Zadar, located in the south of Croatia, on a narrow plate of the Adriatic Sea and also on the channel of Zadar, separated from the mainland by a moat, until 1873 fortress, has a large port, four gates (including the Marine Gate with an inserted piece of a Roman triumphal arch and the Porta di Terraferma designed by Sanmicheli and consists of four districts. The construction of Zadar is Venetian. Among the squares remarkable are the Piazza dei Signori with its beautiful main building and the Gradska Straza (with the city library) as well as the fountain square with an antique Corinthian column. One of these is also the Simeon Square.
Zadar was already a settlement in the Illyrian period. In Roman sources it is mentioned as Iader (Iadera), in the case of Konstantinos Porphyrogennetos in the tenth century as diadora.
In the 2nd century BC the Romans subjugated the city, built a capitol, fortifications, thermal baths and an aqueduct. After 59 BC Zadar was a Roman municipium, as of 48 BC a colony of Roman citizens.
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Culturally and historically important churches are the Dome Church, a basilica from the second half of the 13th century, with beautiful marble altars and good paintings.
The churches Sv. Ilija and Sv. Simeon with the corpse of Saint Simeon in an artistic coffin of gilded silver.
The church of the nunnery Sv. Marija in Lombardian style.
The former church of the Holy Trinity (the oldest of the city, built according to legend from the ruins of a Juno temple in the 9th century), now an Antique Museum.
The church of Saint Donatus from the ninth century.
Other notable buildings are still:
the former palace of the priors (now seat of the governor),
The Archbishop's and Episcopal Palace,
the buildings of the regional appeal court, the superior gymnasium, the theater, the new barracks, the arsenal, etc.
Since 1838 there has been a water supply. Among the fountains are architecturally remarkable the Pet bunara ("five wells"). There are also the remnants of a Roman aqueduct here. In addition to many other religious communities, the Order of the Carmelites is also represented in Zadar.
Which cruise lines and ships sail to Zadar?
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In which country / island is Zadar located?
