{"id":3579,"date":"2018-11-15T09:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T07:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkstrunjan.si\/presezniki\/kulturna-krajina\/"},"modified":"2020-07-20T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T12:06:16","slug":"strunjan-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"presezniki","link":"https:\/\/parkstrunjan.si\/en\/experience\/strunjan-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"Strunjan peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The natural attributes of the Strunjan Peninsula, its Mediterranean climate and lee position in particular, have enabled the population of this area and the development of traditional economic activities in harmony with nature.<\/p>\n

Dispersed settlement, terrace farming, an inshore fishery and artisanal salt-making have moulded a cultural landscape characterised by a variety of living and cultural environments.<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/i> History and Development<\/a><\/h3>
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The earliest evidence of the settlement of the Peninsula of Strunjan dates back to antiquity and has been discovered in the areas of St. Bassus and Cape Ronek: a Roman villa rustica<\/em> (a countryside villa, often the hub of a large agricultural estate), piers of an ancient port, now submerged due to the gradual sea level rise throughout the centuries, and individual smaller architectural remains.<\/p>\n

The area was first mentioned in archival sources in the 11th<\/sup> century, when the Patriarch of Aquileia Poppo of Treffen donated it to the Benedictine convent of St. Mary in Aquileia. The place name Strugnano, was first entered into official documents in 1284, and is believed to originate from the Latin word Stronnianum, meaning Stronnio\u2019s. In the 4th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> centuries, in fact, it was customary for territories to be named after owners of the largest local estates, so it can be assumed that Stronnianum used to be the designation of a property owned by a person named Stronnio. And, eventually, from the medieval Italian toponym the Slovene derivative Strunjan developed.<\/p>\n

Throughout history, the town evolved in close interrelation with neighbouring Piran. While the latter grew from a late antiquity settlement into a typical medieval centre, Strunjan remained, thanks to its climate perfect for salt-making and its fertile land ideal for the cultivation of field and garden crops, fruit, olive trees and vine, Piran\u2019s steadfast natural economic hinterland.<\/p>\n

During the years of Trieste\u2019s greatest prosperity in the late 18th<\/sup> century and up until the end of WWII, agriculture was the key economic activity of this area. The farmers of Strunjan for the most part carried their products to the markets of Trieste by boat – mostly early yield from their gardens and orchards, which cropped heavily in the microclimate of the sunny plots and terraces. Later, they focussed more on olive oil, wine and persimmon production, and in more recent years on artichoke growing and mussel farming in the coastal area.<\/p>\n

The economic situation of the town, which was dependent on the port of Piran for large transports, changed radically in the beginning of the 20th<\/sup> century with the construction of the Trieste-Pore\u010d narrow-gauge railway line, which made a stop in Strunjan. The new, more convenient land links fostered the progress of the entire Istrian Peninsula, but in particular of the inland, higher areas, which had previously been virtually cut off from the coastal towns. In this period, several villas and guesthouses were built in Strunjan. Although the Trieste-Pore\u010d line was discontinued in the early 1930s, the construction of various tourist facilities in the town continued, with motor vehicle traffic superseding the railway system, and progress being spurred on by the reinvigorated tourism in the neighbouring town of Portoro\u017e.<\/p>\n

A turning point in the development of Strunjan and its surroundings was the designation of the area as a landscape park following ordinances passed by the Izola and Piran municipalities in 1990, and the subsequent placement of the park under state-level protection in 2004. Landscape Park Strunjan was founded with the objective of promoting sustainable development that would be in line with natural value protection, as well as preservation of biological and landscape diversity, while not hampering the prospects of development for the population of the area.<\/p>\n

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With the construction of Pore\u010danka, tourism began to develop in Strunjan<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/span><\/i> Pine tree Avenue<\/a><\/h3>
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Upon the construction of the main Koper-Izola-Portoro\u017e stretch, pine trees were planted alongside, creating over the years a stone pine avenue of around 110 trees, their crowns touching to create a veritable tunnel, the longest and best-preserved in Slovenia. In 2004, it was declared a natural monument, part of Landscape Park Strunjan.<\/p>\n

If you had stood on this spot between 1930 and 1940, you would have seen the Strunjan Valley on its way to gradually taking the shape it has today. In 1935, the railway line Parenzana, which had passed through Strunjan for three full decades, was shut down and the role of connecting the littoral towns with the Istrian hinterland was taken over by roads.<\/p>\n

Interesting Facts<\/h5>\n