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Labinština is a peninsula which is 25 km long and 13 km wide. It is located on the eastern coast of Istria County in Croatia, and was named after the city of Labin which had control of the territory. Istria County was occupied by many invaders throughout its history. The County was made up of 16 Comuni; one of these was Albona/Labin. Labin was the head township of the Labinština peninsula under the Roman Empire in 177 BC, during the Venice Republic between 1365-1799, the Austria-Hungary Empire between 1814-1918 and many other occupations by foreign armies. The meaning of Albona/Labin is "Al"= high and "bon"= colony" (high colony) in the Celtic language. During the Venice and Austrian occupations, Istria was divided into farming fractions or townships ( comuni) each having a chief town called capo-comune.