Rovigno-Rovinji, 1940

Rovigno, 1940. Gino Rocco and Giacomo Calioni sailing their Beccaccino.

Rovigno (Istria) belonged to the Kingdom of Italy in 1940. Now it is Croatia, Istria County.

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The history of Rovinji-Rovigno is part of the history of Adriatic sea.

• Romans called the town Arupinium or Mons Rubineus, then Ruginium and Ruvinium
• IV century Byzantyne Emipre
• VI century Esarcato di Ravenna
• 788 Frankish Empire
• Feudal period
• 1209 Patriarcato di Aquileia
• 1283-1797 Repubblica di Venezia
• 1797 Napoleon
• 1797-1918 Austrian Empire
• 1918-1945 Kingdom of Italy
• 1945-1991 Yugoslavia
• 1991 Croatia