Rižana Explained

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.

Name

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

History

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]

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Notes and References

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