 The region was birthplace or home to several writers who made their marks in Croatian, Italian, and Austrian literature.These include Ivan Mažuranić—one of the foremost authors of Croatian literature in the first half of the 19th century—Janko Polić Kamov, Ödön von Horváth, and many others.Chakavian dialect, spoken in the region, is widely present in the works of poets born or living in the region.