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The ruins of the medival Dvigrad castle and its surrounding village are located on the penninsula of Istria, Croatia. It was founded in the 9th century and was abandoned in the 17th century.
Istria (Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Italian: Istria; Istriot: Eîstria), 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 Bay of Kvarner. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.