Province of Zara

Map of Italian "Governorate of Dalmatia", with the "Provincia di Zara"

The Italian Province of Zara (1941-1943) was an administrative section of the Governorate of Dalmatia. It was created during World War II by the Italian government with Regio Decreto Legge of May 18, 1941.

Characteristics

The Province of Zara was part of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia and had an area of 3,179 km² with a population of 211,900 inhabitants. It had included the two main cities of Zara (Zadar) and Sebenico (Sibenik).

The province bordered the Independent State of Croatia and to the south the Province of Spalato. The "Capoluogo" (administrative center) was Zara, where there was the "Tribunal" and the main administrative offices.

There were 20 municipalities (called in Italian: Comuni):

• Zara / Zadar
• Bencovazzo / Benkovac
• Bosavia / Božava
• Chistagne / Kistanje
• Eso Grande / Iž Veliki (Iž Veli)
• Nona / Nin
• Novegradi / Novigrad
• Obbrovazzo / Obrovac
• Oltre / Preko
• Sale / Sali
• Scardona / Skradin

• Sebenico / Šibenik
• Selve / Silba
• Stancovazzo / Stankovici
• Stretto / Tijesho
• Timeto di Zara / Smilčić
• Vodizze / Vodice
• Zaravecchia / Biograd
• Zemonico / Zemunik
• Zlarino / Zlarin

Territory of Zara

The province was an enlargement of the "Territory of Zara" obtained by the Kingdom of Italy after WWI. Indeed in 1937 this small territory had an area of just 110.21 km² and a population of 25,000 inhabitants, concentrated in the city of Zara.

Province Of Zara Media

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  Italian Governorate of Dalmatia between April 1941 and September 1943.

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  An Italian postage stamp overprinted by the German occupation forces for Zara, 1943

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  Map of municipalities of the province of Zara, after the enlargement in 1941, when the province was part of the Governorate of Dalmatia.

Related pages

• Spalato (Italian province)
• Cattaro (Italian province)
• Dalmatian Italians
• Italian cultural and historic presence in Dalmatia
• Venice and Dalmatia

Bibliography

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• Lago, Valentino. Memorie sulla Dalmazia. Venezia: Stabilimento Grimaldo, 1868.-1870.
• Mileta, Olinto. Popolazioni dell'Istria, Fiume, Zara e Dalmazia. Edizioni A.D.ES. Trieste, 2005
• Praga, Giuseppe. Storia di Dalmazia. Dall'Oglio editore. Varese, 1981
• Vignoli, Giulio, I territori italofoni non appartenenti alla Repubblica Italiana, Giuffrè editore, Milano, 1995