Dubrovnik (pop. 42000) is located on
the coast of Croatia. The World Heritage City was historically the independent
Republic of Ragusa. The marble paved mainstreet is symbolic of inter-ethnic and
cultural unity. Beautifully restored
since being gravely damaged in the wars of the Yugoslav succession in 1991, Dubrovnik
is now again the centre of Adriatic tourism. A useful summary of its heritage
and history is available in DennisRodwell’s ‘World Heritage – 38 Dubrovnik’.
The complete, accessible and magnificent
walls date mainly from 15th-16th Centuries and largely survived the 17th Century earthquake.
Town website link http://www.dubrovnik.hr/ (in Croatian)
Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik
Baedeker references Sud Allemagne et
Autriche 1902 pp 404-5 (as Ragusa); Dalmatien und Die Adria 1929 (includes plan)pp
191-195 (as Ragusa/Dubrovnik).
Note
Note
Photos from a DMB visit 2003, may be more later from 2011.
DUBROVNIK
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