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| The information concerning the early Zuvelas of Korčula is taken from a local 19th century historian from Blato called '''Nikola Ostojic''': {{Cquote| '''''36'''. Xuvella. Of these people I don’t have any history except for their primitive residence that was in Rasohatica from where they moved to Blato (Velikom Učijaku). Afterwards from the 1700s they built large houses and floors/attics/lofts which now remain largely empty because of their move to Vela Luka'' <ref>Vela Luka-Historijsko Topografski Prikaz by Nikola Ostojić </ref>}} He wrote a book about the town of Vela Luka in 1853. The book was published in 1953. It was originally written in [[Italy|Italian]] with a Venetian dialect. Italian was the official language of the Dalmatian province<ref> Osnovna Škola "Vela Luka" Vela Luka Zbornik-150 Godina Školstva u Velaoj Luci (p8)</ref> at the time and had been so for centuries. | | The information concerning the early Zuvelas of Korčula is taken from a local 19th century historian from Blato called '''Nikola Ostojic''': {{Cquote| '''''36'''. Xuvella. Of these people I don’t have any history except for their primitive residence that was in Rasohatica from where they moved to Blato (Velikom Učijaku). Afterwards from the 1700s they built large houses and floors/attics/lofts which now remain largely empty because of their move to Vela Luka'' <ref>Vela Luka-Historijsko Topografski Prikaz by Nikola Ostojić </ref>}} He wrote a book about the town of Vela Luka in 1853. The book was published in 1953. It was originally written in [[Italy|Italian]] with a Venetian dialect. Italian was the official language of the Dalmatian province<ref> Osnovna Škola "Vela Luka" Vela Luka Zbornik-150 Godina Školstva u Velaoj Luci (p8)</ref> at the time and had been so for centuries. |
− | In the 1860s Croatian (sometimes referred to as Illirski in the 19 century) <ref>'''Illyricum''' was a province of the Roman Empire. It was named after one of the indigenous peoples in that region.</ref> was introduced by the [[Austria|Austrian]] authorities as a second language. It then slowly replaced Italian altogether. Thus the name Xuvella became Žuvela. | + | In the 1860s Croatian (sometimes referred to as Illirski in the 19th century) <ref>'''Illyricum''' was a province of the Roman Empire. It was named after one of the indigenous peoples in that region.</ref> was introduced by the [[Austria|Austrian]] authorities as a second language. It then slowly replaced Italian altogether. Thus the name Xuvella became Žuvela. |
| [[File:N Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Nikola Ostojic (1803-1869). | | [[File:N Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Nikola Ostojic (1803-1869). |
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| * [http://www.korculainfo.com/ Korcula Info] | | * [http://www.korculainfo.com/ Korcula Info] |
| *[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano] | | *[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano] |
− | [[File:St Damian.jpg|thumb|left|455px|Chapel of Saint Kuzma and Damian on the island of Korcula. Photo by [[Peter Zuvela]] ]] | + | [[File:St Damian.jpg|thumb|left|455px|The Chapel of Saint Cosmas (Kuzma) and Saint Damian on the island of Korcula. The Chapel is from the 6th century AD. Photo by [[Peter Zuvela]] ]] |
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