Galižana

Galižana
Galižana
Village
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Population (2011)
• Total	1,700
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Galižana (Italian: Gallesano) is a village in Istria, Croatia. It is part of the City District of Vodnjan, Istria County.

Population[]

According to the 2001 census, the settlement had 1,349 inhabitants ^[2] and 455 family households. ^[3]

History[]

Galižana dates back to prehistoric times. There are several ancient stone round-houses known as Kažuni that date back to these times. ^[4]

During the Roman period, it was the center of the Pula colony where Roman roads intersected. ^[5]

As early as the 9th century, Galižana was under the administration of the bishops of Pula who owned land and the right to collect tithes.

In the 12th Century the name was known as Galisanum, as well as Golisana, and Calisanum. The Latin version of the settlement was Gallicianum. ^[6]

The Galician parish church (1613) was dedicated to St. Roko (1295 - 1327).

Stronger economic and cultural development began in the mid-19th Century with the construction of the Pula-Trieste railway, which passes through Galižana. ^[7]

It`s main economy is agriculture (olives) and tourism.

References[]

^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Galižana". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ Popis stanovništva 2001., www.dzs.hr
^ Kućanstva prema obiteljskom sastavu i obiteljska kućanstva prema broju članova, Popis 2001., www.dzs.hr
^ Ancient Istrian Kažuni. https://www.istra.hr/en/experience/824
^ Istrapedia I, Histri u kasno željezno doba.
^ Informacije o Galižani, www.istra.hr. Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 14. svibnja 2014. Pristupljeno 14. svibnja 2014.
^ Povijest Galižane, www.vodnjan.hr. Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 30. lipnja 2007. Pristupljeno 21. studenoga 2019.