Zadar

Zadar

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Welcome to the city of Zadar, a city of exceptional 3000-summer history and an extremely valuable cultural heritage, the city that will always offer something new and completely original. Located in the heart of the Adriatic, Zadar makes urban center of northern Dalmatia, as well as administrative, economic, cultural and political center of the region with 92,000 inhabitants live.

Will captivate you with its special atmosphere and a rich life - whether by day or night. In summer, the host of Zadar Music Evenings in St.. Donat, Zadar Theatre Summer Festival, the Sea Organ - Mitra zonata, KALELARGART - Street Art Festival, Festival of Zadar and the urban dream. You will certainly have fun at The Garden Festival Nights FULL MOON or one of the concerts of world music attractions.

The particularity of the city is irresistible to admirers and lovers of historic monuments and cultural heritage, artists, tourists and its citizens. Zadar is a city in which the large space left for pedestrians; walk polished stone streets of the city will become a walk through history, but also the experience of modern life. As a monument is surrounded by historic walls, Zadar is a treasure trove of archaeological treasures and monuments of ancient, medieval and Renaissance periods as well as a number of contemporary architectural achievements such as the first marine organ in the world. Centuries turbulent history, destruction and creation have left scars, but also many records the time, today's valuable cultural heritage of the city. From all historical periods have been preserved in many churches and monuments that have seen art architecture of all styles. These 70-odd is located in the historical town center, while its other parts broader and immediate surrounding area has over 600 immovable cultural monuments.

Even forty years before Alfred Hitchcock declared Zadar sunset "the most beautiful in the world." With his views match the number of tourists who enjoy the view of the arms of the sea, setting sun and sky with the sounds of world renowned marine organ and the magic light of the new urban installation Sun Salutation.

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Located in the heart of the Adriatic, Zadar makes urban center of northern Dalmatia, as well as administrative, economic, cultural and political center of the region with 92,000 inhabitants live.

City of Zadar is easily accessible by land, sea and air. It has excellent transport infrastructure, which is directly connected to other major Croatian cities: Zagreb, Rijeka, Split and Dubrovnik as well as outstanding facilities and modern services of numerous marinas. Whatever way you decide to come to Zadar, the natural beauty of its landscape will leave you breathless.

The harbor and the new tourist port for cruise ships are located on the peninsula (old town), which arrive in Zadar ferry or boat for grand views of the entire city a truly unique experience. Air traffic, although small, but modern international airport (9 km away from the center), connects Zadar with major Croatian cities and some major European cities (London, Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, Vienna, Edinburgh, Prague, Zurich, Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Pisa). From Zagreb, Rijeka and Split It's only a couple hours drive modern highways.

Highly indented coastline, islands and unspoiled nature attract many boaters just in this area. The archipelago consists of 24 large and even of around 300 small islands and reefs, 3 nature - Telašćica, North Velebit and Vrana and 5 national parks - Paklenica, Plitvice, Kornati, Krka, Velebit rank Zadar and its surroundings in the top tourist attractions Croatian.

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Zadar is an ancient city built in the center of the Croatian Adriatic, full of historical and cultural sights. Three thousand years, the city with a long, turbulent and dynamic history, often destroyed, looted, destroyed, every time sprouted from the ruins of a stronger, richer and more beautiful.

In the history of Zadar was the first time in the fourth pr.ne century as a settlement of the Illyrian tribe Liburna - mentions the name format Jader, a historic route, passing the name is changed to Idassa (Greek sources), Jadera (Roman sources), Diadora, Zara (the rule of Venice and later of Italy) to present names of Zadar.

After the 59th The pr.ne Zadar became a Roman municipality and the 48th The pr.ne colony of Roman citizens. Under Roman rule Zadar takes on the character of the city streets with a regular grid, with izgarađenim main square - the forum, and elevated him to the temple with the capitol. In the 7th century the town became the center (capital) of the Byzantine province (province) Dalmatia.

Beginning of the 9th century Zadar is mentioned as the seat of Bishop Donatus and Byzantine leaders Paulus. At that time arose in the Roman Forum Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Donatus today, for which we can say that the symbol of the city of Zadar.

The larger settlement of Croats were recorded at 10 century. From that time preserved the foundations of a Romanesque church of Sv. Mary and the Church of Sv. And the Cathedral of St. Grisogono. Anastasia. In 1202 the city and burned the Crusaders conquered the Venetians. After that build the first Gothic church in Dalmatia Sv. And St. Francis. Dominik, from the artistic treasures of the time necessary to mention the gold plated silver chest - St. suitcase. Simon. 15th and 16 century are characterized by significant activities of Croatian writers who write in the native Croatian language (Peter Zoranić, Brne Karnarutic, C. Budinić, Jerome Vidulić ...).

After the Venetian rule over the mainland for the first time take on the Austrians (1797th year), followed by French 1806th until 1813. year. Another Austrian rule lasted until 1918. Mr and Zadar, and still retains the status of capital of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, and the seat of the Dalmatian Parliament (founded 1861). and ecclesiastical metropolis for the whole of Dalmatia.

