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Zadar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.1167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 015 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on end of a low level peninsula in N Dalmatia; withstood many attacks by Turks; was most heavily fortified town in Adriatic until 19th cen.; held by Austria, France & Italy; damaged in WW II; in 1944 became part of Yugoslavia. |
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| Zadar (preferred,C,V)
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| Zara (C,O)
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| Iadera (H,O)
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| Iader (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
| Ieader (H,O)
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| Hal Zara (H,O)
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Zadar (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Liburians during 9th cen. BC, became Roman in 1st cen., survived Slavic invasions & was sold to Venice in 1409 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for distilling of liquers, processing fish, production of rope, cotton, synthetics, cigarettes, plastics & leather |
| resort (C) |
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for water sports & sightseeing |
| transportation center (C) |
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hub for road, rail, air & ferry routes |
| cultural center (C) |
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site of many medieval churches, a theater, archaeological museum, state archives & 13th-cen. cathedral of St. Stošija |
| educational center (C) |
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home of a branch of the University of Zagreb |
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