Borkodici

The village of Bokordici is part of the municipality of Svetvincenat, located in the south of the central part of Istria. Svetvincenat, Savicenta, San Vincenti, three names for the same place, deriving from the name of its patron,Hispanic martyr Saint Vincent and the abbey of the same name around which the small town has developed. The area has been inhabited since Prehistoric Period and Roman Empire. The beginnings of Svetvincenat are related to the monastery of the Benedictine monks from Ravenna at the location of the Church of St. Vincent inside the cemetery where the first smaller settlement grew.