Lovran (Italian: Laurana) is a town in Istria, Croatia. It is located on the west coast of the Kvarner bay, and has a population of 3241 inhabitants (2001 census). Its name comes from Laurel (Laurus nobilis), as shown in the emblem.
Lovran is one of the oldest settlement on the eastern shore of the Istrian peninsula. By the Middle Ages was an important urban center and a shipbuilding center in the northern Adriatic. Following the sudden development of port cities nearby (Trieste, Pula
and Rijeka), which became dominant, as well as new urban centers in the region, Lovran has lost its meaning.
