Janjina is a village and a municipality located in the center of the Peljeà ¡ac peninsula, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The municipality was established in 1997; previously this area was part of the Ston municipality.
The village of Janjina includes a tiny fishing harbor and a hamlet called Zabreà ¾e (Behind the hill), the name describing its geographic situation. It is divided into five parts: Gornje Selo (The Upper Village) comprising LovroviÃÂi, which together with Bara are known to exist from the 4th century AD. JaspriÃÂiÃÂi, Prià ¡liÃÂi and Deà ¾uloviÃÂi seem to have been established between the 15th and 16th century.
The meaning of Janjina remains uncertain, but the local belief is that it derives from the female Christian name Janja, a Slavic form of the Hebrew Johanna. The oldest written records about Janjina date back from 1222 AD.
According to the 2001 census there were 593 people living in the municipality of Janjina, and the absolute majority were Croats (97.65%).
In 2021, the municipality had 522 residents in the following settlements: