Matulji


Matulji is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is located west of the city of Rijeka, north of the town of Opatija, and it borders Slovenia.

Municipality

There are a total of 11,246 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following
settlements:
In the 2011 census, 90.87% were Croats.

Transport

The municipality is of great transportation importance because of the major railway and highway networks connecting Rijeka with Ljubljana and Trieste to the west, Zagreb and Split to the east and Pula to the south through the Učka tunnel. Sixty five percent of the annual Croatian border traffic takes place through four international border crossings - Pasjak, Rupa, Mune, and Lipa on the Slovenian side, is also in the municipality.
The Opatija - Matulji railway station, the principal railway station for Opatija and surrounding municipalities, was constructed and opened in 1873.
The A7 motorway starts in the northern part of the municipality, on the border crossing with Slovenia and connects with the A8 expressway at the south, next to Rijeka and Opatija.

Folklore

The region is well known locally for its Istro-Romanian folklore, namely Zvončari during the carnival festivities.