Vodnjan is a small city located in the Istria region. It is approximately 13km away from the city of Pula. Italian name of the town is Dignano.

The area is inhabited by around six thousand people. It has a very diverse population which consists among others of Croats, Italians, Bosniaks, Serbs and Montenegrins.

Interesting fact: some of the old native residents speak an Istriot language called “Bumbaro”. Those people are called “Bumbari”.