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Visoko is a city in central Bosnia and Herzegovina with approx. 50,000 residents in the municipality. The city is especially famous for its leather industry. It is located on the road between Zenica and Sarajevo. Visoko lies on the Bosna river, where the Fojnička river merges into it. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation. In the census of 1991, the municipality of Visoko had 46,130 residents, of which there were 74.54% Bosniaks, 15.99% Serbs, 4.28% Croats, 3.16% Yugoslavs and 2.04% others. The town itself had 15,310 inhabitants. The ...

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Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The inner Dalmatia (Dalmatinska Zagora) is fifty kilometers inland in the north but narrows to just a few kilometers wide in the south. Croatian Dalmatia is currently composed of four counties, the capital cities of which are Zadar, Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik. Other larger cities in Dalmatia include Biograd, Kaštela, Sinj, Solin, Omiš, Knin, Metkovi� ...

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A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, and usually having sovereignty. City-states were common in ancient times. Though sovereign, many such cities joined in formal or informal leagues under a high king. In some cases historical empires or leagues were formed by the right of conquest (e.g., Mycenae, or Rome), but many were formed under peaceful alliances or for mu ...

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• City-state - Ancient city-states

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Podgorica is located at the crossroads of several important routes that lead down to the city along the valleys of the rivers Zeta, Morača and Cijevna, in the ravine of Skadar lake and in the vicinity of the Adriatic Sea, in the fertile lowland with favorable climate conditions. The area has been suitable for human habitation since ancient times, with the earliest human settlements being founded in prehistory. The oldest remains of material culture on this area belong to the late Stone Age. During the Illyrian age, the area of Zeta and Bjel ...

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New South Wales Bondi Beach Sydney Fox Studios Australia Sydney Luna Park, Sydney Taronga Zoo Sydney Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Sydney Opera House Sydney Western Plains Zoo Dubbo Victoria Crown Casino Melbourne Great Ocean Road Healesville Sanctuary Queensland Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Brisbane Roma Street Parkland Brisbane South Bank Parklands Brisbane ...

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List of popular tourist regions, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Argentina, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Australia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Austria, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Belgium, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Brazil, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Bulgaria, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in China, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Canada, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Central Asia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Caribbean, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Costa Rica, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Croatia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Czech Republic, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Denmark, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Egypt, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in England, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Finland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in France, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Germany, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Greece, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Guatemala, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Honduras, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Hong Kong, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Hungary, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in India, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Indonesia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Ireland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Israel, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Italy, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Jamaica, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Japan, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Jordan, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Kenya, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Laos, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Macao, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Malaysia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Mauritius, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Mexico, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Nepal, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Netherlands, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in New Zealand, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Norway, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Peru, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Philippines, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Poland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Portugal, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Romania, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Russia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Scotland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Serbia and Montenegro, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Singapore, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Slovakia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Slovenia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in South Africa, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Spain, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Sweden, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Switzerland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Tanzania, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Turkey, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Uganda, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Ukraine, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the United States, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Zambia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Zimbabwe

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List of city name changes - British Columbia. Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver List of city name changes - Manitoba. Prince of Wales Fort → Churchill List of city name changes - New Brunswick. Fort LaTour → Saint John Léger Corner → Dieppe Ste. Anne's Point → Fredericton List of city name changes - NunavutSee also:

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The modern elaboration of Serbs' grievances and allegation of inequality in Yugoslavia was to be developed in the "Memorandum" of Serbian Arts and Sciences, a paper not officially publicized at the time of its appearance, 1986, but it was the single most important document that set into motion pan-Serbian movement of the late 1980s which lead to Slobodan Milošević's rise to power and subsequent Yugoslav wars. The authors of the Memorandum included the most influential Serbian intellectuals- among them:Pavle Ivić, Antonije Isaković, Duša ...

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List of towns - Australian Capital Territory. Jervis Bay Tharwa List of towns - New South Wales. Ashford Ballina Balranald Batemans Bay Bega Berrigan Berry Bingara Blackheath Boggabilla Boggabri Bombala Bourke Byron Bay Conargo Cessnock Cobar Coolah Cooma Coonabarabran Coon ...

