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Štefan Grgič
Pris 13:40, 26/01/2008
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Church of St. GeorgeThe World > Europe > Slovenia > Istria > Piran & Portoroz > Piran |
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Description
The most remarkable buliding of the Piran is a parish church of the St. George. The church was built approximately in the 12th century, present figure is from 1637. The tower bell of the church St. George was bulit in 1608 and is a smaller copy of the famous tower bell of St. Marcul in Venice. Interior of the church is worth seeing.
The main square in the coastal town of Piran - Tartini square, named after Giuseppe Tartini, who was ...
Istria (Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Italian: Istria; Istriot: Eîstria), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner. It is shared by three countries: Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.