In the written sources the village Sv. Peter was mentioned for the first time in the beginning of the 11th century as the german emperor Henry IV gave the village to the bishop of Freisingen as feudal gift.
Under the name San Pietro dell' Arnata the village was mentioned in the map of Istria in 1525. Between 1797 and 1918 it belonged to Austria. In the years from 1954 till 1992 the village was named Raven.
In the village there is a Saint Peter's church, mentioned for the first time in 1579. It containes a restored stone relief altair, a beautiful renaissance monument made in a sculptural workshop of Pietro Lombardo in Venice.
In the village, there is an open-air ethnographic museum Tona's house that will take you back to life as it used to be. On the ground floor, there is a well-preserved torkla- olive press. If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of horseshoes and a stone wheel grinding the olives. On the hill above the village in the graveyard stands the Holy spirit church. Patron saint day: 29th June (St. Peter).
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![Sv. Peter - Road to the Nova Vas nad Dragonjo Sv. Peter - Road to the Nova Vas nad Dragonjo]()
Road to the Nova Vas nad Dragonjo
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Sv. Peter
![Sv. Peter - Istrian house Sv. Peter - Istrian house]()
Istrian house
![Sv. Peter - Smaller square in front of the Church of St. Peter Sv. Peter - Smaller square in front of the Church of St. Peter]()
Smaller square in front of the Church of St. Peter
![Sv. Peter - Main road through Sv. Peter Sv. Peter - Main road through Sv. Peter]()
Main road through Sv. Peter
![Sv. Peter - Smaller parking area in the centre of the village Sv. Peter Sv. Peter - Smaller parking area in the centre of the village Sv. Peter]()
Smaller parking area in the centre of the village Sv. Peter
![Sv. Peter - Road through Sv. Peter in the direction of Nova Vas nad Dragonjo Sv. Peter - Road through Sv. Peter in the direction of Nova Vas nad Dragonjo]()
Road through Sv. Peter in the direction of Nova Vas nad Dragonjo
![Sv. Peter - Road in the direction of Dragonja Sv. Peter - Road in the direction of Dragonja]()
Road in the direction of Dragonja
![Sv. Peter - Children's playground Sv. Peter - Children's playground]()
Children's playground
![Sv. Peter - Bigger parking area at the edge of the village Sv. Peter - Bigger parking area at the edge of the village]()
Bigger parking area at the edge of the village
![Sv. Peter - Events stage Sv. Peter - Events stage]()
Events stage
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Sv. Peter - Mercator
![Sv. Peter - Information board - Thematic Trails - Sv. Peter Sv. Peter - Information board - Thematic Trails - Sv. Peter]()
Information board - Thematic Trails - Sv. Peter