Ližnjan

Ližnjan
Municipality
Ližnjan Municipality
Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1]

Flag
Ližnjan
Location of Ližnjan in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.950°E / 44.833; 13.950Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.950°E / 44.833; 13.950
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Government
 • Mayor Marko Ravnić
Area
 • Total 54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 3,965
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 52204
Area code 052
Website www.liznjan.hr

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.

Sport

Ližnjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2 league and now they are fighting for progress.

Villages

The municipality contains 5 villages:

References

  1. ↑ The official site, see also the list of towns and municipalities in the Istria County (ref. to ) and the narodne-novine list (ref. to )
  2. ↑ "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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