Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia.
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30 Facts About Dubrovnik
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In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in recognition of its outstanding medieval architecture and fortified old town.
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Later on, in the early 19th to early 20th century, Dubrovnik was part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austrian Empire.
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Dubrovnik became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia immediately upon its creation, and it was incorporated into its Zeta Banovina in 1929, before becoming part of the Banovina of Croatia upon its creation in 1939.
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In 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Dubrovnik was besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army for seven months and suffered significant damage from shelling.
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Ragusa, recorded in various forms since at least the 10th century, remained the official name of the Republic of Ragusa until 1808, and of the city within the Kingdom of Dalmatia until 1918, while Dubrovnik, first recorded in the late 12th century, was in widespread use by the late 16th or early 17th century.
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Dubrovnik was inhabited by the Illyrian tribe of Dalmatae in ancient times.
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Antun Nicetic, in his 1996 book, expounds the theory that Dubrovnik was established by Greek sailors, as a station halfway between the two Greek settlements of Budva and Korcula, 95 nautical miles apart from each of them.
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In 12th and 13th centuries Dubrovnik became a truly oligarchic republic, and benefited greatly by becoming a commercial outpost for the rising and prosperous Serbian state, especially after the signing of a treaty with Stefan the First-Crowned.
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Between the 14th century and 1808, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state, although it was a tributary from 1382 to 1804 of the Ottoman Empire and paid an annual tribute to its sultan.
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Already in 1571 Dubrovnik sold its protectorate over some Christian settlements in other parts of the Ottoman Empire to France and Venice.
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The bishop of Dubrovnik was a Cardinal protector in 1571, at that time there were only 16 other countries which had Cardinal protectors.
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In 1815, the former Dubrovnik government met for the last time in Ljetnikovac in Mokosica.
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In 1832, Baron Sismundo Getaldic-Gundulic was elected Mayor of Dubrovnik, serving for 13 years; the Austrian government granted him the title of "Baron".
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In 1939, Dubrovnik became part of the newly created Banovina of Croatia.
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In October 1944, Yugoslav Partisans liberated Dubrovnik, arresting more than 300 citizens and executing 53 without trial; this event came to be known, after the small island on which it occurred, as the Daksa executions.
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On 1 October 1991, Dubrovnik was attacked by the JNA resulting in a siege that lasted for seven months.
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Dubrovnik has a Mediterranean climate in the Koppen climate classification.
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Dubrovnik has hot, muggy, moderately dry summers and mild to cool wet winters.
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Annual Dubrovnik Summer Festival is a 45-day-long cultural event with live plays, concerts, and games.
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Dubrovnik has an importance similar to that of St Mark the Evangelist to Venice.
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Every year the city of Dubrovnik celebrates the holiday with Mass, parades, and festivities that last for several days.
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Old Town of Dubrovnik is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2002.
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Dubrovnik's most beloved church is St Blaise's church, built in the 18th century in honour of Dubrovnik's patron saint.
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The walls of Dubrovnik have been a popular filming location for the fictional city of King's Landing in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.
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Dubrovnik was one of the European sites used in the Bollywood movie Fan, starring Shah Rukh Khan.
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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.
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