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== Peter Z's Notes ==

== Peter Z's Notes ==

The claims cited in the ''While Visiting the Croatia Coast'' statement is news to me. Researching its content (I've started to add references to it). So far it seems to me to be not too far from the truth, however more research (may be a few years) is needed.  

The claims cited in the ''While Visiting the Croatia Coast'' statement is news to me. I'm researching its content (I've started to add references to it). So far it seems to me to be not too far from the truth, however more research (may be a few years) is needed.  

*''Firstly'' I have problems with population stats.  

*''Firstly'' I have problems with population stats.  

* ''Secondly'' it appears to me that the region has problems with interpreting multicultural and ''multiethnic'' history (& societies).

* ''Secondly'' it appears to me that the region has problems with interpreting multicultural and ''multiethnic'' history (& societies).

* Republic of Venice was set up by Latin families.

* Republic of Venice was set up by Latin families.

Slavic communities latter become part of these City States, which latter became republics.  

Slavic communities latter become part of these City States, which latter became Republics.  

Famous mixed marriages within these communities :

Famous mixed marriages within these communities :

''Republic of Ragusa'' was set up by Latin/Illyrian families. The Republic's city, Ragusa (today called Dubrovnik)  was established in the 7th century, post Slavic and Avar invasions. The refugees from  Epidaurum (a Roman city) built the settlement in Dalmatia, today in southernmost modern Croatia. Over the centuries the City State-Ragusa started to have relations with the Slavic hinterland, then called Red Croatia (this term for the region cease to be used from the 11th century onwards). Ragusa itself become an independent state in 1358.

''Republic of Ragusa'' was set up by Latin/Illyrian families. The Republic's city, Ragusa (today called Dubrovnik)  was established in the 7th century, post Slavic and Avar invasions. The refugees from  Epidaurum (a Roman city) built the settlement in Dalmatia, today in southernmost modern Croatia. Over the centuries the City State-Ragusa started to have relations with the Slavic hinterland, then called Red Croatia (this term for the region cease to be used from the 11th century onwards). Ragusa itself become an independent state in 1358.

The Croatians (Slavs) some time in the middle ages stated to be part of the Republic's population. There is a theory that the Croatisation of the region started to happen in the 19-century with the Republic becoming part of the [[Austria|Austro-Hungarian]] Empire (then called the Habsburg Monarchy). The second theory is that it was much earlier.

The Croatians (Slavs), some time in the middle ages started to be part of the Republic's population. There is a theory that the Croatisation of the region started to happen in the 19-century with the Republic becoming part of the [[Austria|Austro-Hungarian]] Empire (then called the Habsburg Monarchy). The second theory is that it was much earlier.

It's quiet possible that both are wrong and that the Republic was for centuries a multicultural and ''multiethnic'' society! It's ruling class were of mostly of Latin decent, but not all!

It's quiet possible that both are wrong and that the Republic was for centuries a multicultural and ''multiethnic'' society! It's ruling class were of mostly of Latin decent, but not all!