Foreigners in the Statutes of Trieste, Muggia, Koper, Izola and PiranMihelič, Darja (Avtor) medieval town statutesforeignersclergyJewssettlersviciniThis article examines the status of foreigners in the northern Istrian towns of Trieste, Muggia, Koper, Izola and Piran on the basis of municipal legal codes (statutes) from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. The towns regarded foreigners – non-locals – with a degree of suspicion, both in terms of the potential physical threat they might have posed and with regard to economic protectionism. However, the towns did not entirely reject foreigners outright; rather, in line with their own interests, they admitted foreign settlers into their communities, granting them the status of (new) residents or citizens.20252026-06-15 21:44:39Neznano30124slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0