Ripenda Kosi Ripenda Kras Ripenda Verbanci Rogočana Salakovci Vinež Demographics Climate Culture Language Labinjonska Cakavica, one of the most interesting and oldest Istrian dialects spoken in and around the town of Labin. It belongs to Northern Chakavian dialect of the Chakavian variety of Croatian. It differs from the usual Chakavian (with typical pronoun "ča") because it lacks most palatals, with other parallel deviations called "tsakavism" (cakavizam). In 2019, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Labinjonska Cakavica became a protected intangible cultural asset of the Republic of Croatia. Sport The city is the home of football club NK Rudar Labin, and handball clubs ŽRK Rudar Labin and RK Mladi Rudar Labin. Notable people Artists Mate Balota (1898–1963), poet, novelist and economist, whose mother was from Labin Franka Batelić-Ćorluka (born 1992), singer and songwriter Orlando Mohorović (born 1950), artist Renato Percan (1936–2013), painter Handball players Tino Černjul (born 1973), left back, played for RK Zamet at intervals from 1995 to 2005 Valner Franković (born 1968), international player for Croatia Evelina Galo, international player for Yugoslavia Suzana Golja-Zulijani, international player for Croatia Valter Marković (born 1959), played for RK Zamet from 1975 until 1987 Fran Mileta (born 2000), right winger, international player for Croatia Mladen Prskalo (born 1968), pivot, international player for Croatia Luka Stepančić (born 1990), right back, international player for Croatia HNK Rijeka footballers Mario Brnjac (1944–2007), football defender Vlado Golja, football forward Anđelo Milevoj (born 1941), footballer defender Josip Mohorović (born 1948), football midfielder Roberto Paliska (born 1963), football defender Andrej Prskalo (born 1987), football goalkeeper Davor Radmanović (born 1957), football midfielder Sergio Stemberga (born 1942), football defender Valentino Stepčić (born 1990), football midfielder Bruno Veselica (1936–2018), football forward Science and humanities Matteo Bartoli (1873–1946), linguist Josip Belušić (1847–1905), inventor and professor, invented the speedometer Matthias Flacius (1520–1575), Lutheran reformer Baldo Lupetino (1502–1556), protestant preacher Giuseppina Martinuzzi (1844–1925), pedagogue Others Antonio Bollani, Venetian general, whose mother was from Labin, who distinguished himself in the war with the Ottoman Turks (1645–1669) Ema Derossi-Bjelajac (1926–2020), politician, President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, first woman to hold a title equivalent to a head of state in modern-day Croatia Administration and politics Mayor The current mayor of Labin is Valter Glavičić (IDS), elected in the 2021 Labin local elections which were held on 16 May 2021. There is one deputy mayor elected from the same list, Federika Mohorović