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The Cathedral of the Chakavian Parliament for the History of Istria Pazin and the State Archives in Pazin organized 50. Pazin memorial on the topic City of Pazin in the past and present. This year's jubilee 50. The Pazin Memorial was dedicated, as well as numerous other events in the city, to two major anniversaries, the 1040th anniversary of the first mention of Pazin in written sources and the 80th anniversary of the Pazin Decisions on the unification of Istria with the homeland of Croatia.

Jubilee 50. The Pazin Memorial, a scientific-historical gathering that reveals the knowledge of Istrian history, held the day before yesterday at the Pazin Memorial House, began with a minute of silence for the recently deceased professor Miroslav Bertoš, who was buried in Pazin.

Memories of Prof. Miroslav Bertoš
– The historian, university professor, scientist, writer, researcher, editor, spiritus movens of the Istrian Encyclopedia, columnist, consul, excellent representative of books, projects and publications, Professor Emeritus Miroslav Bertoša, passed away on 24 August, said introductoryly the Secretary-General of the Chakavian Parliament, Josip Šiklić, recalling that the roots of the family of Prof. Bertoša from the village of Bertoši are near Pazin. His father Ivan was born in the village, and he was the last graduate of the old Pazin High School before the Italian occupation.

The theme of yesterday's meeting was "The City of Pazin in the Past and Present", and the occasion was the 1040th anniversary of the first mention of Pazin in written sources and the 80th anniversary of the Pazin Decisions on the Unification of Istria with the Homeland of Croatia. The meeting was opened by the doyen of this memorial, Galiano Labinjan, who is also the president of the Pazin Chair of the Chakavian Parliament for the History of Istria, which is the organizer of the meeting in cooperation with the State Archives in Pazin. The meeting was also welcomed by Mirela Mrak Kliman, Director of the State Archives in Pazin, Robert Matijašić, President of the Chakavian Parliament, Suzana Jašić, Mayor of Pazin, and Vladimir Torbica, Head of County for Culture and Heritage.

Historian Marija Ivetić presented the topic "Fifty Pazin memorials and presentation of the Pazin memorial 34-35" followed by Klara Buršić-Matijašić with the topic "Pazin and Pazin area before history" where she stated that "the earliest traces of human presence were recorded primarily through field examinations, and less research campaigns" in this area. Robert Matijašić presented the topic »Pazin and Pazin in Antiquity. Prolegomena revising archaeological and historical data’.

– Pazinština was, in Roman times, the weakest Romanised part of Istria, because of its geographical position, more traffic and culturally isolated from, for example, northern Istria (Buzeština, Ćićarija). In today's administrative area of the City of Pazin, there are not many archaeological testimonies of population in antiquity. In relation to the agers of the colonies in Pula, Poreč and Trieste, the status of the area is not clearly defined. It is assumed that it was assigned to the Trieste colony, but due to insufficient transport links it did not play a major role in the regional economy. That is why it was sparsely populated, and even archaeological traces are not numerous, according to the summary of his work.

This was followed by a presentation by Josip Banić on the topic "Castrum Pisinum", in which he tried to resolve the doubt whether the medieval Pazin belonged to the secular property of the bishops of Poreč or was a secular property of the patriarchs of Aquileia. After him, Maja Ćutić Gorup performed with the theme "The Pazin Principality in the Bishops' Reports to the Holy See". – According to the reports of the Bishops of Buje, Poreč and Pula to the Holy See, we can conclude that the Catholic confessional in the Pazin Principality in the second half of the 16th century included Catholic reform in the spirit of the tridentine renewal carried out by the Bishops, as well as the counter-reformation measures of the Austrian Archdukes. At the beginning of the 17th century, according to the reports of the bishops, there is no longer a "heretic" in the dioceses, because in suppressing "heresy" the Church was helped by the secular authorities with the persecution of those inhabitants who persevered in "heredity", said Ćutić Gorup.

Clergy, diseases, midwifery service
Elvis Orbanić exhibited on the topic »Pazin clergy in the 18th century: Names and Services. The paper presents the names and offices of the presbytes, external vicars and other clerics, i.e. spiritualists who were received into the divine ministry at least by the first postrigin, and who served in Pazin and its surroundings (župa) during the 18th century. Marko Jelenić's presentation "Agrarian and climate movements in Pazin according to the documents of the French cadastre in the second and third decades of the 19th century" followed.

