Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik (Italian Ragusa) is an old city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, positioned at {{coor dm|42|39|N|18|04|E|}} at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist resorts, a seaport and the center of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its population was 43,770 in 2001, 49,728 in 1991, and the majority of its citizens are Croats with 88.39% (2001 census). Dubrovnik is nicknamed "Pearl of the Adriatic".

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Italian - Ragusa - Adriatic Sea - Croatia - Isthmus of Dubrovnik - Tourist - Seaport - Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Croats

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The city of Ragusa/Dubrovnik was based on maritime trade; in the Middle Ages, it became the only eastern Adriatic city-state to rival Venice. Supported by its wealth and skilled diplomacy, the Italian/Slavic Ragusa/Dubrovnik achieved a remarkable level of development during the 15th and 16th century. Dubrovnik was for centuries dominated by the Italian culture and language. It was also one of the centers of the development of the Croatian language and literature, home to many notable poets, playwrights, painters, mathematicians, physicists and other scholars.

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Middle Ages - City-state - Venice - Diplomacy - 15th - 16th century - Croatian language - Literature

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