Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik () (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, doun frae 49,728 in 1991. 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 
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

Twin touns - sister ceeties
Dubrovnik is twinned wi:

 Ravenna, Italy (syne 1967)
 Vukovar, Croatie (syne 1993)
 Graz, Austrick (syne 1994)

 Helsingborg, Swaden (syne 1996)
 Ragusa, Italy (syne 2000)
 Bad Homburg, Germany (syne 2002)

 Sarajevo, Bosnie an Herzegovinae (syne 2007)
 Monterey, Californie, Unitit States (syne 2007)
 Rueil-Malmaison, Fraunce <small>(syne 2011)

References


Category:Ceeties an touns in Croatie
Category:Populatit coastal places in Croatie
Category:Populatit places in Dubrovnik-Neretva Coonty
Category:Maritime Republics
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Croatie
Category:Medieval defences
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the Adriatic Sea