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ABBAZIA , a popular summer and See also:winter resort of See also:Austria, in See also:Istria, 56 m . S.E. of See also:Trieste by See also:rail . Pop . (1900) 2343 . It is situated on the Gulf of Quarnero in a sheltered position at the See also:foot of the See also:Monte See also:Maggiore (4580 ft.), and is surrounded by beautiful See also:woods of See also:laurel . The See also:average temperature is 5o° Fahr. in winter, and 770 Fahr. in summer . The old See also:abbey, See also:San Giacomo della Priluca, from which the See also:place derives its name, has been converted into a See also:villa . Abbazia is frequented annually by about 16,000 visitors . The whole See also:sea-See also:coast to the See also:north and See also:south of Abbazia is rocky and picturesque, and contains several smaller winter-resorts . The largest of them is Lovrana (pop . 513), situated 5 M. to the south . |
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