Ližnjan
Municipality in Istria County, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ližnjan (Italian: Lisignano) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. It has high biodiversity.
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"Lisignano" redirects here. For the former Italian comune, see Lisignago.
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Ližnjan
Lisignano | |
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Municipality | |
Ližnjan Municipality Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1] | |
Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Istria County |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marko Ravnić |
Area | |
• Municipality | 68.1 km2 (26.3 sq mi) |
• Urban | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Municipality | 4,087 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,445 |
• Urban density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 52204 |
Area code | 052 |
Website | liznjan |
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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.