Ližnjan
Lisignano | |
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Municipality | |
| Ližnjan Municipality Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1] | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Ližnjan municipality in Istria | |
  Ližnjan | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.950°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Istria County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marko Ravnić |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 68.1 km2 (26.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Municipality | 4,087 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,445 |
| • Urban density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52204 |
| Area code | 052 |
| Website | liznjan |
Ližnjan (Italian: Lisignano) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. It has high biodiversity.
There is a small church named Crkva Majke Božje od Kuj that dates back to the 17th century but was built on ancient foundations. It has a glass floor with an ornamental painting underneath. Importantly, the municipality also includes the remains of the ancient city of Nesactium, built by the ancient Histri.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2021 census, its population was 4,087, with 1,445 living in the town proper.[3] It was 3,965 in 2011.[4]
The municipality contains 5 villages:
Sport[edit]
Ližnjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2 league and now they are fighting for progress.
References[edit]
- ^ The official site, see also the list of towns and municipalities in the Istria County (ref. to [1]) and the narodne-novine list (ref. to [2])
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ližnjan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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