UMAG
CROATIA
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Being an ECHO City member for Umag is of great importance; considering the cultural inheritance, especially the historic organs built by venetian constructors as a logic consequence of long lasting presence of Venice in Istria The venetian social and cultural influence lasted more over than five centuries was extended and deep: still today a variation of venetian dialect is spoken by local population. The efforts to preserve and present this inheritance inspired the local government to support the projects based on it. As a logic consequence was the restauration of the historic organ in the parrish church in Umag built by venetian constructor Francesco Dacci in 1776. Concerning the presence of historic organs in Umag the second one is Gaetano Amigazzi’s organ built in 1733, originaly realized for the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, transported in 19th century in Istria.
More than all, we are proud to be the host of the International Organ Festival “Organum Histriae” an international event including symposia and performances by the leading Croatian and world musicologists, art historians and musicians, dedicated to the preservation of organs as part of the historical legacy involving the cities of the entire geografic and historic region of Istria now shared by Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
Vlado Kraljević
The Mayor of Umag
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