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Ližnjan
—  Municipality  —
Ližnjan Municipality Općina Ližnjan - Comune di Lisignano[1]
Ližnjan Location of Ližnjan in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.95°E / 44.833; 13.95
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Government
- Mayor	Srećko Ševerlica
Area
- Total	54 km2 (20.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	3,205
- Density	59.4/km2 (153.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	52202
Area code	052
Website	http://www.liznjan.hr

Ližnjan (Italian: Lisignano) is a village and municipality in the southern part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km south-west of Pula, 2 km north-east of Medulin; elevation 61 m. Chief occupations are farming and tourism (horsemanship). Ližnjan is located on the regional road Medulin - Sisan.

First mentioned already in AD 990. A partition limestone plate with the indigenous early Croatian ornamentation ("pleter") from the second half of the 10th century was found there. In the Kuje Bay a limestone capital dating from the middle of the 15th century was found, as well as an early Christian lamp with the figure of Jesus Christ - Good Shepherd, bricks with workshop marks, and remains of the walls of an antique building.

[edit] Sport

Liznjan has a football team named Liznjan. They came first in the 2leage and now they ar fighting for progress.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 44°50′N 13°57′E / 44.833°N 13.95°E / 44.833; 13.95

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