▁modern ▁southern ▁Mont en eg ro ). ▁They ▁fled ▁to ▁avoid ▁circumstances ▁of ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁to ▁due ▁to ▁religious ▁disc rim ination ▁or ▁conversion ▁to ▁Islam . ▁Every ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Pod ▁had ▁left ▁for ▁migration ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁village ▁completely ▁abandoned . ▁Ru ins ▁of ▁old ▁houses ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁today . ▁ ▁They ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁hinter land , ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁fish ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁language . ▁This ▁population ▁migr ated ▁into ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁periods , ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁to ▁P ula , ▁Ist ria ▁and ▁then ▁ 1 7 2 6 – 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 3 , ▁to ▁the ▁Z ad ar ▁area , ▁supported ▁and ▁planned ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Z ara ▁V ick o ▁Z ma je vić ▁and ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁republic ▁to ▁rep op ulate ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁and ▁hinter land ▁of ▁Z ad ar . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁migration ▁to ▁Z ad ar ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁when ▁first ▁arrival s ▁who ▁number ed ▁around ▁ 5 6 ▁individuals , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁another ▁ 2 8 ▁families , ▁were ▁tempor arily ▁settled ▁in ▁Ka št el ▁Nov i , ▁today ▁Her ce g ▁Nov i . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁that ▁they ▁arrived ▁in ▁Z ad