Ližnjan ( it, Lisignano) is a village and municipality in
Istria
Istria ( ; Croatian and Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian, Italian and Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic betwe ...
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Croatia
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. It has high biodiversity. 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 The Histri were an ancient people inhabiting the Istrian peninsula, to which they gave the name. Their territory stretched to the neighbouring Gulf of Trieste and bordered the Iapydes in the hinterland of Tarsatica. The Histri formed a kingdom.
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Sport
Ližnjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2 league and now they are fighting for progress.
Demographics
The municipality contains 5 villages:
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Jadreški (Giadreschi)
* Ližnjan (Lisignano)
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Muntić (Monticchio)
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Šišan (Sissano)
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Valtura
Valtura () is a village in the municipality of Ližnjan, in northern Istria in Croatia
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Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Istria County
Italian-speaking territorial units in Croatia
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