Ližnjan

"Lisignano" redirects here. For the former Italian comune, see Lisignago.

Ližnjan Lisignano
Municipality
Ližnjan Municipality Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1]
Flag
Location of Ližnjan municipality in Istria
Ližnjan
Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Government
• Mayor	Marko Ravnić
Area [2]
• Municipality	68.1 km^2 (26.3 sq mi)
• Urban	10.6 km^2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	4,087
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	1,445
• Urban density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52204
Area code	052
Website	liznjan.hr

Ližnjan (Italian: Lisignano) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. 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.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 4,087, with 1,445 living in the town proper.[3] It was 3,965 in 2011.[4]

The municipality contains 5 villages:

• Jadreški (Giadreschi)
• Ližnjan (Lisignano)
• Muntić (Monticchio)
• Šišan (Sissano)
• Valtura (Altura)

Sport

Ližnjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2 league and now they are fighting for progress.

References

1. The official site, see also the list of towns and municipalities in the Istria County (ref. to [1]) and the narodne-novine list (ref. to [2])
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ližnjan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

External links

• Official website