highway network by an exit on the A9 motorway (E751), part of the Istrian Y.