What is "istria"

Istria (; Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Italian: Istria; Istriot: Eîstria; German: Istrien), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.

Istria may refer to

• Istria, a large peninsula in northern Adriatic Sea shared by Croatia, Slovenia and Italy
  • Istria County, present-day county of Croatia whose territory includes almost 90 percent of the peninsula
  • Slovene Istria, present-day region of Slovenia which includes northwestern portion of the peninsula
  • March of Istria, a historical county located on the peninsula
  • 183 Istria, an asteroid discovered in 1878 named after the peninsula
• Istria (Milan Metro), a subway station in Milan, Italy
• Istria, Constanța, a commune in Romania, located near Histria (ancient city) on the western coast of the Black Sea
• Istria, a IYRU 15mR racing yacht designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and launched in 1912

The 15mR racing yacht Istria was designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built at the Camper & Nicholsons yard in Gosport, Hampshire, in 1912 for Sir Charles Carrick Allom. She was the first large yacht to be built with laminated frames and planking to save weight, the first to feature a marconi topmast and the first to feature a dinghy cockpit. She was broken up in 1924 in Norway.

Istria is a station on Line 5 of Milan Metro.