Pula, Hırvatistan Güncel Saati — CEST.

Pula, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991.

Distance-wise, Pula is closest to London (~1,269 km), Dubai (~4,295 km), New York (~6,816 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 16,201 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Pula sits inside Hırvatistan — the Southeast Europe subregion, capital Zagreb, languages Croatian, currency EUR (€).

Around Pula, the nearest mapped reference cities are Rijeka (69 km), Koper (76 km), Trieste (87 km), Monfalcone (107 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for CEST planning.

Upcoming country holiday signals around Pula: International Workers' Day, National Day, Corpus Christi. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Hırvatistan.

Closest curated airport references from Pula: ZAG Velika Gorica (199 km).

In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.