BORN IN DALMATIA TAKES VIEWERS ON A VIDEO WALK THROUGH FORMER SCHOOLS OF DALMATIA

The YouTube channel Born in Dalmatia has published a new video titled “Why Have the Schools in Dalmatia’s Villages Not Been Renovated?”, showing a large number of former village schools across Dalmatia that are today abandoned and slowly falling into ruin.

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While public debates in the region have for more than three decades revolved around whether Dalmatia was “taken” or “liberated”, one thing is beyond political arguments: images of deserted villages, and especially abandoned schools, can hardly represent either happiness or pride to any reasonable person.

STORIES FROM THE DALMATIAN HINTERLAND

The Born in Dalmatia YouTube channel brings authentic stories from the Dalmatian hinterland, particularly from Bukovica, Ravni Kotari and the Dalmatian Zagora.

The channel is run by Milorad Tomasović, whose family roots are connected to these areas. Through his video reports, he visits villages, talks to local residents and documents the nature, traditions, history and everyday life of the region.

Over the years, the channel has attracted a large audience and millions of views, with more than 300 reports published.

A RECORD OF PLACES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE DISAPPEARING

One of the channel's greatest values lies in its stories about small and almost forgotten villages, the people who still live there and the traces of a way of life that is gradually disappearing.

Abandoned stone houses, old roads, former schools and encounters with local residents all become part of a visual record of a region whose villages have undergone profound demographic and social changes.

PRESERVING DALMATIA'S AUTHENTIC STORIES

From neglected stone houses and old roads to conversations with residents and memories of life in the past, Born in Dalmatia documents an authentic part of Dalmatia and keeps many of its stories from disappearing into oblivion.

The channel is also an example of how simple, direct video reporting can become a valuable record of people, places, memories and local heritage.