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Pićan
Pedena
Municipality
Pićan Municipality
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Location of Pićan in Istria
Location of Pićan in Istria
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Pićan is located in Croatia
Pićan
Pićan
Coordinates: 45°12′N 14°03′E / 45.200°N 14.050°E / 45.200; 14.050
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Government
 • MayorDean Močinić
Area
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 • Municipality
19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Urban
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Elevation
1,180 ft (360 m)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
1,722
 • Density88/sq mi (34/km2)
 • Urban
304
 • Urban density140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code[3]
52000 Pazin
Area code52
Websitepican.hr

Pićan (Italian: Pedena, Chakavian: Pićon, Slovene: Pičen,) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. The chief occupations are agriculture and livestock breeding. It is situated on the D64 state road (Pazin-Kršan-Vozilići). There is a railway station on the former Lupoglav – Raša railway.

History

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Pićan in an engraving made by Valvasor from 1679

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

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Many of the local bishops are buried in the church nave. Its 48 m bell tower stands separate from the church; it is the third highest in Istria and offers a good view.

The treasury contains chalices from the 15th century and a monstrance from the 16th century.

Senj-Modruš's bishop Sebastijan Glavinić of Glamoč (1630–1697) was born in Potpićan near Pićan and was buried in St. George's Church in Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia.

Martin of Pićan, a bishop of Pićan, was the general vicar of Carniola and had his seat in Ljubljana (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 Ljubljana Cathedral, and has retained a gravestone in the cathedral.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,722, with 304 living in the village proper.[2] At the 2011 census it was 1,827.[4]

The municipality consists of the following settlements:[2]

Pićan: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
2865
2961
3092
3056
3183
3399
3411
3607
3498
3351
2999
2603
2346
2133
1997
1827
1722
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Pićan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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