Šušnjevica

Šušnjevica (Istro-Romanian: Șușńievițe or Susńievița; Italian: Susgneviza, Susgnevizza and Valdarsa) is a small village in Istria County, Croatia, in the municipality of Kršan.[3] The village is inhabited mostly by Istro-Romanians.

Šušnjevica
Susńievița
Village
Šušnjevica is located in Croatia
Šušnjevica
Šušnjevica
Coordinates: 45°14′57″N 14°8′38″E
Country Croatia
County Istria County
Municipality Kršan
Area
[1]
 • Total4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total74
 • Density17/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52233 Šušnjevica
Area code052

Location

It is located in the North-Eastern part of Istria, 20 km North from Labin and 10 km from the centre of the municipality Kršan. It is on the local road Šušnjevica-Vozilići (L50180), near the road D500, which connects roads D64 and A8. It is near Northern part of Čepić field.

History

Archeological evidence suggests that it was a populated place in prehistoric as well as Roman times. During the Middle Ages, it belonged to the lord of Kožljak. The earliest surviving written evidence of the place dates from 1340. During the 15th and 16th centuries, numerous Istro-Romanians presumably settled in the area. There are contradictory claims, however, that they came much earlier - specifically, during Roman times. In 1922 A.D., under the period of Italian rule, because of its Romanian language and the distinct origin of its population, it was made the center of a municipality.

Its church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1838, replacing the older single-nave church. In the churchyard is a chapel dedicated to St. Sylvester, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, in which the remains of frescoes and Glagolithic graphites can be seen.

The inhabitants mainly lived from agriculture, and until the draining of Lake Čepić also from fishing.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 74.[2] It was 69 in 2011.[4]

Population number according to the census[5]
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Notable people

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. O Općini - Kršan (in Croatian)
  4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Šušnjevica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001" (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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