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Croatians in Dalmatia as well as other regions have language remnants of the extinct [[Latin|Romance Latin]] language - Dalmatian and additionally we have influences of old Venetian in the [[Directory:Korcula History 2#Korcula dialect and Venetian|local dialects]]. The Republic of Venice controlled most of Dalmatia from 1420 to 1797. During that period, part of its Slavic population were Romanized.  

Croatians in Dalmatia as well as other regions have language remnants of the extinct [[Latin|Romance Latin]] language - Dalmatian and additionally we have influences of old Venetian in the [[Directory:Korcula History 2#Korcula dialect and Venetian|local dialects]]. The Republic of Venice controlled most of Dalmatia from 1420 to 1797. During that period, part of its Slavic population were Romanized.  

The Venetian possessions were called "Venetian Dalmatia" and enjoyed periods of economic bonanza with development of the arts and culture. Dalmatia was greatly influenced by the Italian Renaissance and many buildings, churches and cathedrals were done in those years, from Zadar and Split to Sibenik (Sebenico) and Dubrovnik. Zadar was the capital of the Venetian Dalmatia. In these centuries, the Venetian language became the "lingua franca" of all Dalmatia, assimilating the Dalmatian language of the Romanised Illyrians and influencing partially the coastal Croatian language (Chakavian).

The Venetian possessions were called "Venetian Dalmatia" and enjoyed periods of economic prosperity with development of the arts and culture. Dalmatia was greatly influenced by the Italian Renaissance and many buildings, churches and cathedrals were done in those years, from Zadar and Split to Sibenik (Sebenico) and Dubrovnik. Zadar was the capital of the Venetian Dalmatia. In these centuries, the Venetian language became the "lingua franca" of all Dalmatia, assimilating the Dalmatian language of the Romanised Illyrians and influencing partially the coastal Croatian language (Chakavian).

It is also important to mention migrations from the east as the Ottoman Empire advanced into Europe. Wars with the Ottoman's and others were all part of Venetian Dalmatia's History as well as internal strife (i.e.Hvar Rebellion). <ref>The Hvar Rebellion (1510 - 1514)  was a uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters. It began on the island's largest city, also called Hvar, but spread to the entire island.</ref> Dalmatia is a region of Europe with a very multicultural and multiethnic history.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA8&dq=The+Italians+of+Dalmatia:+Middle+ages+population+merge+with+the+Italian+Slavic++Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=WVuQTby_GdO8cdCT3ZAK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:] From Italian Unification to World War One by Luciano Monzali (p8)</ref>  

It is also important to mention migrations from the east as the Ottoman Empire advanced into Europe. Wars with the Ottoman's and others were all part of Venetian Dalmatia's History as well as internal strife (i.e.Hvar Rebellion). <ref>The Hvar Rebellion (1510 - 1514)  was a uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters. It began on the island's largest city, also called Hvar, but spread to the entire island.</ref> Dalmatia is a region of Europe with a very multicultural and multiethnic history.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA8&dq=The+Italians+of+Dalmatia:+Middle+ages+population+merge+with+the+Italian+Slavic++Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=WVuQTby_GdO8cdCT3ZAK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:] From Italian Unification to World War One by Luciano Monzali (p8)</ref>