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'''Dalmatian Italians''' are an [[Italy|Italian]] national minority in the region of Dalmatia (today part of [[Croatia]]). In the 1860s, during the [[Austria|Austrian]] rule of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, the ethnic group started to suffer from a trend of decreasing numbers and only around 1,000 of the group remain.  

'''Dalmatian Italians''' are an [[Italy|Italian]] national minority in the region of Dalmatia (today part of [[Croatia]]). In the 1860s, during the [[Austria|Austrian]] rule of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, the ethnic group started to suffer from a trend of decreasing numbers and only around 1,000 of the group remain.  

When Austria occupied Dalmatia the Italian (Venetian speaking) population, was (according to the Italian linguist Bartoli) nearly one third of the Dalmatia in the first half of the 19th century. The 1816 Austro-Hungarian census registered 66,000 Italian speaking people among the 301,000 inhabitants of Dalmatia, or 22% of the total Dalmatian population.<ref>Montani, Carlo. ''Venezia Giulia, Dalmazia - Sommario Storico - An Historical Outline''</ref>, but  after World War II, the Dalmatian Italian population was reduced to 300 in Croatian Dalmatia and 500 in Montenegro.<ref>Petacco, Arrigo.  ''L'esodo, la tragedia negata degli italiani d'Istria, Dalmazia e Venezia Giulia''</ref>

When Austria occupied Dalmatia the Italian (Venetian speaking) population, was (according to the Italian linguist Bartoli) nearly one third of the Dalmatia in the first half of the 19th century. The 1816 Austro-Hungarian census registered 66 000 Italian speaking people among the 301 000 inhabitants of Dalmatia, or 22% of the total Dalmatian population.<ref>Montani, Carlo. ''Venezia Giulia, Dalmazia - Sommario Storico - An Historical Outline''</ref> After World War II, the Dalmatian Italian population was reduced to 300 in Croatian Dalmatia and 500 in Montenegro.<ref>Petacco, Arrigo.  ''L'esodo, la tragedia negata degli italiani d'Istria, Dalmazia e Venezia Giulia''</ref>

Today they reside mostly in the littoral areas of Zadar (Zara), Split (Spalato), Trogir (Trau), and  Sibenik (Sebenico) in Croatia, and Kotor (Cattaro), Perast (Perasto), and Budva (Buduain) Montenegro.

Today they reside mostly in the littoral areas of Zadar (Zara), Split (Spalato), Trogir (Trau), and  Sibenik (Sebenico) in Croatia, and Kotor (Cattaro), Perast (Perasto), and Budva (Buduain) Montenegro. In Croatia, there are 20,000 Italians in total, mostly are located in communities in the Istrian peninsula and the city of Rijeka (Fiume).

In Croatia, there are 20,000 Italians in total, mostly are located in communities in the Istrian peninsula and the city of Rijeka (Fiume).

== Early History==

== Early History==

=== Roman Dalmatia ===

=== Roman Dalmatia ===