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{{Short description|National anthem}}
{{Infobox anthem
|image      = Goat_(CoA_of_Istria).svg
|title         = Krasna zemljo
|english_title = Beautiful Country
|prefix        = Regional
|country       = [[Istria County|Istria]] {{CRO}}
|composer      = [[Matko Brajša Rašan]]
|author        = [[:hr:Ivan Cukon|Ivan Cukon]]
|adopted       = 2002
}}

Lyrics of the song "'''Krasna zemljo'''" (''"The Land of [[Karst]]"''; {{langx|it|Terra carsica}}) were written by Ivan Cukon in 1912, and the music was composed by Matko Brajša Rašan. The song was written as the ''[[Hymn]] of the Company [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]]'' and later became an unofficial anthem of the region of [[Istria]].

As the song was widely accepted as the anthem of the region, the assembly of the [[Istria County]] proclaimed the song as the regional anthem of Istria on 23 September 2002. Despite Istria has officially adopted [[Croatian language|Croatian]]-[[Italian language|Italian]] [[bilingualism]], the anthem is only sung in Croatian.

== Official lyrics ==

=== Krasna zemljo ===

<poem>
Krasna zemljo, Istro mila
dome roda hrvatskog
Kud se ori pjesan vila,
s [[Učka|Učke]] tja do mora tvog.

Glas se čuje oko Raše,
čuje [[Mirna (Croatia)|Mirna]], Draga, Lim
Sve se diže što je naše
za rod gori srcem svim.

Slava tebi [[Pazin]] - grade
koj' nam čuvaš rodni kraj
Divne li ste, oj Livade
nek' vas mine tuđi sjaj!

Sva se Istra širom budi
[[Pula]], [[Buzet]], [[Lošinj]], [[Cres]]
Svud pomažu dobri ljudi
nauk žari kano krijes.
</poem>

== English Translation ==

<poem>
Dear Istria, the Land of Karst
home of the Croatian kin
Where the song of fairies sounds 
from [[Učka]] to your sea.

The voice is heard throughout the [[Raša (river)|Raša]],
heard by [[Mirna (Croatia)|Mirna]], [[Mošćenička Draga|Draga]], [[Lim (Croatia)|Lim]]
Everything is rising that is ours,
its heart burning for its kin

Glory to you [[Pazin]] - city
you that guard our birthplace
You're beautiful, oh [[Livade, Croatia|Livade]]
let others shine cease upon you

all of Istria is waking up,
[[Pula]], [[Buzet]], [[Lošinj]], [[Cres]]
everywhere the good people are helping,
knowledge is glowing like embers 
</poem>

== External links and references ==
{{Portal|Croatia}}
* [https://www.istra-istria.hr/en/region-of-istria/general-information/hymn/ Istria County] - the official page about the anthem

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