Dubrovnik
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Dubrovnik | |
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Ceety | |
| Ceety o Dubrovnik Grad Dubrovnik | |
 The wawed ceety o Dubrovnik | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Eik-name(s): "Pearl o the Adriatic", "Thesaurum mundi" | |
  Dubrovnik The location o Dubrovnik athin Croatie | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′25″N 18°06′30″E / 42.64028°N 18.10833°ECoordinates: 42°38′25″N 18°06′30″E / 42.64028°N 18.10833°E | |
| Kintra | Croatie |
| Coonty | Dubrovnik-Neretva Coonty |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Andro Vlahušić (CPP) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 21.35 km2 (8.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Ceety | 42,641 |
| • Urban | 28,113 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20000 |
| Area code(s) | 020 |
| Vehicle registration | DU |
Dubrovnik (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈdǔbroːʋniːk]) (Italian: Ragusa), is a Croatian ceety on the Adriatic Sea coast poseetioned at the terminal end o the Isthmus o Dubrovnik. It is ane o the maist prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport an the centre o Dubrovnik-Neretva coonty. Its population wis 43,770 in 2001,[2] doun frae 49,728 in 1991.[3] In 1979, the ceety o Dubrovnik jyned the UNESCO leet o Warld Heritage Steids.
The prosperity o the ceety o Dubrovnik haes aaways been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic o Ragusa, forby kent as Maritime Republic (thegither wi Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa, Venice an ither ceeties), it becam the anerlie eastren Adriatic ceety-state tae rival Venice. Supportit bi its walth an skilled diplomacy, the ceety achieved a remarkable level o development, parteecularly durin the 15t an 16t centuries. Awbeit demilitarised in the 1970s wi the intent o foriver protectin it frae war devastation, in 1991, efter the breakup o Yugoslavie, it wis besieged bi Serb-Montenegrin forces for 7 month an hivily damaged bi shellin.
Name
[eedit | eedit soorce]In Croatian, the ceety is kent as Dubrovnik; in Italian as Ragusa, an its historical name in Greek is Raiyia (Ραυγια) or Ragousa (Ραγουσα).
The current Croatian name wis offeecially adoptit in 1918 efter the faw o Austrick–Hungary. It is referred tae as Dubrovnik in the first offeecial document o the treaty wi the Bosnian Ban Kulin an aa.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns - sister ceeties
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (HTML). Statistical Reports (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics (1441). Juin 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. Retrieved 15 September 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Population by ethnicity, by towns/municipalities, census 2001". Crostat - Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Archived frae the original on 23 Februar 2011. Retrieved 15 Februar 2010.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia, Dubrovnik". A&E Television Networks, History.com. Funk & Wagnalls' New Encyclopedia. World Almanac Education Group. Archived frae the original on 14 Februar 2010. Retrieved 14 Februar 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i "Gradovi prijatelji Grada Dubrovnika" (in Croatian). Grad Dubrovnik. Archived frae the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ "Twin Towns - Graz Online - English Version". www.graz.at. Archived frae the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 5 Januar 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 21 Julie 2011. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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