Stara grucasta vas Hrvoji se
omenja že leta 1055 z imenom Turris Capriaca. Pestra zgodovina
Hrvojev in zapušcene kamnite hiše dajejo vasi poseben
car. Nad vasjo stoji cerkev Sv. Zenona in ob njej na novo (1997)
sezidan Hrvojski zvonik, imenovan tudi »fižolov turn«. Krajani
so ga zgradili s prodajo cele letine fižola. Stari stolp je
bil enak in se je leta
1984 po udaru strele podrl.
Nad Hrvojskim zvonikom je cisto na vrhu grica majhno vaško
pokopališce s kapelico. Na vogalih kamnitega zidu stoje
starinski kipi, ki ponazarjajo srednjeveške osebnosti.
Domacini verjamejo, da varujejo vas pred »mižerjo«.
Od tukaj imate najlepši
razgled proti morju in tudi proti hribom v notranjosti.
Na meji s Hrvaško stoji
spomenik, posvecen padlim vseh treh narodnosti v drugi svetovni
vojni- Slovencem, Hrvatom in Italijanom.
The old village of Hrvoji was first
mentioned in 1055 called Turris Capriaca. The chequered
history of Hrvoji and abandoned
stone houses give
the village a
special charm. The church of Sv.
Zenon stands above the village
and its new tower (1997) is known as “beans
tower”.
The tower was built by the locals with
the earnings from bean sale.
The old tower was the same and it
torn down in 1984 after it was damaged by the
lighting.
Above Hrvoji
tower at the
top of the hill there is
a small village cemetery with a
chapel. At the
corners of the stone
wall standing antique statues, depicting medieval
figures. Locals
believe that this figures protect them against
misery.
From here
you have a beautiful view towards the
sea and
the hills inland.
On the Croatian border stands a WW2 monument dedicated
to the victims of
all three nationalities- Slovenians, Croatians and
Italians.