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Rižana

Rižana is a settlement in the Istrian City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of . It includes the hamlets of Bižaji, Paluzi, Santini, and Tinčki and is located on the River.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • 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.

Bridge
Photo: Andrejj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the longest and the highest viaduct in . It is located on the A1 motorway above the Osp Valley near the village of , about 20 kilometres east of .

Church
Photo: Shabicht, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km east of Rižana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cepki and Rožar.

Village
Photo: PetarM, CC BY 4.0.
is a small settlement between and Rižana in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of .

Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of . The local church is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of .

Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement next to Rižana in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of .

Rižana

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
node 1356160433
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3216136
Wiki­data ID
Q1618578
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rižana”. Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.