Svetvinčenat

Svetvinčenat
Municipality
Svetvinčenat Municipality
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Svetvinčenat Location of Svetvinčenat in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°05′N 13°53′E / 45.083°N 13.883°E / 45.083; 13.883Coordinates: 45°05′N 13°53′E / 45.083°N 13.883°E / 45.083; 13.883
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	svetvincenat.hr

Svetvinčenat (Italian: Sanvincenti, Chakavian: Savičenta, or Savicjenta) is a village and municipality in the south of the central part of Istria, Croatia, about 16 km north of Vodnjan; elevation 250 m.

Description

Svetvinčenat was first mentioned ca. 965 C.E., when the town began to grow around a Benedictine abbey. The town is dominated by Grimani Castle which has two round towers and a living quarters. The castle's current form dates from 1589 when the Venetian Marino Grimani renovated and bought it. The town also has a number of churches, the oldest dating form the 13th century

Gallery

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  Castle
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  Castle
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  Castle entrance
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  Inside castle
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  Church San Vicenzo

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Svetvinčenat.

• Svetvinčenat homepage (Croatian)
• Overall tourist offer of Svetvinčenat

Subdivisions of Istria County
Cities and towns	Buje Buzet Labin Novigrad Pazin (seat) Poreč Pula Rovinj Umag Vodnjan
Municipalities	Bale Barban Brtonigla Cerovlje Fažana Funtana Gračišće Grožnjan Kanfanar Karojba Kaštelir-Labinci Kršan Lanišće Ližnjan Lupoglav Marčana Medulin Motovun Oprtalj Pićan Raša Sveti Lovreč Sveta Nedelja Sveti Petar u Šumi Svetvinčenat Tar-Vabriga Tinjan Višnjan Vižinada Vrsar Žminj