Lake Čepić

The lake was located in eastern Istria, on the western and south-western slopes of Mount Učka (to the west of uplift Sisol, elevation 833 m).

South of the lake (now filled) is the town Kršan, to the east the ruins of Kožljak Castle, while to the west and north was the Pauline monastery of St. Mary, and the villages of Čepić, Kostrčani, Brdo Jesenovik, Nova Vas, and Šušnjevica, mostly inhabited by Istro-Romanians.

The lake was covered with reed and sedge, and was rich in fish (eel, carp, chub), and birds (wild duck, white stork, swan).

In 1899 it was accepted by Istrian parliament, and the work began in 1902, but was stopped in 1908 due to lack of financial support.

When Istria came under the rule of Italy in 1918, a consortium was established in 1920 for regulating the course of the Raša River, Conzorzio di Bonifica del Sistema dell' Arsa, and the work on the new project began in 1928.