Pićan (

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: ''Pićon'', ) is a

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and municipality in the central part of

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, 12 km southeast of

Pazin Pazin (, ) is a town in western Croatia, the administrative seat of Istria County. It is known for the medieval Pazin Castle, the former residence of the Istrian margraves. Geography The town had a population of 8,638 in 2011, of which 4,386 li ...

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

Kršan Kršan (, ) is a village and municipality in the eastern part of Istria County, Croatia. Description It is located in the eastern part of Istria, west of mountain Učka and south-west of Čepić field, on the state road D64 between county cent ...

-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

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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

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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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and had his seat in

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(then named Laibach) before the establishment of the Diocese of Ljubljana in 1461. In 1456, he was buried in the town's St. Nicholas's Church, the predecessor of the modern

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, and has retained a gravestone in the cathedral.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,722, with 304 living in the village proper. At the 2011 census it was 1,827. The municipality consists of the following settlements: * Grobnik, population 8 * Jakomići, population 161 * Krbune, population 43 * Kukurini, population 167 * Montovani, population 123 * Orič, population 152 *Pićan, population 304 * Sveta Katarina, population 323 * Tupljak, population 222 * Zajci, population 219

References

External links

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

History

Diocese of Pićan

Demographics

See also

References

External links