Rabac

• Name — Rabac • Other Name — Porto Albona • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Istria County • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Labin • Area Total Km2 — 5.3 • Elevation M — 200 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 1257 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 52220 Labin • Area Code — 52

Up until the end of the 19th century, Rabac was a small fishing village. British explorer Richard Francis Burton visited the village in 1876 and mentioned it his book The Seaboard of Istria. The first summer mansion was built at that time by the Prohaska family but got later destroyed during World War II. The first hotel in Rabac, named Quarnaro, was opened on 11 June 1889.

According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,257.

• Franka Batelić, musician, grew up in Rabac. • Elis Lovrić, musician, grew up in Rabac.

Regular music concerts are held at Rabac beach and in the hotels. Magic shows at night are prevalent as are comedians. Tourist expeditions to Venice, Dubrovnik and Krka are common and operate daily at 1 and 3 pm. Fishing tours are also common and cost about 100 kuna. • Illustration — Rabac promenade • Illustration — Prižinja cove near Rabac

Three major hotels and a camping site are situated on the first beach. Along the 'Riva' apartments are available for rent. Along the second beach and Girandella countless hotels are situated, of particular note, the locally famous Albona hotel.

• Climate data for Rabac • Month — Jan — Feb — Mar — Apr — May — Jun — Jul — Aug — Sep — Oct — Nov — Dec — Year • Maximum sea temperature °C — 14 — 12 — 13 — 16 — 21 — 26 — 26 — 27 — 26 — 22 — 18 — 16 —;border-left-width:medium"|20 • Minimum sea temperature °C — 9 — 10 — 10 — 12 — 14 — 19 — 22 — 22 — 20 — 17 — 15 — 12 —;border-left-width:medium"|15 • Source: SeaTemperature.org

Although Rabac is better known as a travel and tourism destination, the Matija Vlačić Primary School offers four grades of primary education for the local students. For the higher grades and secondary education students have to travel to the nearby city of Labin.