Peroj
Sign in to savePeroj () 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Peroj
- Settlement.other_name
- Перој
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Vodnjan
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 17.2
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 900
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Peroj () 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").