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Today they reside mostly in the city areas of Zadar, Split, Trogir, and  Sibenik in Croatia, and Kotor, Perast, and Budva in Montenegro. In other parts of Croatia, there are Italian communities located in the '''Istrian''' peninsula and the city of Rijeka.

Today they reside mostly in the city areas of Zadar, Split, Trogir, and  Sibenik in Croatia, and Kotor, Perast, and Budva in Montenegro. In other parts of Croatia, there are Italian communities located in the '''Istrian''' peninsula and the city of Rijeka.

'''Note''': During the  Austro-Hungarian (Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie) census of 1910,<ref>Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, veröffentlicht in: Geographischer Atlas zur Vaterlandskunde an der österreichischen Mittelschulen. K. u. k. Hof-Kartographische Anstalt G. Freytag & Berndt, Wien 1911.</ref> 2.8% Italians were registered in the Kingdom of Dalmatia. This high drop can be explained by '''high immigration''' as well as families who were of dual culture (Italian-Croatian), who decided to register themselves as Croatian (Hrvati). Additionally there is reasonable proof of the Austrian authorities deliberate manipulation of Statistics for political gain.

'''Note''': During the  Austro-Hungarian (Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie) census of 1910,<ref>Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, veröffentlicht in: Geographischer Atlas zur Vaterlandskunde an der österreichischen Mittelschulen. K. u. k. Hof-Kartographische Anstalt G. Freytag & Berndt, Wien 1911.</ref> 2.8% Italians were registered in the Kingdom of Dalmatia. This high drop can be explained by '''high immigration''' as well as families who were of dual culture (Italian-Croatian), who decided to register themselves as Croatian (Hrvati). Additionally there is reasonable proof of the Austrian authorities deliberate manipulation of statistics for political gain.

== Early History==

== Early History==

=== Roman Dalmatia ===

=== Roman Dalmatia ===