ПРАВОСЛАВНО СТАНОВНИШТВО ДАЛМАЦИЈЕ ПРЕМА ПОПИСИМА СРПСКЕ ПРАВОСЛАВНЕ ЦРКВЕ (1835–1850)
THE ORTHODOX POPULATION OF DALMATIA DUE TO SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CENSUSES (1835–1850)

Summary/Abstract: Historical population data are of significant importance for the reconstruction of life conditions, family patterns and behaviour of entire populations in the past. The several preserved church censuses of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Dalmatia province from the first half of the XIX century inform about the total number and geographical distribution of the orthodox population of the province (consisting almost entirely of ethnic Serbs). The data provide better understanding of demographic changes during the 1835–1850 period. The results indicate a constant increase in number of orthodox believers until 1848 when a drastic decline occurred. The increase in number of orthodox inhabitants, as the analysis shows, was not equally distributed all over the province, since population growth rates do vary immensely from area to area.

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