Pićan ( it, Pedena,

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: ''Pićon'', sl, Pičen,) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria,

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, 12 km southeast of

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; elevation 360 m. The chief occupations are agriculture and livestock breeding. It is situated on the D64 state road (

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-Vozilići). There is a railway station on the former Lupoglav – Raša railway.

History

In Roman times, a military stronghold called Petina was located here. The town was the seat of the first diocese in central Istria from the 5th to 18th centuries, and a medieval commune with governors and officers. The town gate (14th–15th century) has been preserved.

Diocese of Pićan

Many of the local bishops are buried in the church nave. Its 48 m bell tower stands separate from the church; it is the third highest in Istria and offers a good view. The treasury contains

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s from the 15th century and a monstrance from the 16th century. Senj-Modruš's

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Sebastijan Glavinić of Glamoč (1630–1697) was born in Potpićan near Pićan and was buried in St. George's Church in

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. Martin of Pićan, a bishop of Pićan, was the general

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of Carniola and had his seat in

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(then named Laibach) before the establishment of the

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, and has retained a gravestone in the cathedral.

References

External links

Pićan official tourist site
Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Istria County {{Istria-geo-stub