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Piran ( Italian Pirano) is a town and municipality in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast. The municipality has 16,758 (2002) inhabitants and covers a 46.6 km² area. The town has 4,576 (2002) inhabitants on an 1 km² area. The municipality borders on the south with Croatia, on the north (on the sea) with Italy and on the east with the municipalities of Izola and Koper. The highest peak is 289 m high (Baretovec pri Padni). The municipality's festival is on the 15 october , which resebles the foundtaion of the first naval detachment Koper in the year 1944. The municipality has also a small international airport, which has a 1200 m runway, which will be expanded, and also a marina.

Piran is an old Mediterranean town situated at the tip of the Piran peninsula. The town resembles a large open-air museum, with medieval architecture and a rich culture heritage. Narrow streets and compact houses give the town its special charm. Piran is the administrative centre of the local area and one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions.

Piran is the birthplace of composer and violinist Giuseppe TartiniGiuseppe Tartini ( April 8, 1692 February 26, 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist born in Piran, a town of Istria, now in Slovenia. It appears Tartini's parents intended for him to become a Franciscan priest, and in this way he received the basic (born April 8April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1730 Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated. 1742 The first performance of George Frideric Hand, 1692Events February 13 Massacre of Glencoe March 1 The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. June 10 Salem Witch Trials: three women hanged for witchcraft. August 19 Salem Witch T), who played an important role in shaping its cultural heritage. The town's main square, Tartinijev trg, is named after him.

To mark the 200th anniversary of Tartini's birth, the people of Piran decided to erect a monument in his honour. Venetian artist Antonio dal Zotto was commissioned to create the larger-than-life bronze statue of the "maestro", which was eventually mounted on its pedestal in 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib. The statue dominates the square, overlooked by the Cathedral of St. George.

External links

• VR Panoramas of Piran
• Municipality of Piran