(the ancient Zadera), a city of the Austrian empire, capital of Dalmatia, stands on the shore of the Adriatic, opposite the island of Uglano, 150 miles S.E. of Venice. It occupies a long narrow tongue of land, surrounded on three sides by the sea, and separated on the E. from the mainland by a deep moat, which is crossed by a drawbridge. It has an elongated oval form, is about two miles in circuit, and is surrounded by walls, and otherwise strongly fortified. A main street extends the whole length of the town, dividing it into two portions, each of which is again divided by a cross street; thus forming the city into four quarters. The principal streets are wide and regular, but the others are mostly narrow, unpaved, and dirty. The town is very badly supplied with water. It is the seat of an archbishop and of several provincial courts, has a handsome cathedral, in the Byzantine style, erected in the thirteenth century, five other churches, lyceum, gymnasium, archiepiscopal seminary, midwifery school, lying-in and foundling hospital, arsenal, theatre, &c. There are several rosaglio distilleries, producing the famous maraschino. It carries on an active fishery, and some trade. The harbour on the N.E. of the town is about half-a-mile in length, by from 220 to 250 yards in width, but is rather shallow, so that vessels of 300 tons have to lie in the open sound. Pop. about 8000.