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List of towns, List of towns - Australia, List of towns - Australian Capital Territory, List of towns - New South Wales, List of towns - Northern Territory, List of towns - Queensland, List of towns - South Australia, List of towns - Western Australia, List of towns - Victoria, List of towns - Tasmania, List of towns - Austria, List of towns - Canada, List of towns - Alberta, List of towns - British Columbia, List of towns - Manitoba, List of towns - New Brunswick, List of towns - Newfoundland and Labrador, List of towns - Nova Scotia, List of towns - Nunavut, List of towns - Ontario, List of towns - Prince Edward Island, List of towns - Québec, List of towns - Croatia, List of towns - Denmark, List of towns - Estonia, List of towns - Finland, List of towns - France, List of towns - Germany, List of towns - Greece, List of towns - Hong Kong, List of towns - Hungary, List of towns - Republic of Ireland, List of towns - India, List of towns - New Zealand, List of towns - Poland, List of towns - Slovakia, List of towns - South Africa, List of towns - Sweden, List of towns - United Kingdom, List of towns - United States, List of towns - Alabama, List of towns - Alaska, List of towns - American Samoa, List of towns - Arizona, List of towns - Arkansas, List of towns - California, List of towns - Colorado, List of towns - Connecticut, List of towns - Delaware, List of towns - Florida, List of towns - Georgia, List of towns - Guam, List of towns - Hawaii, List of towns - Idaho, List of towns - Illinois, List of towns - Indiana, List of towns - Iowa, List of towns - Kansas, List of towns - Kentucky, List of towns - Louisiana, List of towns - Maine, List of towns - Maryland, List of towns - Massachusetts, List of towns - Michigan, List of towns - Minnesota, List of towns - Mississippi, List of towns - Missouri, List of towns - Montana, List of towns - Nebraska, List of towns - Nevada, List of towns - New Jersey, List of towns - New Mexico, List of towns - New York, List of towns - North Carolina, List of towns - North Dakota, List of towns - Northern Mariana Islands, List of towns - Ohio, List of towns - Oklahoma, List of towns - Oregon, List of towns - Pennsylvania, List of towns - Puerto Rico, List of towns - Rhode Island, List of towns - South Carolina, List of towns - South Dakota, List of towns - Tennessee, List of towns - Texas, List of towns - U.S. Virgin Islands, List of towns - Utah, List of towns - Vermont, List of towns - Virginia, List of towns - Washington, List of towns - West Virginia, List of towns - Wisconsin, List of towns - Wyoming

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List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister cities - Austria. Graz - Coventry, UK (1948); Darmstadt, Germany (1968); Dubrovnik, Croatia; Groningen, Netherlands (1964); Maribor, Slovenia (1987); Montclair, New Jersey, USA (1950); Pécs, Hungary (1989); Pula, Croatia (1972); Trieste, Italy 1973; Trondheim, Norway (1968 Innsbruck - Kraków, Poland; Sarajevo, Bosnia and He ...

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List of twin towns and sister cities, List of twin towns and sister cities - Africa, List of twin towns and sister cities - Algeria, List of twin towns and sister cities - Cameroon, List of twin towns and sister cities - Egypt, List of twin towns and sister cities - Ethiopia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Ghana, List of twin towns and sister cities - Kenya, List of twin towns and sister cities - Libya, List of twin towns and sister cities - Morocco, List of twin towns and sister cities - Mozambique, List of twin towns and sister cities - Namibia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Republic of the Congo, List of twin towns and sister cities - Sierra Leone, List of twin towns and sister cities - South Africa, List of twin towns and sister cities - Swaziland, List of twin towns and sister cities - Tanzania, List of twin towns and sister cities - Tunisia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Western Sahara, List of twin towns and sister cities - Zimbabwe, List of twin towns and sister cities - Asia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Armenia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Azerbaijan, List of twin towns and sister cities - Cambodia, List of twin towns and sister cities - China PRC, List of twin towns and sister cities - Georgia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Indonesia, List of twin towns and sister cities - India, List of twin towns and sister cities - Iran, List of twin towns and sister cities - Israel, List of twin towns and sister cities - Japan, List of twin towns and sister cities - Kazakhstan, List of twin towns and sister cities - Kyrgyzstan, List of twin towns and sister cities - Kuwait, List of twin towns and sister cities - Malaysia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Palestine, List of twin towns and sister cities - Philippines, List of twin towns and sister cities - Russia, List of twin towns and sister cities - South Korea, List of twin towns and sister cities - Taiwan ROC, List of twin towns and sister cities - Tajikistan, List of twin towns and sister cities - 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Argentina, List of twin towns and sister cities - Brazil, List of twin towns and sister cities - Chile, List of twin towns and sister cities - Colombia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Ecuador, List of twin towns and sister cities - Venezuela, List of twin towns and sister cities - Suriname

