Rižana
Rižana Risano | |
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Coordinates: 45°32′38.19″N 13°50′52.63″E / 45.5439417°N 13.8479528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Littoral |
Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
Municipality | Koper |
Area | |
• Total | 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48.2 m (158.1 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 107 |
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Rižana (pronounced [ɾiˈʒaːna], Italian: Risano) is a settlement in the Istrian City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Bižaji, Paluzi, Santini, and Tinčki and is located on the Rižana River.
Name
[edit]The name Rižana is originally a hydronym referring to the Rižana (Italian: Risano) River, which flows past the village.[3][4]
History
[edit]Rižana is usually considered to be the site of the important early medieval dispute known as the Plea of Rizana or Placitum of Riziano (Italian: Placito del Risano), which took place in 804.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Stat.si. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "Koper municipal site". Koper.si. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 356.
- ^ Čop, Dušan (2002). "Gorska, terenska (ledinska) in vodna imena v Sloveniji". Jezikoslovni Zapiski. 8 (2): 103, 106. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ There is a large bibliography on the subject: see, for instance, Harald Krahwinkler, "The Churches of Aquileia, Friuli and Istria at the time of the Riziano Placitum," Acta Histriae 9 (2001), 65–72.
External links
[edit]Media related to Rižana at Wikimedia Commons
- Rižana on Geopedia