Ližnjan
| Ližnjan | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ližnjan Municipality Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1] | ||
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  Ližnjan | ||
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.950°ECoordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.950°E | ||
| Country | Croatia | |
| County | Istria County | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Srećko Ševerlica | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 3,205 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 52202 | |
| Area code | 052 | |
| Website | liznjan.hr | |
Ližnjan (Italian: Lisignano) is a village and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 12 kilometres (7 miles) south-east of Pula, 2 kilometres (1 mile) north-east of Medulin; elevation 61 metres (200 feet). Chief occupations are farming and tourism (horsemanship). Ližnjan is located on the regional road Medulin - Sisan.
First mentioned already in AD 990. A partition limestone plate with the indigenous early Croatian wattle (pleter) from the second half of the 10th century was found there. In the Kuje Bay a limestone capital dating from the middle of the 15th century was found, as well as an early Christian lamp with the figure of Jesus Christ - Good Shepherd, bricks with workshop marks, and remains of the walls of an antique building.
Sport
Ližnjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2 league and now they are fighting for progress.
References
- ↑ The official site, see also the list of towns and municipalities in the Istria County (ref. to ) and the narodne-novine list (ref. to )
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