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The three chief candidates considered by historians are Illyrian, Dacian, or Thracian, though there were other groups in the ancient Balkans besides Greeks who were neither Illyrian, Dacian, nor Thracian, including Paionians (who lived north of Macedon) and Agrianians. The Illyrian language and the Thracian language are generally considered to have been on different Indo-European branches. Not much is left of the old Illyrian, Dacian or Thracian tong ...

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Origin of Albanians, Origin of Albanians - Place of origin, Origin of Albanians - Earliest mentions of Albanians in Albania, Origin of Albanians - Ethnic origin, Origin of Albanians - Illyrian Origin, Origin of Albanians - Thracian/Dacian origin, Origin of Albanians - Note

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The airline was established and started operations on 1 January 1993 as Palmair Flightline operating a BAe 146 aircraft. Upgraded aircraft were acquired in 1999 to reflect increased demand for capacity from Bournemouth and for the introduction of longer range routes. Until winter 1999 services was operated by Flightline, using a single BAe 146-300. In 2003 Palmair carried 75,000 passengers. In 2004 the company operated scheduled passenger flights to ten European airports, and day trips to 25 European cities. The airline is whol ...

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Palmair, Palmair - History, Palmair - Services, Palmair - Fleet

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Hendricks was born in Stephens, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry at the age of 20. She then attended Juilliard School of Music in New York, where she studied with mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel and graduated with a bachelor's degree in music. In 1974, Hendricks made her professional operatic debut in Europe at the Glyndebourne Festival and in America at the San Francisco Opera. During her career, she has appeared at all major opera houses throughout the world, i ...

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International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Bordeaux - San Sebastian - Madrid - Sevilla - Algeciras E15 - Inverness - Perth - Edinburgh - Newcastle - London - Folkestone - Dover ... Calais - Paris - Lyon - Orange - Narbonne - Girona - Barcelona - Tarragona - Castellón de la Plana - Valencia - Alicante - Murcia - Almería - Málaga - Algeciras E25 - Hoek van Holland - Rotterdam - Eindh ...

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International E-road network, International E-road network - Numbering system, International E-road network - Exceptions, International E-road network - Notes to the listings, International E-road network - Class A roads, International E-road network - North-South reference, International E-road network - West-East reference, International E-road network - North-South intermediate, International E-road network - West-East intermediate, International E-road network - Class B roads

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The area known as Croatia today has been inhabited throughout the prehistoric period, since the Stone Age. In the middle Paleolithic, Neanderthals lived in Krapina. In the early Neolithic period, the Starčevo, Vinča, Sopot, Vučedol and Hvar cultures were scattered around the region. The Iron Age left traces of the Hallstatt culture (proto-Illyrians) and the La Tène culture (proto-Celts). In recorded history, the area was inhabited by the Illyrians, and since the 4th century BC also colonized by the Celts and by the Greeks. Illyria ...

