The Cathedral of the Chakavian Parliament for the History of Istria Pazin and the State Archives in Pazin invite you to the 53rd Scientific Conference The Pazin Memory, to be held on Friday, 2 October 2026, in the Pazin Memorial Home, Hall Istra (Pazin Gymnasium 1 Staircase).
This year's event has two themes: 150 Years of the Istrian Railway i Central Istria in the past and present.
Conference programme
10.30 - Registration of participants in the event
11.00 - Welcome speeches
150 Years of the Istrian Railway
11.15-11.45
Alida Perkov: Kanfanar in the process of traffic transformation 1876-1918
Josip Orbanić: Efforts and activities for the opening of the railway station Žminj in 1905
Central Istria in the past and present
11.45-12.15
Alka Starac: Central Istria on the border between Roman Italy and the province: new about the old
Stipan Trogrlić: Cartoons from the life of the parish Paz in the 19th and 20th centuries
12.15 - Coffee break
12.45-13.30
Ivan Jeličić: ‘A maggior gloria del tempo’. Memorial plaque for Pazin volunteers in the Italian army during World War I
Josip Šiklić: Demographic dynamics of central Istria (2011-2023): Natural movement, migration and typology of general population movements
Branislav Ostojić: Anton Tone Defar, a life dedicated to church music
13.30 - Debate
13.45 - Completion of the pool
We look forward to your arrival!
Download:
- Invitation (.pdf, 439 kB)
