The head hamlet of the Township of Cerovica was Croatian: Skitača Italian: Schitazza which is located approximately 4 km north-east of Brovinje.

In the hamlet of Skitača is the chapel of Saint Lucy of Albona which became a parish church for all of the Township of Cerovica.

In 1632 the Administrator of Dalmatia and Albania, Antonio Civran, divided the territory of Albona, L'Albonese / Croatian: Labinština into 12 fractions.

The names of these fractions were, Albona/Labin, Rippenda, S.Domenica/S.Nedeglia, Dubrova, Chermenizza, Vlahovo/Vlakovo, Cerovizza/Cerovica, Vettua, Cere, Cugn, Bergod, Fianona,[3][4] During the Austrian redivision in 1814-1818 there made two Agricultural municipalities.

Cerovica was one of twelve Municipalities or Townships in the Labinština peninsula in Istria County, Croatia, during the Austria-Hungary Empire.

The settlers lived in small group of houses called hamlets Croatian: selo or Italian: villa.

During the Austria-Hungary occupation and re-organization the settlements which belonged to Cerovica with Skitača as the "sotto comune".

Such a community incorporated as a municipality[6] There were no villages in the Township of Cerovica in the 1800, only hamlets and small settlements with a few houses.