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Encyclopedia - Dubrovnik: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubrovnik - History
See also Republic of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik was founded by joining two small towns: Laus, a town on a small island off the southern Dalmati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1996: Encyclopedia - 1996
1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina
Adnan Terzic Bosnia and Herzegovina (locally: Bosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина, most commonly abbreviated as BiH)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnian War: Encyclopedia - Bosnian War
Bosnian War (also: War in Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a common name for an international conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arboretum: Encyclopedia - Arboretum
An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholicism In Bulgaria: Encyclopedia - Roman Catholicism In Bulgaria
Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria: Roman Catholicism is the third largest religious congregation in Bulgaria after Eastern Orthodoxy and Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia - Siege
For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). For the James Mason book see Siege (book) A siege is a prolonged military blockade and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1526: Encyclopedia - 1526
1526 in science 1526 - Events. January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. Peace between Francis I of France and Charles V. Francis agrees to cede ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patron Saint: Encyclopedia - Patron Saint
In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Flor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia - Zagreb
Zagreb (pronounced: [ˈzɑː.greb]) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 6: Encyclopedia - December 6
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. December 6 - Event...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adriatic Sea: Encyclopedia - Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran) is an arm of the Mediterr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quarantine: Encyclopedia - Quarantine
Quarantine is enforced isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous (often disease). The word comes from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia Airlines: Encyclopedia - Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Croatia, based in Zagreb. It operates services to domestic and international destinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia: Encyclopedia - Croatia
The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall: Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall
A defensive wall is a fortification used to defend a city from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Language: Encyclopedia - Croatian Language
The Croatian language is a language of the western group of South Slavic languages which is used primarily by the Croats. It is one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serbian Culture: Encyclopedia - Serbian Culture
Serbian culture refers to the culture of Serbia as well as the culture of Serbians in other parts of the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Olympiad: Encyclopedia - Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place every second year. Prior to Wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tvrdoš: Encyclopedia - Tvrdoš
Tvrdos (Тврдош) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the city of Trebinje, Republika Srpska. The 4th-century foundations of the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visoko: Encyclopedia - Visoko
Visoko is a city in central Bosnia and Herzegovina with approx. 50,000 residents in the municipality. The city is especially famous for i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalmatia: Encyclopedia - Dalmatia
Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreadi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-state: Encyclopedia - City-state
A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, and usually having sovereignty. City-states were common in ancient times. Thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Podgorica: Encyclopedia Ii - Podgorica - History
Podgorica is located at the crossroads of several important routes that lead down to the city along the valleys of the rivers Zeta, Mora�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Popular Tourist Regions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Popular Tourist Regions - Tourism In Australia
New South Wales Bondi Beach Sydney Fox Studios Australia Sydney Luna Park, Sydney Taronga Zoo Sydney Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Sydney...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Name Changes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Name Changes - Canada
List of city name changes - British Columbia. Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver List of city n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greater Serbia: Encyclopedia Ii - Greater Serbia - Role In The Final Dissolution Of Yugoslavia
The modern elaboration of Serbs' grievances and allegation of inequality in Yugoslavia was to be developed in the "Memorandum" of Serbian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Towns: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Towns - Australia
List of towns - Australian Capital Territory. Jervis Bay Tharwa List of towns - New South Wales. Ashford Ballina Balranald Bateman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities - Europe
List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Of Albanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Of Albanians - Ethnic Origin
The three chief candidates considered by historians are Illyrian, Dacian, or Thracian, though there were other groups in the ancient Balk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmair: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmair - History
The airline was established and started operations on 1 January 1993 as Palmair Flightline operating a BAe 146 aircraft. Upgraded aircraf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Hendricks: Encyclopedia Ii - Barbara Hendricks - Early Life And Musical Career
Hendricks was born in Stephens, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International E-road Network: Encyclopedia Ii - International E-road Network - Class A Roads
International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Croatia - Croatian Lands Before The Croats Until 7th C.
