Rižana

Rižana

Rižana

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

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.

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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. [1]
    "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Stat.si. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. [2]
    "Koper municipal site". Koper.si. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. [3]
    Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 356.
  4. [4]
    Čop, Dušan (2002). "Gorska, terenska (ledinska) in vodna imena v Sloveniji". Jezikoslovni Zapiski. 8 (2): 103, 106. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. [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.


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