About Croatia - Dalmatia

Dalmatia (Dalmacija in Croatia). The name Dalmatia is thought to have originated from a Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the area in the first millennium BC.

Dalmatia today is only a fraction compared that of the ancient Dalmatia, the ancient Dalmatia covered a lot more inland land, what is today parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

The majority of the ancient Dalmatia is today Croatian and the area us still know as Dalmatia or the Dalmatian Cost, today's Dalmatia is split further into 4 Counties:

Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Sibenik-Knin County
Split-Dalmatia County
Zadar County

Dalmatia covers the majority of the Croatian Coast line and the majority of the Croatian Islands, some of the larger Dalmatian islands are Brac island, Dugi Otok, Hvar Island, Korcula Island, Lastovo Island, Mljet Island, Pasman Island, Ugljan Island and Vis Island.

Some of the larger Dalmatian coastal towns and cities are Biograd na moru, Dubrovnik, Imotski, Kastela, Makarska, Omis, Ploce, Sibenik, Sinj, Split, Trogir and Zadar.

Flag of Dalmatia	Coat of Arms of Dalmatia

Dalmatia Historic Map

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