Gračišće
Sign in to saveGračišće (Italian: Gallignana) is a village and municipality of Istria County in Croatia.
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- Municipality
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- Gračišće
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- Gallignana
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- Gračišće
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- Location of Gračišće in Istria
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- Croatia
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- bottom
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- yes
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- Country
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- County
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- Municipality
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- Independent
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- Mayor
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- Ivan Jeromela
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- Imperial
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Gračišće (Italian: Gallignana) is a village and municipality of Istria County in Croatia.
==Geography== The municipality is located in the interior of the Istrian peninsula. The Gračišće village which is also the administrative centre of Gračišće municipality is located about east of the county seat Pazin, on the road to Kršan and Vozilići. It is seated on the top of the hill at an elevation of and has the overall appearance of a typical medieval Istrian town. The village stands completely under monumental protection. The old cemetery which is located in front of St. Vitus Church offers a panoramic view of inner Istria up to the Učka mountain range () in the east, as well as to the Julian Alps and the Dolomites in the north.