Hum, Croatia

Hum (Italian: Colmo; German: Cholm) is a settlement, administratively located in the town of Buzet, in the central part of Istria, Croatia. The elevation is 349 m.

This article is about a village. For the eponymous mountains in Croatia, see Mount Hum.
Hum
Village
View of Hum
View of Hum
Official seal of Hum
Seal
Hum is located in Croatia
Hum
Hum
Coordinates: 45°20′53″N 14°3′0″E
Country Croatia
County Istria
Municipality Buzet
Area
[1]
 • Total5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2)
Elevation
1,145 ft (349 m)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total52
 • Density10/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52420 Buzet
Area code052
Websitewww.hum.hr

History

On its western side, the town is enclosed by walls and on the remaining sides houses are built into the defensive walls. It was first mentioned in documents dating from 1102, at which time it was called Cholm which is derived from the Italian name Colmo. A bell and watch tower was built in 1552 as part of the town's defenses beside the town loggia.[3]

The town's parish church of the Assumption of Mary, with its classical facade was built in 1802 on the site of an earlier church which was built by the local master Juraj Gržinić.[4]

The "Hum Glagolitic wall writings" are preserved in the church, written in the formative period of Glagolitic (the second half of the 12th century) and they are one of the oldest examples of Croatian Glagolitic literary culture in the Middle Ages. The town's museum displays a few Glagolitic writings.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 52.[2] It had a population of 30 people per the 2011 census.

  • Parish church of the Assumption of Mary
    Parish church of the Assumption of Mary
  • Houses in Hum
    Houses in Hum
  • A street in Hum
    A street in Hum
  • Hum railway station
    Hum railway station
  • Hum bell tower
    Hum bell tower

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 27, Zagreb (1999); ISBN 953-178-097-8
  4. Colmo. Retrieved 18 December 2016. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Media related to Hum at Wikimedia Commons

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