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The commune of Sveta Nedelja is newly formed commune which includes villages of Nedešćina, Šumber, Saint Martin, Snašići and Štrmac. From tourist and gastronomic point of view,this is the locality of unexplored beauty, where the locals will still offer you a pint of wine, goat or sheep cheese, smoked ham... In Sveta Nedelja, you will find many fine restaurants, taverns, and village tourism sites.Istra had a number of Benedictine monasteries (church and other related structures). One of these monasteries, the Holy Trinity, was located in, what is today, the village of Sveta Nedelja. Around the monastery, a village developed, assuming the same name. In the course of time, the village name eventually changed to Sveta Nedelja (Santa Domenica d’ Albona), and then to Nedešćina in July 1995. Šumber is one of the largest, and by inherited monuments, richest, villages in Labin area. The heart of Šumber is Castle, constructed in 1260,serving as border point between Austrian and Venetian possessions in Istra.Three churches decorate the village: Saint Quirinus church in the cemetery includes inscriptions in Glagolitic from1540. Next are the churches of Saint John and Saint Paul ,built in 1679. Saint Mary’s church, in the middle of the village, is one of renowned Istrian shrines. Every year on August 5th , a religious festivity, devoted to the Our Lady of Snow ,takes place.Many centuries are written on fresco paintings in its churches, in the castles of Dubrova, Saint Martin and Šumber, in songs and in dances.
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