WHAT THIS WEB SITE IS ABOUT

History and Culture of the Arbanasi in Zadar.
Learn about Zadar's Tourism and importance to Croatian history and culture.
For those sharing the PEROVICH /PEROVIC' name to be able to communicate so that we can learn about our common ancestry.

To link all the other Arbanasi families that migrated in the early 1700s from Albania to Zadar Croatia and established the Arbanasi settlement there .

INTRODUCTION

Our family has its origins on the out skirts of Zadar Croatia, in mid 1959 we migrated to Australia. Now we have family in Ballarat, Hobart and Brisbane.

When researching our family history we were surprised to find the Perovic surname is most common in Montenegro_the biggest clan being in the village of Cuce .

Our ancestors most likely came from the Albanian Monternegro border near the Lake Shkodra region. In the early 1700s our ancestors migrated to Zadar Croatia, to avoid persecution from the Turks.

Just as our family recently migrated to Australia. Perovic clans have been migrating all around the world including Canada and the USA.

SMIRA was the original surname of our first ancestor to arrive in Zadar Croatia. Our surname has changed over time, mainly due to the influence or contact with other cultures in the Zadar region.

Other spelling of Perovic'

Perovic to adopt english alphabet

Perovich english change to maintain Croatian pronunciation.

Perovichia earlier spelling showing Italian or Venetian influence.

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