Cerovica (Istria)

The township Croatian: Cerovica / Italian: Cerovizza is bordered on the east by the sea of Quarnero from S.Martino to Brovinje; to the North by the Township Chermenizza; and to the East by the Township Croatian: Vlakovo, Istria. The head hamlet of the Township of Cerovica was Croatian: Skitača Italian: Schitazza which is located approximately 4 km north-east of Brovinje. In the hamlet of Skitača is the chapel of Saint Lucy of Albona which became a parish church for all of the Township of Cerovica. The small chapel was built in 1616 and became a Parish in 1632. The last time it was renovated was in the 1990s.[1]

Cerovica (Istria)
Municipality under Venice Republic (1420–1797), France Empire, and Austria-Hungary Empire (1867–1918)
Coordinates: 45°00′N 14°09′E
CountryCroatia
CountyIstria
MunicipalityCerovica (Istria)

Cerovica as it was during the Venice Republic and the Austria-Hungary occupation. It was one of the 12 subdivisions as Commune or Parish in the District of Albona.[2]

History

From antique times, Albona / Labin, and Fianona / Plomin were two Castles and were considered one District. In 1632 the Administrator of Dalmatia and Albania, Antonio Civran, divided the territory of Albona, L'Albonese / Croatian: Labinština into 12 fractions. The names of these fractions were, Albona/Labin, Rippenda, S.Domenica/S.Nedeglia, Dubrova, Chermenizza, Vlahovo/Vlakovo, Cerovizza/Cerovica, Vettua, Cere, Cugn, Bergod, Fianona,[3][4] During the Austrian redivision in 1814-1818 there made two Agricultural municipalities. One was Fianona/Plomin, which consisted of Cerre, Cugn, S.Domenica/S.Nedeglia, Dubrova, Ripenda, Vettua. The other was Albona/Labin, with the fractions of Chermenizza, Bergod, Vlahovo, Cerovizza.

Cerovica in the 1800

Cerovica was one of twelve Municipalities or Townships in the Labinština peninsula in Istria County, Croatia, during the Austria-Hungary Empire. Cerovica is also the name of a small hamlet north of Skitača in the former municipality of Cerovica (Istria). Also called "St.Lucia di Albona", Skitača. The Municipality of Cerovica (Istria) is located in the southern part of the District of Albona, (Istrian Circle) in the most southern township of the Labinstina peninsula. It is made up of eight various hills some of which are cultivable land. Most of the land was stony and very tough for the settlers when they clear it. The settlers lived in small group of houses called hamlets Croatian: selo or Italian: villa. Cerovica (Istria) borders the Adriatic Sea at the east and south coast. On the north is the municipality of Chermanizza (Istria). On the southwest is the municipality of Vlahovo (Istria). There were no roads until 1930–40 in the municipality of Cerovica (Istria). Only small paths (called Croatian: stasica) which people and animals used to go to various places. The Cement factory in Koromačno built the road in 1930-40 which is used today to go to Labin and other cities. In 1820 there were 405 people living in the municipality of Cerovica (Istria). The people owned 107 oxen, 69 cows, 1,098 sheep. In 1800 there were 86 houses most of which were made of dry stone walls and straw roofs. Many hamlets grew tremendously during the Austrian occupation. Some owners owned more than one house and some as many as four.

Hamlets in Cerovica in the 1800

During the Austria-Hungary occupation and re-organization the settlements which belonged to Cerovica with Skitača as the "sotto comune".

Populated Hamlets and Fractions in Cerovica in 1800
Names in 1800 Names today Names in 1800 Names today
Brovegni Brovinje Callioni  ?
Bauni  ? Cecuti  ?
Stara Polatsa  ? Polesidi Crni
Buruti  ? GerLatz  ?
Vlacichovo golac Sikuli  ?
Mikalinca Mikaljini Prodol  ?
Miliwoja Millevoi Pribili, Winigrad  ?
Dregne Drenje Fragnoli  ?
Wiscowichi Ucici Raune Ravni
Mikulianski  ? Prodoll  ?
Centina  ? Cerovizza Cerovica
Squaranska Skvaranska Principi  ?
Lemechi  ? Tomicici  ?
Schitazza Skitača Curata  ?
St.Johan Chapel Sv.Ivan Scerna Punta Crna Punta

1827 census data
Males Females Families Dwellings
211 216 99 86
Oxen Cows Sheep Veal Pigs
130 92 1370 49 50

Land classifications
Campi arativi nudi (Bare Arrable Lots) Campi olivati (Olive Lots) Campi Vitali (Vines Lots) Vitali & Olivati (Vines & Olives) Vitali Semplici (Simple Vines) Olivati Semplici (Simple Olives) Prati (Meadows) Pascoli Nudi (Bare Pastures) Pascoli Cespuliosi (Bushi fields) Orti (Gardens) Boschi (Woods)
Class 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3

Chapels in Cerovica

[5] These are some of the chapels in the Cerovica in Istria County Croatia.

Name Description
Santa Lucia d'Albona Built in 1616, became one of the 12 Labinština Parishes in 1632. In Skitača Istria, Croatia
San Giovanni Battista 12-13 century in Brovinje in Istria County Croatia. A small monastery was part of this country chapel until the middle of the 16th century. The chapel was gifted to the Villa Brovinje in the XIII century
San Giuseppe in Valmazzinghi, Koromačno Built 20th century in the cement factory in Koromačno, Istria Cpunty Croatia. After the war the bell tower was turn down and the building was made into a cinema, later into a super market
San Martino In Cerovica (ruins, 18th century). Last service in this country chapel was in 1887. In Cerovica, Istria County Croatia
San Matteo (Ruins,13 century Under Mt. Babrini just north of Skitača. in the Istria County Croatia
St. Lorenzo in Produbas Sveti Lovreč Labinski, in Diminići and Kobavici, (17th century)
St Martino di Vettua North west of Albona, just east of Rasa river. in Istria County Croatia. The Parish was one of the 12 parishes or townships in Labinština which was divided in 1632.
S Nicoló in Drenje built in 1738 in Drenje, Istria County Croatia

Village is a group of houses in the country, larger than hamlet and smaller than a town or city. Such a community incorporated as a municipality[6] There were no villages in the Township of Cerovica in the 1800, only hamlets and small settlements with a few houses. In the hamlet of Prodol there was a coal mine which employed between four and six men daily. The people of the hamlet of Brovinje near the sea were fishermen and farmers. The names of these hamlets were German in the 1800s. Between 1918 and 1945 the names were changed to Italian. After 1945, the names were changed again, this time to Croatian. Some hamlets joined with other very close hamlets or fractions to form a brand new name or using only one name for the group.[7]

See also

References
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  2. "Cerovitza" (in Italian). 1824. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. Austriaco, Lioyd (1846). "Distretto di Albona". L'Istria (in Italian). 1 (53–54): 211. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "Cerovica". Archivo di Stato di Trieste (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
  5. Alberi, Dario (2001). Istria storia,arte,cultura (in Italian) (second ed.). Trieste, Italy: LINT. pp. 1758–1759, 1762–1767, 1769. ISBN 88-8190-158-7.
  6. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
  7. "Archivio di Stato di Trieste". Archivo di Stato di Trieste. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
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