Svetvinčenat

Svetvinčenat
Municipality
Svetvinčenat Municipality
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Svetvinčenat Location of Svetvinčenat in Croatia
Coordinates:
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	svetvincenat.hr

Svetvinčenat (Italian: Sanvincenti,code: it is deprecated 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

• Castello Grimani San Vincenzo Svetvinčenat Istria 01 pano.jpg

  Castle

• Svetvincenat, Croatia2.JPG

  Castle

• Castello Grimani San Vincenzo Svetvinčenat Istria 07.jpg

  Castle entrance

• Grimani Castle 20101120 2380.JPG

  Inside castle

• San Vincenzo Svetvinčenat Istria 2013 01.jpg

  Church San Vicenzo

External links

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