Rapallo Treaty Zadar in 1920. Italy annexed as an enclave on the east coast. In her part of Zadar is stayed until the end of the Second World War, when the heavy Allied bombing destroyed 80% of the historical town center. Almost completely destroyed and abandoned finally annexed (in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

After the independence of Croatian and Serbian aggression against Croatia, Zadar and its hinterland were attacked in October 1991. unseen force to be conquered and destroyed. The town itself was in complete environment repeatedly shelled and destroyed most brutal, and it was badly damaged and Zadar monuments.

Today it is preserved monuments of different historical times and cultures, which are set boundaries and visible contours of its urban layout.

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Thanks to its geographical position, Zadar has a mild Mediterranean climate (hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters) which is reflected in the beautiful Mediterranean vegetation, with some exotic subtropical specimen in the Zadar city parks. The average summer temperature is 25 ° C, winter 7 ° C, while the average summer sea temperature 23 ° C.

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From all historical periods have been preserved in many churches and monuments that have seen art architecture of all styles, from Roman times through the Middle Ages to modern architecture. These 70-odd is located in the historical town center, while its other parts broader and immediate surrounding area has over 600 immovable cultural monuments. We will present you with several prominent cultural landmarks of the old town:

• Church of Sv. Donata is a symbol of the city of Zadar and the most famous monumental buildings in Croatia from the early Middle Ages (9th century). It is round Romanesque church until the 15th century church called St. Trinity, and since then named St. Donat, by the bishop who had it built. The first time the church is mentioned in the 10th century in the writings of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus.
• Cathedral of St.. Anastasia (Anastasia) is a three-nave Romanesque building, also the largest church in Dalmatia. Built on two occasions, in the 12th and 13 century, with its well-preserved older from the 9 and 11 century, which rose at the site of an early Christian basilica. The beginnings of the construction of the cathedral date back to distant history, in the 4th or 5 st
• The three-nave basilica with three richly decorated with semi-circular apse, the Romanesque style, was named after St.. Krševan martyr, patron saint of Zadar, which adorns the coat of arms.
  Church of Sv. Grisogono and bell tower to it, the only surviving part of the once vast Benedictine abbey, conceived in the early Middle Ages.
• University building - the dominant point of Zadar panorama from the sea, magnificent buildings in the New Quay was built to a design by the Viennese architect Karl Susana early 20th Century (1,901th-1906th) in the neoclassical style to the needs of the former Institute of St. Demetrius. The complex of buildings built in the shape of the letter "L" which closes the Citadel Bastion Zadar to the south and west, and in its central part there is the recently restored chapel of Sv. Demetrius with a dome.

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With numerous historical monuments and buildings, in Zadar is especially pointed out a few attractions that you should not miss:

• Sea organ located near the new port for cruise ships, as part of the waterfront and is easily recognized by its cascade coastal profile, which should stimulate changes in the coastline, retention and descend to the sea. This is a blend of human ideas and skills with the energy of the sea, waves, tide and flood, a place for relaxation, contemplation and conversation with a steady gig mystical tones "orchestra of Nature". Sea organs were performed by the project architect Nikola Basic, which has won several major international design awards.
• Hello sun - on the Istrian coast in the very top of the Zadar peninsula, next to the famous Sea Organs, shines the Greeting to the Sun architect Nikola Basic. Sun Salutation consists of three hundred multi-layered glass panels set flush with the stone-paved promenade in a circle diameter of 22 meters. Under the glass conduction plates there are photovoltaic solar modules through which symbolic communication with nature, with the aim, as is the Sea Organs achieved communication - do with sound, a bar with light.
• Kalelarga - even in the distant past, the main street of Zadar, which in the old document called the Magna Via Strada Grande, Ruga Magistra. Name of Broad Street (Calle Larga / Kalelarga) occurs later, and one time the central part called the St. Catherine Street and at the same monastery. The Roman Empire Zadar is built according to strict principles of Roman urbanism when decorated street network of several major longitudinal street and a number of cross-town divided by the rectangular insula. Even then, one is a longitudinal street led to today's Land gate to the Forum, and the other from today Zoranića Peter's Square to the church of Our Lady of Health, has just today Kalelarga.
• Forum - Roman Iadera main square where the place of the entire public life of the city is located in front of the church of Sv. Donatus and the Archbishop's Palace. It was built by the rules of classical urbanism during the imperial period of the Roman state from 1 pr.ne century to 3 centuries of our era. Zadar Forum was its policies is one of the largest on the Adriatic. Width is 45 m, a length of 90 m.
• Arsenal - Arsenal's revitalization, worldwide cultural heritage monument, the port warehouse from the time Venice was conceived and implemented as a square in an enclosed space, one of the centers of public, cultural and entertaining life, but also a place where visitors can get all the necessary information about Zadar its history, tradition and the latest tourist attractions, catering and supply, and are familiar with local products from the Zadar region. Equally space for content and quality leisure time.

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