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Bukovica is a geographical region in Croatia. It lies in northern Dalmatia, with Lika to the north, Kninska Krajina to the east, and Ravni Kotari to the southwest.^[1]

History

Vlachs were recorded among the inhabitants of the region in 1420. Their basic economic activity was related to transhumant livestock breeding in conjunction with carrying merchants’ goods.^[2]

Many Vlachs (also recorded as Morlachs) moved to the Ottoman areas in the Dalmatian hinterland which were occupied by 1573 from Bukovica.^[3]

Geography

Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The karst landscape covers most of the region up to the Zrmanja valley.

Towns and villages

Bukovica covers a triangular area between the towns of Benkovac, Obrovac, and Knin. The region includes the municipalities of Jasenice, Ervenik, Kistanje, and Lišane Ostrovičke.

References

^ Marjanac, Ljerka, and Tihomir Marjanac. "Glacial History of the Croatian Adriatic and Coastal Dinarides." Diss. University of Zagreb, 2004. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology (2004): 19. Print.
^ Mayhew, Tea (2008). Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718. Viella. p. 188. ISBN 978-88-8334-334-6.
^ Mayhew, Tea (2008). Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718. Viella. p. 199. ISBN 978-88-8334-334-6.

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+{{Redirect|Bukovica, Croatia|other eponymous places in Croatia|Bukovica (disambiguation)#Croatia}}
-{{other uses}}
-[[File:Kula Kegljevica.JPG|thumb|270px|Typical landscape of Bukovica (here with ruins of castle of the [[House of Keglević|Keglević]] noble family near [[Mokro Polje]] village in the northeastern part of Bukovica)]]
+[[File:Kula Kegljevica.JPG|thumb|270px|Typical Bukovica landscape: [[Keglević|Keglević family]] castle ruins near [[Mokro Polje]] in northeastern Bukovica.]]
-'''Bukovica''' is a geographical region in [[Croatia]]. It is situated in northern [[Dalmatia]], with [[Lika]] in the north, [[Kninska Krajina]] in the east, and [[Ravni Kotari]] in the south-west.<ref>Marjanac, Ljerka, and Tihomir Marjanac. "Glacial History of the Croatian Adriatic and Coastal Dinarides." Diss. University of Zagreb, 2004. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology (2004): 19. Print.</ref>
+'''Bukovica''' is a geographical region in [[Croatia]]. It lies in northern [[Dalmatia]], with [[Lika]] to the north, [[Kninska Krajina]] to the east, and [[Ravni Kotari]] to the southwest.<ref>Marjanac, Ljerka, and Tihomir Marjanac. "Glacial History of the Croatian Adriatic and Coastal Dinarides." Diss. University of Zagreb, 2004. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology (2004): 19. Print.</ref>
+== History ==
+[[Vlachs]] were recorded among the inhabitants of the region in 1420. Their basic economic activity was related to transhumant livestock breeding in conjunction with carrying merchants’ goods.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mayhew |first=Tea |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqgPAQAAMAAJ&q |title=Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718 |date=2008 |publisher=Viella |isbn=978-88-8334-334-6 |pages=188 |language=en}}</ref>
+Many Vlachs (also recorded as [[Morlachs]]) moved to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] areas in the [[Dalmatian Hinterland|Dalmatian hinterland]] which were occupied by 1573 from Bukovica.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mayhew |first=Tea |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqgPAQAAMAAJ&q |title=Dalmatia Between Ottoman and Venetian Rule: Contado Di Zara, 1645-1718 |date=2008 |publisher=Viella |isbn=978-88-8334-334-6 |pages=199 |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
-Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250-300 meters above sea level. The [[karst]] landscape covers most of the region leading the{{Clarify|date=February 2012|reason=to? from? something else?}} the [[Zrmanja]] river valley.
+Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The [[karst]] landscape covers most of the region up to the [[Zrmanja]] valley.
 ==Towns and villages==
-Bukovica forms a triangular shape between the towns of [[Benkovac]], [[Obrovac, Croatia|Obrovac]], and [[Knin]].
+Bukovica covers a triangular area between the towns of [[Benkovac]], [[Obrovac, Croatia|Obrovac]], and [[Knin]].
-Located in the region are the municipalities of [[Jasenice, Croatia|Jasenice]], [[Ervenik]], [[Kistanje]], and [[Lišane Ostrovičke]].
+The region includes the municipalities of [[Jasenice, Zadar County|Jasenice]], [[Ervenik]], [[Kistanje]], and [[Lišane Ostrovičke]].
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==Further reading==
+{{Commons category|Bukovica (region)}}
+{{Refbegin}}
+* {{cite journal|url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/149719|title=Prilog revalorizaciji baštine, obnovi i razvoju Bukovice|trans-title=A contribution to the valorisation, restoration and development of Bukovica|last=Medić|first=Đuro Š.|journal=Titius|volume=6-7|issue=6-7|year=2014|pages=415–435|format=PDF|language=hr|access-date=16 February 2021}}
+{{Refend}}
 {{Geographical regions of Croatia}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{Coord|44.1483051|N|15.75188061|E|region:HR-13_type:adm3rd_source:CGN|display=title|format=dms}}

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