Ston

: Ston can also be a reference to Royston Tiddywinkle (cf. Georges).

Related Topics:
Royston Tiddywinkle - Georges

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Ston is a small town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelje?ac (Sabioncello) peninsula. It is the center of the Ston municipality that has 2,605 inhabitants.

Related Topics:
Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Croatia - Pelje?ac - Municipality

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Ston was a military fort of the Ragusan Republic whose defensive walls are a notable feat of medieval architecture: there is a 890 meters long town wall and 5 km Great Wall outside the town.

Related Topics:
Fort - Ragusa - Defensive wall

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The walls extend to Mali Ston (the little Ston), a smaller town on the northern side of the Pelje?ac isthmus and the end of the Gulf of Mali Ston (Malostonski zaljev), notable for its mariculture.

Related Topics:
Gulf - Mariculture

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