Bukovica, Dalmatia
Geographic regiona in Croatia
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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]
Bukovica | |
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Typical Bukovica landscape: Keglević family castle ruins near Mokro Polje in northeastern Bukovica | |
| Etymology: Croatian: bukva, lit. 'beech tree' | |
 Interactive map of Bukovica | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Largest towns | Obrovac, Kistanje |
| a Bukovica is not designated as an official region, it is a geographic region only. | |
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]