The area known as Croatia today has been inhabited throughout the prehistoric period, since the Stone Age. In the middle Paleolithic, Nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stefan Nemanja: Encyclopedia Ii - Stefan Nemanja - Stefan Nemanja 1166-1199
Stefan Nemanja was born in today's Montenegro. His rise to power began somewhere around 1166 when he rebelled against his older brother T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - History
Main article: History of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period. Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Dark Ages And The Great Migrations
History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gumball 3000: Encyclopedia Ii - Gumball 3000 - History
In 1933 legendary motorcycle racer "Cannonball" Baker crossed the United States coast-to-coast in approximately 54 hours. In the 1970s Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Joseph I Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Joseph I Of Austria - Official Grand Title Of Franz Joseph I From 1849
His Imperial and Apostolic Majesty, Franz Joseph I, By the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, King [of Lombar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ban Kulin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ban Kulin - The Charter
"The Charter of Kulin" is a symbolic "birth certificate" of Bosnian statehood, as it is the first written document that talks of Bosnian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poreč: Encyclopedia Ii - Poreč - Physical Characteristics
The grotta (cave) of Baredine, the only open geological monument of Istria, is in the vicinity. Lim bay,(Limski kanal) is a 12 km long fj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serbian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Serbian Culture - Serbian Visual Arts
Main article: Serbian art Serbian culture - Ancient Serbian visual art. The territory of today's Serbia has been inhabited since pre-hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bokelji: Encyclopedia Ii - Bokelji - Famous Bokeljs And Their Achievements
Matej Zmajević (a.k.a Matija Zmajević) (1680-1735) was a Bokelj. He was the admiral of Baltic navy and the ship-builder of the famous R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bitola: Encyclopedia Ii - Bitola - Historical Buildings
Saat kula - The Clock Tower. It is not known when the clock-tower was built, although according to the written sources it was mentioned a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marrano: Encyclopedia Ii - Marrano - Massacre At Lisbon
The Portuguese hated the Marranos much more than the Jews, considering them neither Christians nor Jews, but atheists and heretics. Many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lastovo: Encyclopedia Ii - Lastovo - History
The first traces of human presence on the island were found in the Rača cave on the south-east edge of the island. The first mention of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia Ii - Zagreb - Population
Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serbs Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Serbs Of Croatia - Culture
Serbs of Croatia - Prominent individuals. see also:List of Serbs Many famed Serbs were, in fact, born on historic Croatian territory....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marin Držić: Encyclopedia Ii - Marin Držić - Life
Born into well to do numerous family (with 6 sisters and 5 brothers) in Dubrovnik, Držić was trained and ordained as a priest — a cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shtokavian Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Shtokavian Dialect - Standard Languages
Standard languages Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian are all based on neo-štokavian dialect. However, it must be stressed that standard lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Dalmatia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Dalmatia - Middle Ages
History of Dalmatia - Medieval city-states and the country. Following the great Slavic migration into Illyria in the first half of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Split: Encyclopedia Ii - Split - History
Although the beginnings of Split are usually linked to the building of Diocletian's Palace, there is evidence that this area was inhabite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatia - Name
Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korčula: Encyclopedia Ii - Korčula - History
The island has a long prehistoric, ancient, Byzantine, Croatian and Venetian history. Though Korculans like to identify Antenor, fleeing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patron Saint: Encyclopedia Ii - Patron Saint - Countries And Places Under Mary's Patronage
A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patron, though usually under a specific title or appari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudjer Boscovich: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudjer Boscovich - Biography
Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Novi Pazar: Encyclopedia Ii - Novi Pazar - History
Novi Pazar was founded in 1459-1461 by Isa-beg Isaković, who was also the founder of the city of Sarajevo. The first written document wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shtokavian Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Shtokavian Dialect - Standard Languages
Standard languages Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian are all based on neo-štokavian dialect. However, it must be stressed that standard lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Storm: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Storm - Timeline
Operation Storm - Build-up to Operation Storm. By 1995, the military effectiveness of the Croatian and Bosnian Serbs had eroded conside...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Croatian State: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Croatian State - Kingdom
Tomislav was crowned in the Duvno field in 925 (note that sources vary from 923 to 928), as the first King of Croatia. The central town o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudjer Boscovich: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudjer Boscovich - Biography
Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marthe Bibesco: Encyclopedia Ii - Marthe Bibesco - Literary Glory
When Romania at last entered the war on the Allied side, in 1916, Marthe worked at a hospital in Bucharest until the German army burned d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matej Ninoslav: Encyclopedia Ii - Matej Ninoslav - Life
Matej Ninoslav - Early. Throughout his early stage of life; Matej was an opposer of the Bogumils, a Hungarian supporter and a faithful ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Warfare - Strategy And Tactics
Medieval warfare - Deployment of forces. Medieval European armies were typically divided into three sections called 'battles' or 'batta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Airlines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Austrian Airlines Destinations - Asia
Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Shanghai (Sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enclave: Encyclopedia Ii - Enclave - True Enclaves
This refers to those territories where a country is sovereign, but which cannot be reached without entering another country. The best-kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Barry Dd-933: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Barry Dd-933 - 1956 – 1959
Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-state: Encyclopedia Ii - City-state - City-states In History
