Fažana

Fažana (Croatian; ) or Fasana (Italian; ) is a village and a municipality on the southwestern coast of Istria in Croatia. It is a fishing village.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Fažana
Settlement.official_name: Općina FažanaComune di FasanaFažana Municipality
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Zastava Fažane.svg
Settlement.image_shield: CoA Fazana-Croatia.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.image_map: Fasana cartina.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Fažana municipality in Istria
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Croatia

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Name
History
Roman times
Middle Ages
Geography
Demographics
Languages
Notable people
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Fažana (Croatian; ) or Fasana (Italian; ) is a village and a municipality on the southwestern coast of Istria in Croatia. It is a fishing village.

==Name== Fažana, which in Roman times carried the name of and then , derives its name from the presence in Roman times of ceramic and terracotta manufactures such as vases, tiles and amphorae. Its name and meaning thereof is also reflected in the coat of arms of the town, an amphora.