Parenzana - Name

Name

When constructed, the railway's official name was Parenzaner Bahn or shortly Parenzana. Later it was known as the Istrian Railway and TPC (standing for "Trieste - Parenzo (now Poreč) - Canfanaro (now Kanfanar)" ).

Among the area's current majority Croats and Slovenes, the railroad is known as the Porečanka or Istranka, Istrijanka. Both the names meaning "a woman from Istria", and used to refer to a wine or vineyard railway. In Slovene, the railway is also known also Poreška, while in Croatian it is sometimes referred to as Porečka as well as Porečanka. In Italian the railroad's nickname is Parenzana.