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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