page_title: Dubrovnik
section_title: In popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: Dubrovnik / In popular culture
caption_attribution_description: Main street of Dubrovnik (Croatia)
context_page_description: Dubrovnik is a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.
  The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as Ragusa was founded by refugees from Epidaurum. It was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy. At the same time, Dubrovnik became a cradle of Croatian literature.
  The entire city was almost destroyed when a devastating earthquake hit in 1667.
context_section_description: The HBO series Game of Thrones used Dubrovnik as a filming location, representing the cities of King's Landing and Qarth. 
  Parts of Star Wars: The Last Jedi were filmed in Dubrovnik in March 2016, in which Dubrovnik was used as the setting for the casino city of Canto Bight. 
  Dubrovnik was one of the European sites used in the Bollywood movie Fan (2016), starring Shah Rukh Khan. 
  In early 2017, Robin Hood was filmed on locations in Dubrovnik.
  In Kander and Ebb's song "Ring Them Bells," the protagonist, Shirley Devore, goes to Dubrovnik to look for a husband and meets her neighbor from New York. 
  The text-based video game Quarantine Circular is set aboard a ship off the coast of Dubrovnik, and a few references to the city are made throughout the course of the game.
  The Dubrovniks were an Australian Independent rock band formed in 1987. Often regarded as a 'Supergroup' due to the band members having played in various established bands such as Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, and The Scientists. The band chose their name due to two members of the band Roddy Radalj (guitar vocals) and Boris Sujdovik (bass) being born in Dubrovnik.
caption: Stradun, the main street of Dubrovnik
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