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Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a town in southeastern Croatia, located
on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea which is an out spill
of the Mediterranean Sea. A historic and pretty town, it has long
been a major tourist resort. The town faces the sea at the foot
of rugged mountains and is notable for its medieval double walls
including fortifications and other historical buildings including
one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe believed to have been founded
in 1317. Dubrovnik was founded in the first half of the 7th century
by a group of refugees from Epidaurum (today's Cavtat). They established
their settlement at the island and named it Laus. Opposite of that
location, at the foot of Srd Mountain, Slavs developed their own
settlement under the name of Dubrovnik (named by "Dub"
- type of wood). The settlements were separated by a channel which
was filled in 12th century, present Placa or Stradun, and since
than the two settlements have been united. At that time the city
walls started to be built as a protection from different enemies
such as Arabs, Venetian, Macedonians, Serbs, etc., who wanted to
conquer Dubrovnik.
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