Žejane

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.[3]

Žejane
Village
Žejane is located in Croatia
Žejane
Žejane
Location of Žejane in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 14°11′40″E
CountryCroatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar
MunicipalityMatulji
Area
  Total22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
618 m (2,028 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total105
  Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51212

Description

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.[4][5]

Demography

Population number according to the census[6]
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