Žejane (Istro Romanian: Jeiăn; Italian: Seiane) is a village in the eastern part of mountainous Ćićarija area in Istria, Croatia. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Matulji in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. In 2011, the population of Žejane was 130.[1]
Žejane | |
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Village | |
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![]() ![]() Žejane Location of Žejane in Croatia | |
Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 14°11′40″E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
Municipality | Matulji |
Area | |
• Total | 22,875 km2 (8,832 sq mi) |
Elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 130 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 51212 |
The village is situated 18 km north-west of Matulji, near the municipality road which leads from Vele Mune and Male Mune to Opatija and Rijeka, in karst valley between two mountain ridges.
The village is known for the Ćići: Istro-Romanians who settled here in the late 15th, or early 16th century from 1510 until 1525, when the villages Vele Mune, Male Mune, and Žejane were settled by Krsto Frankopan.[2][3]
Population number according to the census[4] | |||||||||||||||
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1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
505 | 546 | 531 | 565 | 601 | 596 | 547 | 540 | 511 | 493 | 383 | 379 | 250 | 189 | 141 | 130 |