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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Buzet
| official_name      = Town of Buzet<br />Grad Buzet<br />''Città di Pinguente''
| native_name        = 
| other_name         = Pinguente
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities and towns in Croatia|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Buzet-Stari grad.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = View of Buzet
| image_flag         = Zastava Buzeta.svg
| flag_size          = 
| image_seal         = 
| seal_size          = 
| nickname           = 
| image_map          = Buzet city map.png
| mapsize            = 
| map_caption        = Location of Buzet municipality in Istria
| pushpin_map        = Croatia
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|25|N|13|58|E|region:HR-18|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{CRO}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Regions of Croatia|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Istria]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Counties of Croatia|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[File:Zastava Istarske županije.svg|border|23px]] [[Istria County]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Municipalities of Croatia|Municipality]]
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Damir Kajin]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|SDP]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buzet.hr/index.php?id=54|title = Grad Buzet}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 169.0
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_urban_km2     = 6.7
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref>
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_total   = 5999
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 2339
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_metro   = 
| population_note    = 
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = 52420 Buzet
| area_code          = 052
| blank_name         = 
| blank_info         = 
| website            = {{URL|buzet.hr}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Buzet''' ({{IPA|hr|bǔzet|lang|small=no}}; {{langx|it|'''Pinguente'''|i=no|links=no}}; {{langx|la|Piquentum}}) is a town in [[Istria]], west [[Croatia]], population 6,133 (2011).<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011|S|18|0434|accessdate=2013-12-31}}</ref> The historical core of Buzet dates back to the [[Middle Ages]], and today Buzet is known as the town of [[truffle]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISTRA.HR |url=https://www.istra.hr/en/destinations/buzet |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=www.istra.hr |language=en}}</ref> Buzet is also known as the home of Croatian motorsport, and every year the "Buzetskidani" [[hill climb]] race is held here. It is currently part of the [[European Hill Climb Championship]].

==History==
Already at the time of [[Venetian Republic|Venetian]] rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water.

==Geography==
A few kilometers to the west is the ancient castle of [[Pietrapelosa]].<ref name=BFras>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.gore-ljudje.net/informacije/69537/
 |title=Strange ruins in northern Istria
 |language=sl
 |date=10 September 2011
 |author=Bruno Fras
 |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref>

The ''Buzetskki kanjon'' is located by Selce, opposite the cliffs of Pengari, whose northern portion lie below a slope called [[Ponikve, Pengari|Ponikve]].<ref name="TK25">{{cite map |date=2011 |author=Državna geodetska uprava |title=Topografska karta 1:25 000 (TK25) |url=https://geoportal.dgu.hr}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the 2021 census, its population was 5,999 with 2,339 living in the town proper.<ref name="Census 2021" />

In 2011 the total municipal population was 6,133 people, distributed in the following [[naselja|settlements]] (with population shown in parentheses):<ref name="census2011"/>

[[Baredine]] (43), 
[[Bartolići]] (43), 
[[Barušići, Istria County|Barušići]] (95), 
[[Benčići, Buzet|Benčići]] (uninhabited),
[[Blatna Vas]] (7), 
[[Brnobići, Buzet|Brnobići]] (52), 
'''Buzet''' (1,679),
[[Cunj]] (19), 
[[Čiritež]] (76), 
[[Črnica]] (45), 
[[Duričići]] (2), 
[[Erkovčići]] (43), 
[[Forčići]] (22), 
[[Gornja Nugla]] (76), 
[[Hum, Croatia|Hum]] (30), 
[[Juradi]] (75), 
[[Juričići]] (88), 
[[Kajini]] (17), 
[[Klarići]] (39), 
[[Kompanj]] (36), 
[[Kosoriga]] (19), 
[[Kotli, Croatia|Kotli]] (1), 
[[Kras, Istria County|Kras]] (12), 
[[Krbavčići]] (58), 
[[Krkuž]] (19), 
[[Krti, Croatia|Krti]] (80), 
[[Krušvari]] (72), 
[[Mala Huba]] (68), 
[[Mali Mlun]] (64), 
[[Marčenegla]] (100), 
[[Marinci, Istria County|Marinci]] (49), 
[[Martinci, Croatia|Martinci]] (20), 
[[Medveje]] (31), 
[[Negnar]] (21), 
[[Paladini]] (47), 
[[Pengari]] (22), 
[[Peničići]] (46), 
[[Perci (Buzet)|Perci]] (52), 
[[Počekaji]] (41), 
[[Podkuk]] (1), 
[[Podrebar, Istria County|Podrebar]] (12), 
[[Pračana]] (98), 
[[Prodani, Croatia|Prodani]] (71), 
[[Račice, Croatia|Račice]] (16), 
[[Račički Brijeg]] (51), 
[[Rim, Istria County|Rim]] (36), 
[[Rimnjak]] (19), 
[[Roč]] (153), 
[[Ročko Polje]] (173), 
[[Salež]] (7), 
[[Selca, Istria County|Selca]] (60), 
[[Seljaci]] (19), 
[[Senj, Istria County|Senj]] (24), 
[[Sirotići]] (13), 
[[Sovinjak]] (27), 
[[Sovinjska Brda]] (23), 
[[Sovinjsko Polje]] (22), 
[[Stanica Roč]] (63), 
[[Strana, Croatia|Strana]] (56), 
[[Sušići]] (6), 
[[Sveti Donat]] (83), 
[[Sveti Ivan, Buzet|Sveti Ivan]] (227), 
[[Sveti Martin, Buzet|Sveti Martin]] (1,011),
[[Šćulci]] (39), 
[[Škuljari]] (47), 
[[Štrped]] (189), 
[[Ugrini]] (48), 
[[Veli Mlun]] (63), 
[[Vrh, Istria County|Vrh]] (124)

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Buzet |p1857=7525 |p1869=8158 |p1880=9250 |p1890=9804 |p1900=10686 |p1910=11562 |p1921=12984 |p1931=10496 |p1948=9521 |p1953=8838 |p1961=7088 |p1971=5895 |p1981=6168 |p1991=6295 |p2001=6059 |p2011=6133 |p2021=5999}}

{{Historical populations
|title  = Historical population<br/> of Buzet
|shading     = off
|source = Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005
|1880 |9250
|1890 |9804
|1900 |10686
|1910 |11562
|1921 |12984
|1931 |10496
|1948 |9521
|1953 |8838
|1961 |7088
|1971 |5895
|1981 |6168
|1991 |6295
|2001 |6059
|2011 |6133
|2021 |5999
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Stari grad, Buzet, Istria (2024-10-06 1).jpg|Buzet Old Town
File:Buzet – Distant view - 01.jpg|Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
File:Buzet Croatia.jpg|Town and surrounding landscape
File:Kolodvor Buzet.jpg|Railway station
File:Buzet2.JPG|Street in Buzet
File:Stari grad, Buzet, Istria (2024-10-06 2).jpg|Buzet old town
File:Buzet, the town hall.jpg|Buzet Court Hall
File:Roman Bull Pinguente 02.jpg|[[Roman sculpture|Roman]] tombstone with bas-relief depicting a bull, 1st century AD
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Buzet (Croatia)|Buzet}}
* [http://www.buzet.hr www.buzet.hr]
* [http://see-croatia.com/index.php?level=album&id=46 Pictures of Buzet]

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