Višnjan is a village located 13 km east of Poreč, in Istria, Croatia, population 625 (2001), centre of a municipality of 2,187 (2001). Poreč (Italian Parenzo, Latin Parentium), (lat. ... Rovinj, on the western coast of Croatian Istria. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Višnjan is internationally known for its astronomicalobservatory headed by Korado Korlević. Astronomy (Greek: αστρονομία = άστρον + νόμος, literally, law of the stars) is the science involving the observation and explanation of events occurring beyond the Earth and its atmosphere. ... Categories: Stub | Astronomical observatories ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...
The name probably comes from the word višnja which means sour cherry in Croatian.
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