bellata

Updated: May 13, 2025

It is called in the deed "Ecclesiola S. Mariæ minoris ante portam Beltatam." The street opposite the lesser door led to the ancient city gate, Porta Bellata or Belluata, by which animals were brought into the city.

F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson - The Shores of the Adriatic: The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia