Pićan
Sign in to savePićan ( Chakavian: Pićon, ) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, west 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.
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- Pićan
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- Pićan Municipality
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- Pedena
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- Municipality
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- Location of Pićan in Istria
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- Croatia
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- bottom
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- yes
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- Country
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- County
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- Municipality
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- Mayor
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- Dean Močinić
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- Imperial
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- 50.8
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Pićan ( Chakavian: Pićon, ) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, west 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 == thumb|left|Pićan in an engraving made by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor|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.