Sunday, November 10 2024

Dubrovnik is also known as Pearl of the Adriatic and it is located on the Dalmatian coast. The Dalmatian coast was known then and still today as one of the most powerful defences against those that would come by the Mediterranean Sea. The area was damaged pretty badly when an earthquake hit it sometime during the 13th century.

However, Dubrovnik still withholds the natural beauty of its landscape. Some of the buildings in Dubrovnik include Gothic churches, fountains, palaces, and monasteries. However, many of these buildings got damaged and some were completely destroyed when another there was a battle, and so from there on after the UNESCO sought out the restoration of the city.

DUBROVNIK photo
Photo by Antonio Vaccarini (vanto5)

Dubrovnik, Croatia

The languages that are spoken often in Dubrovnik include: Chinese, Spanish, Russian, English, Arabic, French.

During the middle of the 7th century is when Dubrovnik was founded. It was found by a group of refugees that migrated there from the Epidaurum. They established the island as their home and gave it the name Laus. The name Ragusa is Latin and this name was used for the island until the 15th century. This name was given to the location after the lausa rock. On the adjacent side of the location stand the Srd Mountain. This is where the Slavs began their own settlement and the name Dubrovnik was given to the location. The word Dubrovnik comes from the word dubrava; this is a Croatian word that means oak woods.

There was a channel that was filled which separated the two locations; it was filled during the 12th century; this allowed the two settlements to be united. During this establishment time the empire was under the protection and the rule of the Byzantine Empire. Once the Fourth Crusade was finalized the city came under the rule of the sovereignty of Venice, and this was between 1205-1358. Finalized in 1358 by the Treaty of Zadar Dubrovnik was claimed as being a part of the Hungarian-Croatian Kingdom. This happened when it was considered to be a republican free state during the 15th century.

In 1667, this would mark the date when an earthquake occurred which destroyed or damaged the majority of the buildings in the Republic. The earthquake was known to be the most powerful earthquake which caused a major turning point within the development of the city.

DUBROVNIK photo
Photo by Antonio Vaccarini (vanto5)

View of Dubrovnik and Sea, Croatia

Dubrovnik is known to be the perfect example of a late medieval walled city. The street is the ordinary layout for the location. There are some wonderful fortifications along with the remarkable Baroque and Renaissance monuments. The town hall is opened up by the monumental gates of the city. The Franciscan dates all the way back to the 14th century and today much of it is considered to be Baroque. The popular Dominican Monastery is the cities popular cathedral, which has been visited by many people over the past several centuries; some who have simply come to tour the historic building while others go there to worship. This building had to be rebuilt after the earthquake of 1667 destroyed it.

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