City of white stone Raša Raša is the youngest town in Istria. It is named after same-named river. Raša has been built from stone and coal. Thanks to such a special type of construction city has a distinctive look. The history of this small, picturesque town begins in the twentieth century. The story begins with the mining of coal which took place in the valley of the brook Krpan. As mine worked better from day to day small houses began to sprout. The miners lived in these houses, found their home here. City began slowly to develop over the years. Each stone house has been built in a series of two parallel roads. On the square is located the church. An mine lamp hangs on the Church even today. The church and lamp are protected heritage as a reminder of historical innovation. Raša river, which lies in the vicinity of the city once served the purpose of the boundary. It divided Istria on two parts and after the first World War it was the border between Italy and the form...er Yugoslavia. The specificity of the river Raša is that it is mixed with the salty sea water. Although not as salty as the sea, the salt water has enough salt to anable sea fishes swimming in the river! In the course of time on the river were  built a number of bridges and dams, to prevent further inflow of salt water and floods. River Raša is now largely dried. Fertile farmland and fields have remained. In the vicinity of the river and the city Raska there is the source of drinking water which supplies almost all Labin region and a small part of Pula with the water. The water welling up in this region, is very healthy. Today, here live very few people who although not very numerous, try to get the best of nature. The beauty of this city is a worthy aim which you should definitely visit.