Bukovica, Dalmatia Explained

Bukovica is a geographical region in Croatia. It lies in northern Dalmatia, with Lika to the north, Kninska Krajina to the east, and Ravni Kotari to the southwest.^[1]

History

Vlachs were recorded among the inhabitants of the region in 1420. Their basic economic activity was related to transhumant livestock breeding in conjunction with carrying merchants’ goods.^[2]

Many Vlachs (also recorded as Morlachs) moved to the Ottoman areas in the Dalmatian hinterland which were occupied by 1573 from Bukovica.^[3]

Geography

Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The karst landscape covers most of the region up to the Zrmanja valley.

Towns and villages

Bukovica covers a triangular area between the towns of Benkovac, Obrovac, and Knin.The region includes the municipalities of Jasenice, Ervenik, Kistanje, and Lišane Ostrovičke.

See also

• Geography of Croatia

Further reading

• Prilog revalorizaciji baštine, obnovi i razvoju Bukovice. A contribution to the valorisation, restoration and development of Bukovica. Medić. Đuro Š.. Titius. 6-7. 6-7. 2014. 415–435. PDF. hr. 16 February 2021.

Notes and References

1. Marjanac, Ljerka, and Tihomir Marjanac. "Glacial History of the Croatian Adriatic and Coastal Dinarides." Diss. University of Zagreb, 2004. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology (2004): 19. Print.
2. Book: Mayhew, Tea . Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718 . 2008 . Viella . 978-88-8334-334-6 . 188 . en.
3. Book: Mayhew, Tea . Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718 . 2008 . Viella . 978-88-8334-334-6 . 199 . en.