Praznice

It almost has the effect that Praznice consists of more churches than dwelling houses, so many houses of God are gathered here in the smallest of spaces in this settlement founded in the 12th century. The most striking may be the Sveti Ciprijan, the cemetery chapel, because a generous avenue of cypresses leads up to its portal. Inside one then finds a relief in Renaissance style from the 15th century, which was created by the sculptor Firentinac. A stone relief in the same style, showing St Jerome, we find in the parish church of Sveti Antun Opat, built in 1461. On what is today the market square stands a further clerical building: the Sveti Sveti captivates with shapely Romanesque and Gothic elements such as were customary at the time of building around 1638. And in Strazevnik, the oldest part of the town, Sveti Klement rises above the roofs of the old houses. This church holds the image of Pope Clement, who is at the same time the patron of the building. Only a few metres further on stands, a little hidden, the oldest church of the village. The Sveti Jure was built as early as 1111 and is still busily used today - even if so many possibilities make the choice very hard for churchgoers...