Istria

Istria, an Austrian margraviate, forming a peninsula in the north-east corner of the Adriatic Sea, between the Gulf of Trieste and the Gulf of Fiume or Quarnero. Although a mountainous land, often swept by the sirocco and bora winds, it yields excellent olive-oil and wine. Area, with the adjacent islands, 1812 sq. m.; pop. (1880) 292,000; (1885) 299,911, many of whom are engaged in seafaring life. Capital, Rovigno.—For Dora d'Istria, see GHIKA.