Pićan

Pićan

Pićan ( _it. Pedena) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. Chief occupations are farming and livestock breeding. Situated on the regional road Pazin - Kršan - Vozilići. Railway station on the railway route Divača - Pula is in Podpićan.

In the Roman times, a military stronghold called Petina, bishop's residence (5th-18th c.), the mediaeval commune with governors and officers. The town gate has been preserved (14th-15th c.). A three-nave church was erected in 1738 on the location of an earlier cathedral; the main altar is adorned with a painting presenting The Annunciation, made by Valentin Metzinger. The treasury safeguards chalices from the 15th and an ostensorium from the 16th century.

External links

* [http://www.pican.info Pićan info]


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