Peroj
settlement in the Town of Vodnjan, Istria County, Croatia
Peroj (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Перој) is a village in the Town of Vodnjan on the southwestern coast of Istria, Croatia. Peroj originally dates back to the Copper Age of prehistory, as testified by a necropolis within the old walls of the village. The village has been settled by families from a variety of origins throughout its history. During the occupation of the Romans, the town was named Pedrolo, and was a popular holiday destination.
Etymology
The term "Peroj" is of debatable origin. One theory suggested by Bernardo Schiavuzzi claims that near modern-day Peroj a settlement known as Petroriolum (Petroro) existed ca. 1197. Camillo de Franceschi, however, suggested that Peroj derives from the archaic name "Pedroli". An alternate theory suggests that the Montenegrin settlers derived the term Peroj from the Albanian word for stream - përrua (definite "përroi").
History
In 1562 the town had been emptied due to malaria and the plague, and Leonardo Fioravanti from Bologna brought 124 families of farmers to the area from the Romagna region of present day Italy, some of which settled in Peroj.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Peroj” is settlement in the Town of Vodnjan, Istria County, Croatia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Peroj, settlement and Town, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “settlement in the Town of Vodnjan, Istria County, Croatia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1938608. VIAF identifies the subject as 247843387. Authority coordinates are 44.950, 13.800. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1197 and 1562.
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