Krsan, Croatia
The show consists of nine scenes describing through song
and dance the customs of the traditional courtship, engagement and
wedding of groom Morko and bride Tonina. The last sketch of the
wedding ends with the christening of their child Mikula. Vozilići 66
Today's
Kršan, a settlement and the centre of the municipality bearing the
same name, developed close to the old medieval fortified castle in
the eastern part of Istria, 15 km north of Labin.
The old
Krsan, although located some three hundred meters from the main road
is relatively accessible and in the vicinity of the “new” Krsan.
This charming place dominated by a defence tower and a church bell
attracts the visitors by the remnants of its medieval castle first
mentioned in 1274. The frame of the fifteenth century Gothic portal
and the well shaft have been preserved in the castle's inside
courtyard. A high rectangular bastion tower is also well conserved
and the defence walls were remodelled into residential buildings that
are almost empty. Nowadays, the old village of Krsan has only a
couple of permanent inhabitants.
CHURCH of St. ANTHONY
the ABBOT
The Parish Church of St. Anthony the Abbot
is built in the 17th century within the town walls. Its current shape
as well as most of its furnishings date from the 18th century. Its 22
meters high bell tower erected in 1803 is located on the other side
of the street.
CHAPEL OF ST. JAMES
The
Chapel of St. James situated in the old cemetery has many gravestones
installed there between the fifteenth and the eighteenth centuries.
The oldest epitaph written in Latin dates from the 15th century as
well as the coat of arms of Krsan's lords of that period.
ISTRIAN
DEMARCATION
A very important legal document was found
in Krsan in the mid-19th century, the Istarski razvod that means
“Istrian Land Boundaries”. It is the second existing copy of a
Glagolitic document from the 14th century, a sort of Istrian land
register that set the boundaries between the properties in Istria,
including individual Istrian rural communes, their feudal lords and
the Venetian Republic
EVENTS
Kršan
wedding
Once a year, at the end of July, the old
sleepy village became alive and full of people due to the ”Krsonski
pir” – Krsan’s wedding, a presentation of the old local
tradition of marrying characteristic of Kršan and the surrounding
area.
Wild
plant Festival
In the spring period, Kršan hosts the
Wild plant Festival where you can learn about the culinary use of
comestible wild plants, their nutritive values as well as their
medicinal characteristics and use in aromatherapy and phythotherapy.
CYCLING
Krsan is popular among the
cyclists as it is the part of the biking trail “Istarski Razvod”
including Labin, Sveti Martin, Šumber and Potpićan. In addition,
being interspersed with numerous bicycle-friendly roads it lends
itself well to the discovery of its green and mild nature.
HIKING
Walking enthusiasts can ascend the nearby Plominska
Gora and its peak Sisol as well as a little further east, the slopes
of Mt. Učka that offer excellent possibilities for hiking, trekking,
free climbing, riding, mountain biking, hang gliding and paragliding.
HUNTING
Public hunting area of Krsan,
under the direction of the Zec hunting association is at the disposal
of the hunters.
LD Zec Krsan Potpićan bb
52333
Potpićan
ACCOMODATION
Accommodation
is mainly offered in agritourism farms, villas and country houses.
TOURIST INFORMATIONS
Tourist office
Kršan is opened all year around and covers Kršan and Plomin.
52234 Kršan
+385
(0)52 880155