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Rižana

Coordinates: 45°32′38.19″N 13°50′52.63″E / 45.5439417°N 13.8479528°E / 45.5439417; 13.8479528
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Rižana
Risano
Rižana is located in Slovenia
Rižana
Rižana
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′38.19″N 13°50′52.63″E / 45.5439417°N 13.8479528°E / 45.5439417; 13.8479528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKoper
Area
 • Total1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
48.2 m (158.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total107
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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

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The name Rižana is originally a hydronym referring to the Rižana (Italian: Risano) River, which flows past the village.[3][4]

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Stat.si. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. ^ "Koper municipal site". Koper.si. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 356.
  4. ^ Čop, Dušan (2002). "Gorska, terenska (ledinska) in vodna imena v Sloveniji". Jezikoslovni Zapiski. 8 (2): 103, 106. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
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