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Dubrovnik
Tourist information - 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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