Barbariga (Croatia)

Barbariga

Coordinates: 44 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ N , 13 ° 45 ′ 27 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Istria

Municipality :

Vodnjan

Telephone code :

(+385) 052

Postal code :

52 215

License plate :

PU

Structure and administration

Community type :

settlement

Barbariga is a Croatian holiday resort and part of the settlement Peroj in Istria and belongs to the administrative unit of the municipality of Vodnjan.

history

In the area that was once known as the Atation , settlement remains can be traced back to the Romans. The finds suggest two villas as well as buildings for the production and processing of olives and wool. In the Middle Ages the area was named Cape Cissana after the city of Cissa , which , according to legend, sank into the sea in the 8th century. The current name of the place is derived from the noble Venetian family Barbarigo . The current settlement was built in the 1980s when two-story row houses and holiday homes were built. The place is more or less only inhabited as a holiday home in the summer months. In 2006 there were efforts to build a luxury golf resort here. However, these plans were never implemented.

Attractions

During archaeological excavations between 2003 and 2004, the remains of the settlements were found that were named Dragonera North and Dragonera South . Dragonera Norden is a less well-preserved settlement structure that dates back to the 1st century BC. Was founded and lasted until the 7th century AD, but then burned down. At the second site, the remains of which were built over as early as the 19th century, a villa was found in the immediate vicinity of the coast, the well-preserved remains of which are accessible to the public. Facilities for processing olives have also been found here. Presumably the settlement was destroyed by flooding from the sea.

In the district there are the remains of a find prehistoric fort , which as Mandriol was named, as well as the remains of St. Andreas consecrated early Christian three-aisled basilica from the 7th century with remains of mosaics, sarcophagi and foundations. The finds were only discovered during an excavation in 1907. When the church was rebuilt in Vodnjan in 1456, the basilica was probably superfluous and given up.

Before the basilica, the Betiga chapel was built in the 5th century, to which a monastery was attached. The remains of the chapel with the baptistery from the 7th century can still be seen. In the course of a plague epidemic in the 13th century, the facility was abandoned.

From the time of the K. and K. monarchy there are a number of fortifications around Pula , which were built between 1898 and 1914. In Barbariga we find the Built in 1904, the fortress Fort Forno . It consists of a shelter for the crew, an observation station and batteries , once with guns of caliber mm and 305 were equipped 208 mm. The system also had spotlights to illuminate the coast at night. The facilities were connected by paths. The interior of the facility is not open to the public.

Barbariga coast
Ruins near the beach
View of the settlement
Beach

Sources and web links

Individual evidence

↑ Najveći golfer and golf povijesti projektira-Igralište kod Barbarige u Istri. In: jutarnji.hr. May 14, 2006, accessed May 15, 2019 (Croatian).

[1] Najveći golfer and golf povijesti projektira-Igralište kod Barbarige u Istri. In: jutarnji.hr. May 14, 2006, accessed May 15, 2019 (Croatian).