Crveni Vrh
  • Monte Rosso
  • Monterosso
Village
Crveni Vrh is located in Croatia
Crveni Vrh
Crveni Vrh
Coordinates: 45°27′24″N 13°32′17″E / 45.45667°N 13.53806°E / 45.45667; 13.53806
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Municipality Umag
Area
[1]
 • Total2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total177
 • Density66/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52475 Savudrija
Area code052

Crveni Vrh (Italian: Monte Rosso) is a coastal resort village on Savudrija peninsula in Umag municipality in Istria County, Croatia. It is located on Gulf of Piran with views towards Slovenian towns Portorož and Piran. Crveni Vrh real estate is one of the highest priced in Istria.[3] Srečko Katanec, the former football player and national team manager, owns a villa in Crveni Vrh.[4][5]

The western side of the Crveni Vrh is occupied exclusively by private houses and no hotels. The eastern side contains the Residence Skiper, one of the most luxurious and high priced apartment complexes in Istria, the Kempinski hotel, and the "only attractive golf location in Istria".[6]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 177.[2] It was 192 in 2011.[7]

There are no known all-year-round residents in Crveni Vrh. In the early 1960s,[4] a group of Slovenian families built first houses in the western Crveni Vrh, and most houses were built in the 1970s and 1980s.[8] The two cojoined areas of the western Crveni Vrh are known as Laura and Riva.[9] Over the past two decades, some houses were bought by Italian, Austrian, and Russian owners, but according to Glas Istre, "99 percent of the owners are Slovenian citizens".[10] The mayor of Umag argued that "Slovenian villa owners occupied two kilometers of the coast"[4] and built "private beaches and stairways".[5]

In a series of articles published by Glas Istre and Jutarnji list in 2020 and 2021, media and local politicians expressed outrage with the coastal adaptations made by owners of houses in Crveni Vrh, and suggested that the coastal line needs to be replaced by a beach walk.[11][12][13][14]

The residents are organized in a community association.[15] The association's neighbourhood watch guard is on alert for unwanted or potentially dangerous visitors, and alerts owners in case of storms or weather issues.[16] The association offers live webcams with the Crveni Vrh's Gulf of Piran views.[17]

Tourism

The five-star Kempinski Hotel Adriatic hotel offers "unique luxury" and in 2018 the hotel opened its beach.[18] The Residence Skiper is a resort of about a dozen apartment villas, several pools, tennis and basketball courts, and an 18-hole golf course.[19] The Residence Skiper, the beach, and the surrounding area is owned mostly by Miodrag Kostić, the wealthiest Serbian person.[20]

The area is one of the fastest developing in Croatia.[21][22] In 2021, in Crveni Vrh, Kostić started building Petram Resort which was named by daily Delo "this year's largest Croatian tourism investment."[23]

Crveni Vrh is home to Monte Rosso, the largest private olive tree estate in Croatia,[24][25] which is owned by two Slovenians.[24][26] When Slovenia confiscated the house of bankruptcy manager Brane Gorše,[27] it was the first out-of-country property that Slovenia had confiscated due to tax evasion.[28]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Pogledajte kakve se vile prodaju u Umagu, nekima su cijene i preko 30 milijuna kuna". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ a b c Brudar, Aleksander (2020-05-20). "Z bagri nad slovenske vikende!". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  5. ^ a b "Noro! SPORNA KATANČEVA VILA na Hrvaškem? Glejte, kaj so MORALI NAREDITI Hrvati! Kaj takega ..." Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  6. ^ "Gdje je nestao Golf? Nije ga niti bilo u Hrvatskoj, a Istra treba sedam do deset golf-igrališta". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01.
  7. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Crveni Vrh". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ^ Kladnik, Drago; Pipan, Primož; Gašperič, Primož (2014). Poimenovanja Piranskega zaliva (PDF). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC SAZU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  9. ^ "Zemljevid naselij Laura in Riva pri Crvenem vrhu". crvenivrh.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  10. ^ "VELIKA REPORTAŽA S FOTOGRAFIJAMA Čak dva kilometra obale u Umagu zauzeli su Slovenci s luksuznim vilama i nelegalnim privatnim prolazima do mora". Glas Istre HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  11. ^ "Glas Istre: Slovenci u naselju Crveni Vrh u Umagu betonirali plaže i označili ih svojim kućnim brojevima! I to nije sve". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23.
  12. ^ "Jutarnji list - Najprije su sagradili stepenice, onda moliće, a na kraju betonirali stijene. Dobili smo - rugobu!". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  13. ^ "Jutarnji list - Najdevastiraniji dio obale u Istri: 'Ovo je okupacije! Čak i lokalci izbjegavaju taj dio'". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  14. ^ "Jutarnji list - Grade ilegalne molove, prilaze za kuće i garaže, 'privatne' vezove: 'Pse su pustili na nas!'". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  15. ^ "Naslovnica". crvenivrh.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  16. ^ "Čuvaj". crvenivrh.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  17. ^ "Kamere". crvenivrh.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  18. ^ "Kempinski v Savudriji odprl pol milijona evrov vredno plažo #video". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  19. ^ "Home". Skiper Resort. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  20. ^ Primorske novice. "Kostić z luksuzno plažo pod hotelom v Savudriji".
  21. ^ "Financijski najveći europski projekt na području grada Umag gradi 60-ak kilometara nove kanalizacije".
  22. ^ "U Umagu će se do 2023. realizirati projekti vrijedni 570 milijuna kuna". Glas Istre.
  23. ^ "S Čisto vodo do raja na Savudriji". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  24. ^ a b "Monte Rosso - Slovenca na Hrvaškem zgradila največji vinsko-oljčni imperij". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  25. ^ "Slovenca, ki na Hrvaškem z vinom in oljem združujeta Istro". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  26. ^ "About us". Monterosso. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  27. ^ "Grozi mu zaplemba obmorske vile na Hrvaškem, ki je napisana na očeta in tasta". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  28. ^ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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