Rižana
Rižana is a settlement in the Istrian City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Bižaji, Paluzi, Santini, and Tinčki and is located on the Rižana River.- Type: Village with 139 residents
- Description: human settlement in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Risano” and “Rižan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Črni Kal Viaduct and St. Michael’s Church.
Črni Kal Viaduct
Bridge
The Črni Kal Viaduct is the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia. It is located on the A1 motorway above the Osp Valley near the village of Gabrovica, about 20 kilometres east of Koper.
Assumption of Mary Parish Church
Church
Assumption of Mary Parish Church in Dekani is the parish church of the Parish of Dekani, a village near the city of Koper in southwest Slovenia. It was built in 1229, rebuilt towards the end of the 15th century, consecrated in 1493, and restored and enlarged in 1902. Assumption of Mary Parish Church is situated 3 km west of Rižana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cepki and Rožar.
Cepki
Village
Cepki is a small settlement between Dekani and Rižana in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Rožar
Hamlet
Rožar is a small village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Predloka.
Krnica
Hamlet
Krnica is a small settlement next to Rižana in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Rižana
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Urban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.54317° or 45° 32′ 35″ north
Longitude
13.84971° or 13° 50′ 59″ east
Population
139
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
8FQMGRVX+7V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Rižana” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Rižana”
- Bulgarian: “Рижана”
- Cebuano: “Rižana”
- Chechen: “Рижана”
- Croatian: “Rižana”
- Dutch: “Rizana”
- Dutch: “Rižana”
- French: “Rižana”
- German: “Rižana”
- Irish: “Rižana”
- Italian: “Risano”
- Italian: “Rižana”
- Macedonian: “Рижана”
- Polish: “Rižana”
- Romanian: “Rižana”
- Serbian: “Рижана”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rižana”
- Slovenian: “Rižana”
- Spanish: “Rižana”
- Tatar: “Рижана”
- Ukrainian: “Рижана”
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