Matulji
Matulji (Italian: Mattuglie) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) west of the city of Rijeka, north of the town of Opatija, and it borders Slovenia. Matulji is first mentioned in written historical sources in the middle of the 17th century, and it is preceded by the surname Matulja, which was originally recorded as Matuglia. As early as the beginning of the 19th century, official documents recorded the name of the settlement in its current form – Matulji.
Matulji | |
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| Matulji Municipality Općina Matulji | |
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Matulji Location of Matulji in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 14°19′E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vedran Kinkela (SDP) |
| • Municipal council | 17 members |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 176.6 km2 (68.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 10,773 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,566 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51211 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
| Website | matulji |
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