Rižana

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.

Rižana Risano
Rižana Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′38.19″N 13°50′52.63″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Koper
Area
• Total	1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation	48.2 m (158.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	107
[1]

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]

References

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.

External links

• Media related to Rižana at Wikimedia Commons
• Rižana on Geopedia