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'''Dubrovnik''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Ragusa'') is a major port city in [[Croatia]], located in southern [[Dalmatia]]. The current population is 44,000.
'''Dubrovnik''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Ragusa'') is a major port city in [[Croatia]], located in southern [[Dalmatia]]. The current population is 44,000. The city has tall, impressive walls, which reflect its establishment as a fortified city in the [[Adriatic Sea]].
The city has tall, impressive walls, which reflect its establishment as a fortified city in the [[Adriatic Sea]]. After the breakup of [[Yugoslavia]] in 1991, Dubrovnik was heavily bombed by Serb forces.
== Old City of Dubrovnik ==
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/95</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Croatian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Croatian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Balkans]]
[[Category:Urban History]]