DUBROVNIKTEA JOTANOVIĆ & ANTEA MIKELIĆ

Dubrovnik has a total of 42 615 inhabitants.  Its area is 143.35 km2.

Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia, the administrative center of Dubrovnik-Neretva County and one of the most historic Croatian tourist destinations.

Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful towns in Croatia.

It was one of the centers of development of Croatian language and literature,

home to many notable Croatian poets, playwrights, painters, mathematicians, physicists and other scholars.

Coat of arms of Dubrovnik

CLIMATE:In Dubrovnik,the average temperature is 16.6 ° C

INTERESTING FACTS:In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

In the past, Dubrovnik Republic was the only city-state on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

HISTORY WALLS OF DUBROVNIK

City walls - built from the 13th to the 17th century for defense and protection. 1940 m long and, 25 m tall, the mainland thickness of 4-6 m. At the four corners of the world, protected by fortifications.

Tower Fortress - fort in the north of the city walls. Completed in 1464, built by a number of builders, including Juraj.

Dubrovnik Cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Djevice Marije) into Heaven. The Cathedral treasury keeps gold and silver reliquaries, crosses, church vessels and paintings by Italian (Titian, Raphael and others), Flemish and Croatian painters.

CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES

St Blaž Church - built on the site of a Romanesque church, which survived the great earthquake of 1667, but was destroyed by fire in 1706. At the main altar there is a statue of St Blaž. He is holding a model of the city before the earthquake.

Rector's Palace - was once the seat of Government and the Rector of the Dubrovnik Republic, today's Cultural and Historical Museum.

Palace Divona i.e. Sponza - Gothic and Renaissance palace was built according to the design of the Dubrovnik masters Paskoja Milicevic.

Stradun or Placa - the largest and the most famous city street. It extends from the entrance to the city through the Pile Gate to Luza Square and a unique urban element that characterizes the city of Dubrovnik.

The Worship of St Blaž is best manifested in the celebration of his feast on February 3rd. That was the feast of all the inhabitants of the Republic of Dubrovnik, as it is today of all the citizens of Dubrovnik and their guests from Croatia and around the world.

SPORTDubrovnik is known as the city's water polo. Many Dubrovnik water polo players have won Olympic medals like Veselin Đuho, Goran Twine and others.

Picturesof Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik at night.

Franciscan Monastery.

View from the old harbor on the coast.

Church of St Vlaho by night.

THE END!We hope you liked Dubrovnik.