On 31
October 1918 the population of Zara rebeled againstthe Austrian
governors and raised the Italian flag, on 4 November 1918 the city was occupated by
Italian army. The treaty of Rapallo (12 November 1920) give Zara with a small territory
(the Municipalities of Boccagnazzo, Borgo Erizzo, Cerno and part of Diclo (Dicolo)) (51
sq. km. of territory and 17.065 inhabitants) and the islands of Làgosta and Pelagosa (53
sq. km. of territory and 1.710 inhabitants), in total a territory of 104 sq. km., to
Italy. The territory was organized into an Italian province. Zara remained under Italian
sovranity until 31 October 1944.
The Italian territory of Zara.
Old map of Zara.
I visited Zara and I searched for the few remain of the Italian
period. The discovery of the old custom houses was surprising. I hadn't the possibility
to visit the Italian Cemetery.
Old gully-hole with an Italian
inscription: "Comune di Zara. Canalizzazione. CRDA".
Old gully-hole with an Italian
inscription: "Canalizzazione comunale. Zara".
Old gully-hole with an Italian
inscription: "Comune di Zara. Canalizzazione. CRDA".
Old gully-hole with an
Italian/German inscription: "Canalizzazione di Zara. Bauunternehmung Baron
Schwarz". Could be this put during the Austrian period (I found of an Austrian
factory called Baron Schwarz) or it was put during the German occupation ?
The old Italian Custom House
on the border toward Diclo (Dicolo), Zadar (Zara).
The old Yugoslavian Custom
House on the border toward Diclo (Dicolo), Zadar (Zara).
Details of the old Yugoslavian
Custom House, Zadar (Zara).
