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The '''Zuvela''' surname has strong roots originating from the western end of the island of Korcula in [[Croatia]]. Its original spelling was '''Xuvella'''. In the Croatian language the Z is written Ž.
The '''Zuvela''' surname has strong roots originating from the western end of the island of Korcula in [[Croatia]]. Its original spelling was '''Xuvella'''. In the Croatian language the Z is written Ž.
The Zuvela’s arrived on the west end of Korcula in the 1600’s and settled in a small field called '''Rasohatica'''. There are still small remnants of stone huts there to this day. At the time, Korcula was part of the ''Republic of Venice'' (within the Dalmatian province). From where the original Zuvelas migrated is still a mystery to this editor. The Republic of Venice did accept migrants within her boundaries during her long history. They came from all parts of [[Europe]]. Many of them were migrants from Spain <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K7oAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=history+of+dalmatia+Spain+Spalato&hl=en&ei=9oL1TK61LYmxcbzkqOYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Dalmatia and Montenegro:] With a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina -Volume 1 ''by'' John Gardner Wilkinson (p116).</ref> as well as Christians from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries).
The Zuvela’s arrived on the west end of Korcula in the 1600’s and settled in a small field called '''Rasohatica'''. There are still small remnants of stone huts there to this day. At the time, Korcula was part of the ''Republic of Venice'' (within the Dalmatian province). From where the original Zuvelas migrated is still a mystery to this editor. The Republic of Venice did accept migrants within her boundaries during her long history. They came from all parts of [[Europe]]. Many of them were migrants from Spain <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K7oAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=history+of+dalmatia+Spain+Spalato&hl=en&ei=9oL1TK61LYmxcbzkqOYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Dalmatia and Montenegro:] With a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina -Volume 1 ''by'' John Gardner Wilkinson (p116).</ref> as well as Christians from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries).<ref>[http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC2121596;jsessionid=D7FB2EB2AF6E1C5733100CA2C94C626F.jvm1 The Land of 1000 Islands] ''by'' Igor Rudan
*"However, the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Venetian Republic produced extensive migrations from the mainland areas, especially from today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the eastern parts of the islands of Brac, Hvar, Korcula, and Pag."</ref>
[[File:Croatia Rasohatica .jpg|thumb|left|220px|Rasohatica]]
[[File:Croatia Rasohatica .jpg|thumb|left|220px|Rasohatica]]