1. Demographics

2. History and culture

3. In popular culture

4. References

5. External links

Vižinada ({{lang-it|Visinada}}) is a village and municipality in the interior of the western part of Istria, Croatia. It is 17 km northeast of Poreč, with an elevation of 400 m. The economy is agriculture-based.

Demographics

The total municipality population is 1,155, distributed in the following settlements:^[2]

• Bajkini, population 38
• Baldaši, population 28
• Brig, population 115
• Bukori, population 20
• Crklada, population 114
• Čuki, population 9
• Danci, population 13
• Ferenci, population 69
• Filipi, population 32
• Grubići, population 34
• Jadruhi, population 51
• Lašići, population 36
• Markovići, population 48
• Mastelići, population 0
• Mekiši kod Vižinade, population 39
• Nardući, population 19
• Ohnići, population 37
• Piškovica, population 0
• Staniši, population 22
• Trombal, population 0
• Velići, population 38
• Vižinada - Visinada, population 279
• Vranići kod Vižinade, population 0
• Vranje Selo, population 55
• Vrbani, population 12
• Vrh Lašići, population 38
• Žudetići, population 12

History and culture

The parish was first mentioned in 1177, in the papal document granting a privilege to the bishop of Poreč. Vižinada is located at the intersection of the main road Buje - Pula (M2, E751) and a local road toward Poreč.

Despite various attempts at defacing stone effigies of the Lion of St Mark in the square and church interior, the township and its environs were under Venetian control at various periods throughout history.

Traditional events are: Versi na sterni, festival of poetry, as well as folk feasts Krostulijada, St. Mary and St. Valentine.

In popular culture

The town of Vižinada was used in the filming of Kelly's Heroes in 1969. In the film, the village is used as Clermont, 10 miles from Nancy, in which a German-held bank contains $16,000,000 in gold bars. The town is mostly the same as it was in the production, as seen in the photograph of the church square, in which the confrontation with the Tiger Tank takes place.

The photograph ({{small|right}}) shows Vižinada as seen in the film. The church tower is where the characters Cowboy (Jeff Morris) and Gutowski (Richard Davalos) are positioned, overlooking the town square, and the bank. To the right of the photograph, where the gentleman is standing, the Tiger Tank was sitting, as the three men (Kelly, Oddball and Big Joe) approached it to confront the commander.

References

External links

• Tourist info

• Inner bailey
• Inner balance
• Inner Banks
• Inner beauty
• Inner Being
• Inner Belt
• Innerbelt Freeway
• Inner Beltline
• Inner Canon of Huangdi
• Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor
• Inner Carniola
• Inner cell-mass
• Inner cell mass
• Inner Changshan Garrison Division
• Inner Characters
• Inner Characters of sCRY-ed
• Inner Characters of Scryed
• Inner Child (album)
• Inner Child (Raines)
• Inner Child (Raines episode)
• Inner Circle (London Underground)
• Inner Circular Route
• Inner Circular Route (Shuto Expressway)
• Inner City Blues
• Inner City Blues (Angela Winbush single)