Sveta Nedelja, Istria

For other uses, see Sveta Nedelja (disambiguation).

Sveta Nedelja (Italian: Santa Domenica, also Santa Domenica d'Albona; takes its name from Saint Kyriake = Sancta Dominica; Venetian: Santa Domenega) is a municipality of twenty villages in Croatia. The three largest villages are municipal seat Nedešćina (604), Štrmac (439) and Šumber (village with castle, 381). Sveta Nedelja is located on a high plateau above the Raša river valley and in the hinterland of the town of Labin. ^[1]

Sveta Nedelja Santa Domenica
Municipality
Sveta Nedelja Municipality
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Location of Sveta Nedelja in Istria
Sveta Nedelja
Coordinates: 45°08′32″N 14°06′41″E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Area
• Total	2,312 sq mi (5,988 km2)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,898
• Density	1.3/sq mi (0.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52231 Nedešćina
Area code	052
Website	sv-nedelja.hr

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 2,898.^[2] It was 2,987 in 2011.^[3]

List of settlements

The municipality has 21 villages:

Cere Eržišće-Ersischie Frančići-Villa Frani Jurazini-Iurassini Kraj Drage-Riva Draga Mali Golji-Goglia Piccola Mali Turini-Turini Grande Marići-Marici Markoci-Marcozzi Nedešćina-Santa Domenica d'Albona Paradiž-Paradiso

Ružići-Rusici Santalezi-Santalesi Snašići-Torre Annunziata Sveti Martin-Vettua San Martino Štrmac-Stermazio Šumber-Sumber Veli Golji-Goglia Grande Veli Turini-Turini Piccola Vrećari-Vrezzari Županići-Zupanici

Population number according to the census[4]
1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
2.709	2.815	3.099	3.329	3.774	4.113	5.946	6.473	4.763	4.559	4.236	3.655	3.387	3.158	2.967	2.987

Note: Emerged from old Labin municipality. In 1857, 1869, 1921 and 1931 contains part of the data of the town Labin and municipality Raša, while in 1880 only of town Labin. In 1857, 1869, 1921 and 1931 part of the data is contained in municipality Kršan and Raša.