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Plomin

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A picturesque, but almost deserted small town, lies above the deep cutting of the Plomin Bay. A large thermal power plant is located in the vicinity. Plomin is an attractive weekend resort due to its cultural and historical heritage and the vista point of Plomin (Vidikovac) which offers a nice view on the Big Straits of the Kvarner Gulf, the island of Cres, and the Rijeka Gulf with the city of Rijeka, offering a unique experience of the beauty of the landscape. There is a motel on Vidikovac.
PLOMIN, a small town on the south-eastern coast of Istria, 14 km northeast of Labin; elevation 30 m; population 137. Situated on a hill, 168 m above the Plomin Cove, the lower part of which was submerged to form the Plomin Bay. In the ancient times (Flanona), an important centre of the region of Kvarner, named after the town Sinus Flanaticus. Lies on the main road (M2, E751) Rijeka - Pula.

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