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Motovun is a village in central Istria, Croatia. The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001); 442 of the residents have Italian as their mother language.

The legend of Veli Jože:
Motovun is known among today’s population of Istria as the city of Veli Jože, the good gentle giant who represents the Croatian people of Istria. The story written by Vladimir Nazor, one of the most important Croatian writers of the 20th century, was a response to the national struggles of the Croats for equality against fascism (1900-1914). The tale is known today throughout Croatia, while the character of Veli Jože (Big Joe) is quite correctly linked with the city.

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Motovun je općina je u Hrvatskoj, u Istarskoj županiji. Najbolje je sačuvana srednjovjekovna istarska utvrda, koja se razvila na vrhu strmog brežuljka. U prapovijesnim vremenima, ilirska i keltska plemena gradila su svoje utvrde na mjestu današnjeg Motovuna. Ime mu je također keltskog porijekla, a nastalo je od riječi Montona, što znači grad u gori.

Legenda o Velom Joži:
Veli Jože je književno djelo hrvatskog književnika Vladimira Nazora iz 1908. godine. Glavni lik je hrabri i dobri div Jože, “jak kao bik, kuštrave glave”, koji živi u okolici istarskog gradića Motovuna. Knjiga je nastala na temelju narodnih priča i folklornih motiva. To je djelo po kojemu će se prepoznavati Nazorova proza, a koje je on sam smatrao neuspjelim. Veli Jože postao je simbol hrvatske Istre, alegorijska slika nacionalne prošlosti, njezine muke i poniženja, ali i moći i snage kojom se stoljećima opirala odnarođivanju.

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Skraćeni tekst: Wikipedia

 

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