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The Dalmatian is a breed of dog with a white coat marked with dark-coloured spots. Originally bred as a hunting dog, [2] it was also used as a carriage dog in its early days. The origins of this breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.
In the subsequent period, the rulers of Croatia exerted influence over Dalmatian cities and islands, occasionally taking control such as the conquest of Zadar in the mid-11th century. Chronicler Thomas the Archdeacon relates that Stephen Držislav took the title "King of Dalmatia and Croatia", and that all subsequent rulers styled themselves in ...
The Dalmatian population in general suffered a dramatic drop in living standard which created a chasm between Dalmatia and relatively more prosperous northern sections of Croatia. This chasm reflected in extreme nationalism enjoying visibly higher levels of support in Dalmatia than in the rest of Croatia, which embraced a more moderate course.
Dalmatian National Party (Croatian: Dalmatinska nacionalna stranka) was a political organisation in Croatia (despite its name, it was not registered as political party) which promoted revival of Dalmatian language and creation of autonomous region of Dalmatia in Dalmatia and Quarnaro islands region.
Until 2022, reaching it from the north meant crossing into Bosnia, whose 12.4 miles of coastline sits below the Neretva delta, before giving way once more to Croatia’s southern Dalmatian coast.
It still exists on the Dalmatian coast in Croatia as Moreška but the battle here is between the Moors and the Turks. The dance is known from Split (in Italian Spalato), Korčula (Curzola) and Lastovo (Lagosta). There are differing accounts of the origin of the Dalmatian dance, some tracing to Italian and others to Slavic roots. [56]
Dalmatian may refer to: Dalmatia, a region mainly in the southern part of modern Croatia Dalmatian language, an extinct Romance language; Dalmatian (South Slavic), one of the historical names for proto-Serbo-Croatian; Dalmatian identity, a historical identity in the region; Dalmatian dog, a breed of dog originating in this region
The Kingdom of Croatia and Byzantine Dalmatia (theme) c. 925.. Conflicts between Venetians and Croats, as well as other Slavic nations or tribes on the Adriatic coast, including Narentines, began very early, in the 7th and 8th century, because the Venetians demanded free passage for their merchant galleys and did not want to pay taxes.