Region of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
and Montenegro in Yugoslavia. The capital is
Split. It lies along the eastern shore of the
Adriatic sea and includes a number of
islands. The interior is mountainous.
Important products are wine, olives, and
fish. Notable towns in addition to the
capital are Zadar, Sibenik, and Dubrovnik.
history Dalmatia became Austrian 1815 and by
the treaty of Rapallo 1920 became part of the
kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
(Yugoslavia from 1931), except for the town
of Zadar (Zara) and the island of Lastovo
(Lagosta), which, with neighbouring islets,
were given to Italy until transferred to
Yugoslavia 1947. Dalmatia was made a region
of Croatia 1949.