In 1657, the Doge of Venice, Bertuccio Valiero, decided to repopulate the town by bringing 13 families of Serbian origin and of Orthodox religion, originally from the Cernizza region in Montenegro that had escaped from the Turkish occupation.
In 1657, the Doge of Venice, Bertuccio Valiero, decided to repopulate the town by bringing 15 families. Five of these families were of Serbian origin and of Orthodox religion, originally from the Cernizza region in Montenegro that had escaped from the Turkish occupation.