Kršan

Municipality

Kršan Municipality

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Kršan

Location of Kršan in Croatia

Coordinates: 45°10′24″N 14°08′21″E / 45.17333°N 14.13917°ECoordinates: 45°10′24″N 14°08′21″E / 45.17333°N 14.13917°E

Area

• Total

124 km² (48 sq mi)

Elevation

130 m (430 ft)

Population (2011)

• Total

2,951

• Density

24/km² (60/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

52233

Website

www.krsan.hr

Kršan (Italian: Chersano| Istro-Romanian: Cârșån) is a village and municipality in the eastern part of Istria County, Croatia.

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 center Pazin (D48) and village Vozilići (D66). It is 12 km north of town Labin, and 22 km south-east of town Pazin.

The old town, medieval castle (mentioned 1274), lies on the hill, while new town and village is along the road. According to tradition, the name is derived from the rocky karst hill on which was built, Croatian: krš, German: karst, Italian: carso.

There are twenty three settlements in the municipality, and the census of 2011 had recorded: Blaškovići (149), Boljevići (86), Čambarelići (154), Jesenovik (57), Kostrčani (30), Kožljak (160), Kršan (238), Lanišće (74), Lazarići (96), Letaj (43), Nova Vas (69), Plomin (113), Plomin Luka (173), Polje Čepić (148), Potpićan (518), Purgarija Čepić (228), Stepčići (40), Šušnjevica (69), Veljaki (120), Vozilići (236), Zagorje (116), Zankovci (8), Zatka Čepić (31).

The castle is first mentioned in 1274 as Castrum Carsach, in peace agreement between Aquileia patriarch Raimondo della Torre, and count Albert I of Gorizia who in the conflict that started in 1268 during patriarch Gregorio di Montelongo conquered and destroyed fortified settlement. It was abandoned until the 13th or early 14th century, when it was rebuilt by Heinrich III. Until 1374, when counts of Gorizia became extinct, it was in duality of governance, between the real masters Counts of Gorizia, and Aquileia church in which name the Counts ruled over the castle. When the counts extinct it wasn't returned to Aquleia patriarchs (the state Patria del Friuli), but was inherited by Habsburg family.

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