City-state - The recent past. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a variety of changing political circumstances left several self-governing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Olympiad: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess Olympiad - Men's Olympiads
The 2006 Olympiad is due to be held in Turin in Italy, and the 2008 event in Dresden in Germany (which beat the only other bidder, Talli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - History
Duklja - Early. De Administrando Imperio from the 10th century mentions it in the story of the province of Dalmatia: Now, the said Cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubrovnik-neretva County: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubrovnik-neretva County - County Government
Current leadership: Župan (prefect): Ivo Miletić (HDZ) Deputy župan: Mira Buconić (IL-S.G.Jambo) Deputy župan: Željko Kulišić (H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnian War: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnian War - Political Situation Before The War
Bosnian War - Dissolution of Yugoslavia. War in Bosnia and Herzegovina is closely related to the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Travunia: Encyclopedia Ii - Travunia - History
Travunia entered into confederations with the Serb princes of Raška early on. In the early 9th century, duke Vlastimir of Serbia married...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Defensive Wall - Composition
At its simplest, a defensive wall consists of a wall enclosure and its gates. For the most part, the top of the walls were accessible, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 15 2003 Anti-war Protest: Encyclopedia Ii - February 15 2003 Anti-war Protest - Europe
Demonstrations took place across Europe and some of the largest drawing attendance figures in the tens of thousands in many cities. Appro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatia Airlines - History
The airline was established on 20 July 1989 as Zagal - Zagreb Airlines, and started operations using Cessna 402 aircraft on cargo service...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International E-road Network: Encyclopedia Ii - International E-road Network - Class A Roads
International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatia - Name
Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transport In Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Transport In Croatia - Road Transport
According to recent statements of European traffic experts, the Croatian highways belong to the most modern and safest highways in Europe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Modern Croatia - War Of Independence
Nomenclatorial note: the war in Croatia is variously called the War of Independence – a generic term – the Homeland War – a direct ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Kuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatian Kuna - History
Croatian kuna - German Croatian kuna 1941-1945. The Kuna was made the Croatian currency after the fascist puppet state of Croatia was s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 6: Encyclopedia Ii - December 6 - Deaths
December 6 - Undated deaths. Saint Nicholas of Myra ... See also:December 6, December 6 - Events, December 6 - Births, December 6 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adriatic Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Adriatic Sea - Name And Etymology
The name has existed since the antiquity; in Latin it was Mare Hadriaticum. In modern languages, it is Mare Adriatico in Italian, Deti Ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Sieges In The Age Of Gunpowder
The introduction of gunpowder and the use of cannons brought about a new age in siege warfare. Cannons were first used in the early 13th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalmatian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalmatian Language - Dialects
Almost every city developed its own dialect; however, most disappeared before they were recorded, so the only information we have on them...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quarantine: Encyclopedia Ii - Quarantine - Practices
For example, due to the risk of introducing rabies from Continental Europe, the United Kingdom used to require all dogs (and, indeed, mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Defensive Wall - Composition
At its simplest, a defensive wall consists of a wall enclosure and its gates. For the most part, the top of the walls were accessible, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Croatia - History
The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zadar: Encyclopedia Ii - Zadar - History
In the 9th century BC Iader was settled by the Liburnians, a tribe of Illyrians. After 59 BC Iadera became a Roman municipium, and in 48 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Slavic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - South Slavic Languages - Central Or Eastern Western Group Of South Slavic Languages
South Slavic languages - History. Each of these primary and secondary dialectical units breaks down into subdialects and accents by reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Linguistic Purism: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatian Linguistic Purism - The Yugoslav Period
During Yugoslav period, from 1918 to 1990, the Croatian language was subject to "unification" with the Serbian language into Serbo-Croati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - History
Main article: History of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period. Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia Ii - Zagreb - Population
Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakavian Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakavian Dialect - Characteristics
Čakavian dialect is divided along several criteria. According to the reflex of old Slavic phoneme yat (which is explained on Shtokavian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Croatian Language - Unification And Separation With Serbian
The establishment of the Yugoslavian state was an important event in the history of the Croatian language. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (191...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnian Cyrillic: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnian Cyrillic - History And Characteristic Features
It is hard to ascertain when features of characteristically Bosnian type of Cyrillic had begun to appear, but paleographers consider that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rijeka: Encyclopedia Ii - Rijeka - History
Rijeka - Ancient and medieval times. Though traces of Neolithic settlements can be found in the region, the earliest settlements on the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Airways Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - British Airways Destinations - Asia
British Airways destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congrès International D'architecture Moderne: Encyclopedia Ii - Congrès International D'architecture Moderne - Formation And Membership
The 20th century abounds with manifestos in which the term "architecture as a social art" is variously voiced. Among the many proposition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serbian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Serbian Culture - Serbian Visual Arts
Main article: Serbian art Serbian culture - Ancient Serbian visual art. The territory of today's Serbia has been inhabitated since pre-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svetozar Marović: Encyclopedia Ii - Svetozar Marović - Serbia-montenegro Presidential Term 2003-
As the head of Serbia and Montenegro's loose state union, the personal position Marovic finds himself in is very bizarre and even a bit a...   » Read the article