Treaty of Rapallo (1920)

On November 12, 1920, Italy ( from 1929 to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia renamed) agreed in the Treaty of Rapallo border with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on border issues.

The main finding was that the city of Rijeka ( Fiume Italian ) including its hinterland to Independent Free State of Fiume was. Zadar (Italian: Zara ), the coast and some islands off the Dalmatian coast, including the island of Lastovo (Italian: Lagosta ), the former Austro-Hungarian territory fell to Italy. This in turn renounced his ambitions with regard to city and surroundings of Split.

Background of concluding the contract were decisions in the Treaty of Saint- Germain of 1919., Where Trieste, Istria, Zadar and parts of the coastal country Italy Dalmatia and Rijeka ( Fiume ) were granted, while the Yugoslavs.