Church of St. Stephen
The Church of St. Stephen is the parish church of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar in Croatia. It is dedicated to the martyred Pope Stephen I. It stands on the eastern side of a small square, Trg sv. Stjepana, in the historical centre of Stari Grad.Photo: Gampe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Stari Grad, Croatia
- Also known as: “church of Saint Stephen” and “crkva svetog Stjepana I. pape i mučenika”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint John (Stari Grad, island of Hvar) and Tvrdalj Castle.
Tvrdalj Castle
Castle
Tvrdalj Castle is a castle in Stari Grad, on the island of Hvar, Croatia. Tvrdalj was the summer residence of Petar Hektorović, the Croatian poet. During the 16th century, the island of Hvar came under attack from the Ottoman Turks. Tvrdalj Castle is situated 250 metres west of Church of St. Stephen.
Church of Saint Roch
Church
Photo: F.G., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Roch is situated 180 metres west of Church of St. Stephen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stari Grad and Dol.
Stari Grad
Town
Photo: F.G., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stari Grad is a town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. One of the oldest towns in Europe, its position at the end of a long, protected bay and next to prime agricultural land has long made it attractive for human settlement.
Dol
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dol is a village on the island of Hvar, Croatia. It had a population of 348. It is administratively located within the area of Stari Grad. Around the village speleologists have discovered multiple pits containing the remains of World War II victims which have yet to be exhumed.
Rudina
Village
Photo: Gampe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rudina is a small village on the island of Hvar, in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is located near Stari Grad. The village has a population of 70 people.
Church of St. Stephen
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Town of Stari Grad, Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.18325° or 43° 10′ 60″ northLongitude
16.59859° or 16° 35′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FMR5HMX+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 89799956OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q12629315
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Spanish—“Church of St. Stephen” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Crkva sv. Stjepana u Starom Gradu”
- Croatian: “Crkva sv. Stjepana, Stari Grad”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Štěpána”
- German: “St. Stephan”
- German: “St.-Stephan-Kirche”
- German: “Stefanskirche (Stari Grad)”
- Spanish: “iglesia San Esteban (Stari Grad, Hvar)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia San Esteban (Stari Grad, Hvar)”
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