Jakov Jelinčić spoke on the topic "Diseases and causes of death from 1812 to 1847 in the parish of Pazin". The nuns of baptized and married date back to the late 16th century (baptized in 1582 and married in 1597), while the beginning of the oldest book of the dead dates back to 1655. The author spoke about diseases and causes of death, especially referring to various epidemics and the high age of some deaths (eighty and more years), as well as the high mortality of children.

Iva Kolić had a presentation entitled "The Primalj service in Pazin at the end of the 19th century", and for the end of this part of the conference Gordana Kliman Grabar spoke on the topic "The First World War: Study of cases of causes of death, illness and types of injuries of Austro-Hungarian soldiers from Pazin. – Although the number of wounded and sick soldiers was almost equal during the war, mortalities due to illness (69 per cent) exceeded those caused by injuries (31 per cent). The analysis showed that the leading causes of death were tuberculosis and pneumonia, followed by bronchitis, intestinal obstruction, and typhoid and measles. Injuries most often resulted in death in gunshot injuries to vital parts of the body (head, chest and abdomen), and lower extremities, most likely due to severe trauma, secondary infections or bleeding, according to a summary of her lecture.

Reputable historian Davor Mandić presented the topic »Istria in September and October 1943. About revealed and forgotten truths, about selective memory.

– Twenty-five days of insurgent, partisan rule in Istria in September and October 1943, the interpretation of these events and events still today, in scientific and particularly publicist literature, is full of controversy. Simply put, for one – it is a time of chaos, anarchy, looting, powerlessness and crime; for others – a time of pride and glory, a time when an armed force of its own was created, partisan authorities established and historic decisions were made to unite Istria with its motherland. Each side has its own truth and its own sacrifices, but also each time has its own truth and its own interpretation of events. Facts should be taken into account and fair judgments should be made, says Mandić.

A similar theme, the so-called Rommel offensive of 1943, was brought by Vedran Dukovski. Operation Istrien (Operation Istrien) and Operation Wolkenbruch (Operation Wolkenbruch) lasted from 25 September 1943 to 20 October 1943, i.e. from 21 October to 12 November 1943, with the aim of establishing control over the wider area of Trieste, Pula and Rijeka and breaking the National Liberation Movement.

Lectures from Memory and on CD
Josip Šiklić followed with the theme "Some characteristics of the population of the City of Pazin from the 16th century to 2021".

– The number and volume of census units were not constant, growth shifted with a decline. This can best be illustrated by the example of Pazin itself, which recorded 2,854 inhabitants in 1575, 1,672 in 357 houses in 1818 and 3,231 inhabitants in 1853. Four periods can be singled out in the movements of the population of the City of Pazin, in the period from 1857 to 2021. Population growth until 1921, when the city has a record population (11.211), then a decrease that lasts until 1971, then a growth from 1971 to 1991, and a fourth phase; phase of depopulation, amounts to Šiklić.

Alida Perkov presented the topic “Pazin economy through time” and Stipan Trogrlić spoke on the topic “The Higher Theological School in Pazin (1955-1965) – the first higher education institution in Pazin”. Željko Bistrović gave the theme "New views of the late Gothic Istrian painter Ivan from Kastav" and Emina Svilar "Franciscan monastery in Pazin through the centuries".

Vlasta Zajec gave her lecture titled »Stukomramorni altars in the parish church of St. Lawrence. Josip Orbanić »Pazin Railway Station – Construction, Technical and Cultural Heritage«, Teodora Fonović Cvijanović »On the Language of the Pazin Editions of the Pučki Friend newspaper«, Noel Šuran »From Another Perspective: About the traditional music of Lindarština from the fifties of the 20th century to here", and Slaven Bertoša from "Crtice from the past of the village of Bertoši".

It is important to emphasize that a new "Pazin memorial, book 34-35" was published in the CD edition.

(Downloaded from: Voice of Istria, Anđelo DAGOSTIN, 24.9.2023, https://www.glasistre.hr/istra/2023/09/24/rast-broja-stanovnika-pazina-od-1575-godine-stalno-se-smjenjuje-s-opadanjem-a-od-1991-traje-depop-886332)

 

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