Dalmatia

Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian ?????????) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, mostly in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast.

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The inner Dalmatia (Dalmatinska Zagora) is fifty kilometers inland in the north but narrows to just a few kilometers wide in the south.

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Croatian Dalmatia is currently composed of four counties, the capital cities of which are Zadar, ?ibenik, Split and Dubrovnik. Other larger cities in Dalmatia include Ka?tela, Sinj, Solin, Omi?, Knin, Metkovi?, Makarska, Trogir, Plo?e, Trilj and Imotski.

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The larger Dalmatian islands are Dugi Otok, Ugljan, Pa?man, Bra?, Hvar, Kor?ula, Vis, Lastovo and Mljet. The larger Dalmatian mountains are Dinara, Mosor, Svilaja, Biokovo, Mose? and Kozjak. The rivers are Zrmanja, Krka, Cetina and Neretva.

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Because of the way sea currents and winds flow, the sea water of the Adriatic is much cleaner and much warmer on the Croatian side than it is on the Italian side. The Dalmatian concordant coastline also includes an immense number of coves, islands and channels. This makes it a really attractive place for nautical races, and nautical tourism in general. There's a fair number of marinas as well.

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Dalmatia also includes several national parks, that are tourist attractions in their own right: Paklenica karst river, Kornati archipelago, Krka river rapids and Mljet island within island.

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Dalmatia related Images and Photos (experimental)

Jean-De-Dieu Soult Duke of Dalmatia 1856

Tourist Board Folk Dancers in Lusa Square Dubrovnik Dalmatia Croatia

City Wall and Fortress Minceta in Background Dubrovnik Dalmatia Croatia

High Angle View of Sea Viewed from a Tower Adriatic Sea Dubrovnik Dalmatia Croatia