Migracije Morlaka / Vlaha na zadarskom pograničju tijekom 15. i 16. stoljeća, s posebnim osvrtom na vransko područje te pojavu Morlaka Istrijana / Vlaha Istre
Migrations of the Morlachs / Vlachs on the Zadar border during the 15th and 16th centuries, with a special focus on the Vrana region and the appearance of the Istrian Morlachs / Vlachs of Istria

Summary/Abstract: The demographic history of Dalmatia and its hinterland in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period is significantly marked by migrations and temporary or permanent migrations of larger groups of the Morlach (Vlach) population. In this respect, the Vrana area is poorly researched, and the same can be said for the entire Zadar region, especially when it comes to the 15th and 16th centuries. With this article, we will try to fill at least part of that historiographical gap, focusing on the period from the forties of the 15th century to the beginning of the Cyprus War in 1570. In the first part of the discussion, we will consider archival news about the seasonal migrations of Morlach clans, which often came from their habitats in the Croatian hinterland to the Venetian pastures near Vrana in the winter. Then we will focus on migration processes caused by the Ottoman conquests, where we will especially follow the traces of the Morlach population known as the Vlachs of Istria or the Istrian Morlachs, which from the 1520s gave a demographic imprint to the border area of the wider Zadar hinterland, burdened by Venetian-Ottoman friction and war conflicts.

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