Official Name: | Rižana |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Coordinates: | 45.5439°N 13.848°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Coastal–Karst |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Koper |
Area Total Km2: | 1.96 |
Elevation M: | 48.2 |
Population Total: | 107 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Rižana (pronounced as /sl/, 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.
The name Rižana is originally a hydronym referring to the Rižana (Italian: Risano) River, which flows past the village.[3] [4]
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]