Province of Zara

The Italian Province of Zara (1941-1943) was an administrative section of the Governorate of Dalmatia. It was created during World War II by the Italian government with Regio Decreto Legge of May 18, 1941.Regio Decreto Legge del 18 maggio 1941 n. 452 (published in Italian "Gazzetta Ufficiale" I, 1941, No. 133. p. 2240 f.)

Characteristics

The Province of Zara was part of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia and had an area of 3,179 km² with a population of 211,900 inhabitants. It had included the two main cities of Zara (Zadar) and Sebenico (Sibenik).

The province bordered the Independent State of Croatia and to the south the Province of Spalato. The "Capoluogo" (administrative center) was Zara, where there was the "Tribunal" and the main administrative offices.

There were 20 municipalities (called in Italian: Comuni):Davide Rodogno Il nuovo ordine mediterraneo, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 2003, p. 499

Zara / Zadar
Bencovazzo / Benkovac  
Bosavia / Božava
Chistagne / Kistanje
Eso Grande / Iž Veliki (Iž Veli)
Nona / Nin
Novegradi / Novigrad    
Obbrovazzo / Obrovac
Oltre / Preko
Sale / Sali
Scardona / Skradin
Sebenico / Šibenik
Selve / Silba
Stancovazzo / Stankovici
Stretto / Tijesho 
Timeto di Zara / Smilčić
Vodizze / Vodice
Zaravecchia / Biograd
Zemonico / Zemunik
Zlarino / Zlarin

Territory of Zara

The province was an enlargement of the "Territory of Zara" obtained by the Kingdom of Italy after WWI. Indeed in 1937 this small territory had an area of just 110.21 km² and a population of 25,000 inhabitants, concentrated in the city of Zara.Annuario Generale 1938-XVI, Consociazione Turistica Italiana, Milano 1938 p. 661

Related pages
 Spalato (Italian province)
 Cattaro (Italian province)
 Dalmatian Italians
 Italian cultural and historic presence in Dalmatia
 Venice and Dalmatia

Notes

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Category:1940s in Italy