Hum (Italian: Colmo; German: Cholm) is a town in the central part of Istria. Hum is located in the heart of Istria, Buzet is located in the municipality of Buzet is situated 14 km. Until it can come from all over the car, izletnicčkim bus, train, and many come on foot, in order to better inspect the sights and experience the beauty of the landscape.
From the River Road through the tunnel Učku "to Roc (47 km) and then left a narrow road (6 kilometers) and that's only slightly more than half an hour to arrive in Hum.
From Pula can be reached by train to the station and Hum odna of the times to cross on foot. Most often in people of Pula Hum come by car along the road Pazin Cerovlje-Buzet-Roc-Hum (102 km). Over the hum of Buzet comes from all places on the western shoreline, while in Labin Čepice to go through Vranje and then to Lupoglav Roc (52 km).
On its western side it is enclosed by town walls and on the remaining sides houses are built into the defensive walls. It was first mentioned in documents dating from 1102, at which time it was called Cholm which comes the Italian name Colmo.
A bell and watch tower was built in 1552 as part of the town's defenses beside the town loggia. The present Parish Church of St. Jerome (Sveti Jeromim) with its classical facade was built in 1802 on the side of an earlier church which was built by the local master Juraj Gržinič.
The "Hum Glagolitic wall writings" are preserved in the church, written in the formative period of Glagolitic (the second half of the 12th century) and they are one of the oldest examples of Croatian Glagolitic literary culture in the Middle Ages.
Hum has a population of only 17 people (2001 census), but is officially a town, and is the Guinness World Record holder for the smallest town in the world.
The town museum displays a few Glagolitic writings.