Zadar

Zadar (Italian Zara) is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72,718 (2001). Absolute majority of its citizens are Croats with 92.77% (2001 census).

Economy

Major industries include tourism, traffic, seaborne trade, agriculture, fishing and fish farming activities, metal manufacturing and mechanical engineering

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industry, chemicals and non-metal industry and banking. The headquarters of the following companies are located in Zadar:

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• Maraska (food industry)
• Adria, Marde?i? (fish production)
• Tankerska plovidba Zadar (shipping company)
• SAS (machine tools)
• Aluflexpack

The farmland just northeast of Zadar, Ravni Kotari, is a well known source of marasca cherries. Distilleries in Zadar have produced Maraschino since the 16th century.

Related Topics:
Cherries - Maraschino - 16th century

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