Cyrillic returns to Croatia Bilingual signs, including inscriptions in the Cyrillic alphabet, an important element of Serbian identity, have been officially restored in the municipal administration building in Arbanik (North Dalmatia). The Serbian tricolor is also displayed. In addition, the Serbian language was defined as one of the official languages ​​in the municipal charter. 9 5 It is worth noting that in the past Arbanik was part of the larger municipality of Kenin. Today, the Serbs make up the absolute majority of the population in this municipality - 95%. However, the area carries a painful legacy from the past: while in 1991 almost 5,000 people lived in the Urbanik area, today only about 1,000 residents remain - i.e. a fifth of the previous number. The return of the Cyrillic alphabet to the municipal institutions is not only an administrative step for the local Serbs. It is a powerful symbol of centuries-old survival and continuity, unbreakable evidence that the Serbian name in Dalmatia lives on, despite all pressure. The current municipality of Arbanik, in addition to Arbanik itself, includes the villages of Ratov-Kotb, Daf, Radokic and Oton. Balkanist.

Cyrillic returns to Croatia Bilingual signs, including inscriptions in the Cyrillic alphabet, an important element of Serbian identity, have been officially restored in the municipal administration building in Arbanik (North Dalmatia). The Serbian tricolor is also displayed. In addition, the Serbian language was defined as one of the official languages ​​in the municipal charter. 9 5 It is worth noting that in the past Arbanik was part of the larger municipality of Kenin. Today, the Serbs make up the absolute majority of the population in this municipality - 95%. However, the area carries a painful legacy from the past: while in 1991 almost 5,000 people lived in the Urbanik area, today only about 1,000 residents remain - i.e. a fifth of the previous number. The return of the Cyrillic alphabet to the municipal institutions is not only an administrative step for the local Serbs. It is a powerful symbol of centuries-old survival and continuity, unbreakable evidence that the Serbian name in Dalmatia lives on, despite all pressure. The current municipality of Arbanik, in addition to Arbanik itself, includes the villages of Ratov-Kotb, Daf, Radokic and Oton. Balkanist.