Zagora or Dalmatinska Zagora (Dalmatian Zagora), sometimes also called Inner Dalmatia, is a the southern inland region of Croatia. The name Zagora means "behind hills", which is a reference to the fact that it is the part of Dalmatia that is not coastal. Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ...

Zagora, in the strict sense, spans from Šibenik eastern hinterland to east, where it borders with Herzegovina and Livanjski kraj. Its borders are present in four counties: the Dubrovnik-Neretva, Split-Dalmatia, Šibenik-Knin and small parts of Zadar county. A more general, vernacular description of Zagora also includes Bukovica, Kninska Krajina, Cetinska krajina, Imotska krajina and all other smaller regions that compose inland Dalmatia. Å ibenik Å ibenik (German: Sibenning, Italian: Sebenico) is an historic town in Croatia, population 51,553 (2001). ... This article is about the geographic area of Herzegovina. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity Federation Canton 10 Land area 994 km² Population (2003 census) 32,454 Population density Coordinates Area code +387 34 Mayor Luka ÄŒelan (HDZ) Website http://www. ... Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Split-Dalmatia County (Splitsko-dalmatinska županija) is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. ... Å ibenik-Knin county - Å ibensko-kninska županija is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. ... Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. ... Bukovica (Буковица in Serbian) is a geographical region in Croatia. ... Kninska Krajina is a geographical region in Croatia. ...

The terrain in Zagora is fairly rugged: in the region immediately bordering the coastline, it is mostly flat but dry, mainly covered with makija (maquis, macchia). More inland, there tend to be more greener pastures, as the climate and elevations change. Karst topography dominates the landscape. The land is interspersed with river canyons, of rivers Zrmanja, Krka, Čikola, Cetina and others. Maquis (French) or macchia (Italian; plural macchie) is a shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs such as sage, juniper and myrtle. ... Karst topography is a three-dimensional landscape shaped by the dissolution of a soluble layer or layers of bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. ... Zrmanja is a river in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. ... Skradinski buk Krka is a river in Croatias Dalmatia region, with length circa 73 km; famous for its numerous waterfalls. ... Cetina is a river in central Dalmatia, Croatia. ...

One national park is located in Zagora, the Krka National Park. Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia ...

The area has had diminishing human settlement in the last few centuries, although a lot of smaller and larger villages remain scattered all over Zagora. The larger towns include Obrovac, Benkovac, Knin, Drniš, Sinj, Vrgorac, Imotski. The primary reason why the region is being depopulated is that there are few economic opportunities in the region. People have been emigrating either towards the coast, or into the continental parts of Croatia. There was also significant emigration overseas, into the Americas and Oceania. In more recent times, after the Croatian War of Independence, the ethnic Serb population emigrated in large numbers into Serbia. This article needs translation. ... Benkovac (Croatia) Benkovac is a town and municipality in the interior of Zadar county, Croatia. ... Knin Knin (Croatia) Knin (Serbian: Книн, Latin and medieval Hungarian: Tinin) is a historical town in the Å ibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. ... DrniÅ¡ is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia at halfway between Å ibenik and Knin. ... Sinj (Croatia) Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia, at . ... Vrgorac is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia country. ... Imotski is a small town in the Dalmatian hinterland, population 4,347, total municipality population 10,213 (2001). ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... Combatants Croatian Army Paramilitary organisations Republic of Serb Krajina Army Yugoslav Peoples Army Bosnian Serb Army Republic of Serbia Paramilitary organisations Commanders Franjo TuÄ‘man (President of Croatia) Anton Tus (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1991-1992) Janko Bobetko (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1992-1995) Atif... The Serbs of Croatia are the largest national minority in that country. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 812   -  Kingdom established 1217   -  Empire established 1346   -  Independence lost to...

Two major roads intersect Zagora - the D1 state road which comes from Zagreb, crosses from Lika through Knin and Sinj, down to Split, and the recently built A1 highway, which meanders near Zadar and Benkovac, passing throughout Zagora, via the Dugopolje exit (to Split) and on to Ploče. The railway links Zagreb with Knin, from Knin to Zadar, from Knin to Perušić, where the line splits to Šibenik or to Split. Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country Croatia RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - City 641. ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ... For other uses, see Split (disambiguation). ... A1 near the Sveti Rok Tunnel Motorway A1 (Croatian: ), is a motorway in Croatia. ... For other uses, see Zadar (disambiguation). ... A ploce is a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis. ...

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• Dalmatinska Zagora