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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.

Svetvinčenat
Municipality
Svetvinčenat Municipality
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Svetvinčenat Location of Svetvinčenat in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°05′N 13°53′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,202
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.svetvincenat.hr

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 castle was burnt down in 1945 and abandoned until the 1990s. It was extensively renovated between 2017 and 2020.[2]

The town also has a number of churches, the oldest dating form the 13th century.

Villages

The municipality has 22 villages:

Bibići Bokordići Boškari Bričanci Butkovići Cukrići Čabrunići Foli Juršići Kranjčići Krase

Pajkovići Peresiji Pusti Raponji Režanci Salambati Smoljanci Stancija Malusa Svetvinčenat Štokovci Tofulini

Gallery

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  Grimani castle
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  Grimani castle
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  Castle entrance
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  Inside the castle
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  Church of Saint Vincent

References

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Svetvinčenat.

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

На других языках

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- [en] Svetvinčenat

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[ru] Светвинченат

Светвинченат (хорв. Svetvinčenat, итал. Sanvincenti) — община  (англ.) (рус. и населённый пункт в центральной части Истрийской жупании в Хорватии. Население, по данным на 2011 год, составляет 2 202 человека (плотность 27,6 чел/км2)[1].

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