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The Parish church, refurbished with colonades in the neo-classical style, imposingly dominates the complex of the old town nucleus with almost amphitheatrically rounded buildings. The church of St. Kvirik and Julita and the bell tower and water tank (sterna) constitute a complex of an imposing entity, from where the panoramic views spread along the whole of the Porec coastline, from Umag to Vrsar and, in the distance, the Alpine peaks can be seen. At the very entrance to the old town of Višnjan, there is a small gothic church of St. Anthony. In the heart of the urban centre, the church of St. Rok can be found, and, at the town cemetary, the church of St. Magdalen.
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The church of St. Kvirik and Julita
At the location of the present parish church, which is situated in the centre of the old town, there used to be an older medieval church, in which, in the mid 15th century, the judgement upon the borders between the Porec and Motovun territories was proclaimed. The church of St. Kvirik and Julita was constructed in the 19th century, it has one nave and comprises a shrine and vestry. The church front was constructed with two huge columns on which there is a stone-carving of God's eye, dedicated to the patrons of St. Kvirik and Julita. The church interior is adorned by five marble altars: the main altar with tabernacle and a pall with St. Kvirik's and Julita's images (Z. Ventura, 17th century). On it also is a very valuable painting of the Virgin Mary with the Saints (work of a Venetian painter from the 17th century) and, next to the altar, there are wooden statues of St. Virgin Mary with Child and Joseph; the altar with a pall and image of St. Anthony of Padua; the altar with St. Mary Magdalen's pall; the altar with tabernacle and images of St. Peter and St. Paul, and the stone altar, facing the congregation, with pulpit. The frescoes on the ceiling, depicting the torture of St. Judith, as well as the baptismal font, holy-water font on the pillar and the choir balcony above the entrance, add further importance to the church.
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Loggia
In front of the church of St. Kvirik and Julita, there is a Venetian loggia from the 18th century, where public gatherings were held and on Sundays, after the mass, communal dispositions were read. It was made of white limestone, open on three sides and with a roof supported by pillars, as well as seven round columns.
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Bell tower
The Bell tower, dating from 1753 and made of white Istrian stone, is situated between the Church and the Loggia.
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Water tank or sterna
Next to the Loggia, there is a water tank or sterna, built in 1842 in white stone, with a capacity of 700 mc.
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The Church of St. Anthony the Abbot
The Church still today retains relics of Romanic architecture. It was built of oval pieces of wood, which all have a regular shape, carefully formed by skillful carpenters. The front of the Church features a stone bell frame and two square bell towers, and, in the back, a small window, finished in a monolithic stone, which is a typical element of the Romanic architecture in Istria. The interior of the Church is decorated with frescoes depicting scenes of the lives of Jesus Christ and St. Anthony. The altar is enriched with four statues representing angels and a painting of St. Anthony, the patron-saint of religious people, St. Veronica and St. Hellena from 1550 (by Domenico Udinese). The wall to the right of the altar was decorated with Glagolitic script text in 1550.
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The Church of St. Rok
In the very urban centre, at the former Piazza Dante, in front of the municipal offices building, there is the antique Baroque Church of St. Rok. It was demolished in 1914, relocated, and after that, erected again in 1923 in Šaline. It is constructed of cut Istrian stone, in the same dimensions and of the same materials as before its demolition. The front of the Church features a stone bell frame with one bell. The altar of the Church is decorated with wooden boards, one showing St. Rok, and the other, St. Sebastian.
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The Church of St. Magdalen - Town Cemetary
The front of the Church features a stone bell frame with one bell, and, inside, there is a stone altar facing the congregation.
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