Kršan & Plomin
KRŠAN, PLOMIN & surroundings
Kršan is a village in the central part of Istria, near the town of Labin and tourist know town Rabac.
The traces of its Glagolitic and religious heritage and old crafts are intertwined with a modern tourist offer and variety of gastronomic delights.
In the mid-19th century, the Istrian divorce was found in Kršan, a medieval document about the literacy and life of Croats in this area. The Plomin church of sv. Juraj starog (St. George the Old) hides the oldest known Glagolitic inscription – the Plomin inscription, and the Romanesque church of Sv. Kvirin (St. Quirinus) has frescoes preserved in it from the 15th century.
The rich historical and cultural heritage of the Istrian village of Kršan will attract tourists who want to enjoy the historic treasures of the area they are visiting.
PLOMIN (Flanona/Fianona)
Plomin (Italian: Fianona) is a village in the Croatian part of Istria, situated approximately 11 km north of Labin, on an 80 meters high hill.
It is a popular destination for tourists traveling through Istria by road.
Originally named Flanona, the settlement was built in Roman times, above the bay bearing the same name. Plomin was abandoned after World War II, due to the bay becoming too muddy and its inhabitants, mostly Italians, immigrating to Italy. However, it has since been repopulated, and is today home to approximately 130 people. The buildings in the town are several hundred years old, built on the ruins of the original Roman houses. The walls date back to the 9th century.
Plomin contains two churches, St George the Elder and St George the Younger. Both contain Christian art. St. George the Elder contains Plomin tablet as a part of the outer wall, an 11th century religious text written in the Glagolitic alphabet, the oldest known Slavic alphabet.
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