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History of Croatia, History of Croatia - Croatian lands before the Croats until 7th c., History of Croatia - Medieval Croatian state until 1102, History of Croatia - Personal union with Hungary 1102–1526, History of Croatia - Habsburg Empire Venice and the Ottomans 1527–1918, History of Croatia - First Yugoslavia 1918–1941, History of Croatia - World War II 1941–1945, History of Croatia - Second Yugoslavia 1945–1991, History of Croatia - Modern Croatia from 1990/1991

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Stefan Nemanja was born in today's Montenegro. His rise to power began somewhere around 1166 when he rebelled against his older brother Tihomir who was the Byzantine vassal. In 1170 Nemanja defeated Tihomir at battle of Pantino. In 1172 he submitted to Emperor Manuel and was taken to Constantinople as prisoner. On his return he acted loyally towards Byzantine Empire. This however did not last following the death of Manuel in 1180, after which he took advantage of the Byzantine Empire internal problems and a more favorable internationa ...

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Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Nemanja - Stefan Nemanja 1166-1199, Stefan Nemanja - Abdication & Later Life, Stefan Nemanja - Marriage & Descendants, Stefan Nemanja - Source

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Main article: History of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period. Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Neolithic times. In the early Bronze Age, the Neolithic population was replaced by more warlike Indo-European tribes known as the Illyres or Illyrians. Celtic migrations in the 4th and 3rd century BCE displaced many Illyrian tribes from their former lands, but some Celtic and Illyrian tribes mixed. Concrete historical evidence for this period is scarce, but overall it ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Etymology, Bosnia and Herzegovina - History, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Medieval Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ottoman era, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Austrio-Hungarian rule, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The first Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Socialist Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Bosnian war, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Politics, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Subdivisions, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Geography, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Economy, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Demographics, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Education, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Culture, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Gallery

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History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Danube river to the Baltic. The Hunnish-Bulgar association existed throughout the period between 377-453 AD - the time of the Hunnish hegemony in Central Europe. Other transient incursions were made by Goths, Gepids, Onogur, Avars. At one point the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths were Christians, but Arians. Ulfilas was the apostle to the Goths and he translated the Bible from Gr ...

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History of the Balkans, History of the Balkans - Early history, History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic civilization, History of the Balkans - Hallstatt, History of the Balkans - Indo-Europeanization, History of the Balkans - Classical antiquity, History of the Balkans - Odrysian empire, History of the Balkans - Dacian kingdom, History of the Balkans - Greek city-states and their colonies, History of the Balkans - Empire of Macedon, History of the Balkans - Illyrian kingdoms, History of the Balkans - The Roman conquests, History of the Balkans - Christianity during the Daco-Roman era, History of the Balkans - The Dark Ages and the Great Migrations, History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples, History of the Balkans - Slavs, History of the Balkans - Magyars, History of the Balkans - Bulgars and Bulgarians, History of the Balkans - Vlachs Romanians Aromanians Morlachs Istro-Romanians, History of the Balkans - Balkan linguistic union, History of the Balkans - Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, History of the Balkans - Genoa colonies in lower Danube, History of the Balkans - Fourth Crusade in the Balkans, History of the Balkans - Battle of Nicopolis, History of the Balkans - Eastern Roman Empire, History of the Balkans - Ottoman Empire, History of the Balkans - East-West Schism, History of the Balkans - Habsburg Empire, History of the Balkans - Rise of Independence, History of the Balkans - 1804 First Serbian Uprising and 1815 Second Serbian Uprising, History of the Balkans - 1821 revolt in Greece and Romania, History of the Balkans - 1829 Adrianople peace, History of the Balkans - 1831 Bosnian Rebellion, History of the Balkans - 1848 Revolution, History of the Balkans - Russian defeat in Crimea: the Balkan implications, History of the Balkans - Desire of Independence, History of the Balkans - April uprising, History of the Balkans - 1877 War, History of the Balkans - Secularisation in Balkans, History of the Balkans - Orthodoxy, History of the Balkans - The Pig War, History of the Balkans - Balkan Wars, History of the Balkans - First Balkan War, History of the Balkans - Second Balkan War, History of the Balkans - The Balkans in modern times, History of the Balkans - World War I in the Balkans, History of the Balkans - Consequences of World War I, History of the Balkans - World War II in Balkans, History of the Balkans - Consequences of World War II, History of the Balkans - Balkans during the Cold War, History of the Balkans - Post-Communism, History of the Balkans - Current state and perspectives, History of the Balkans - Reference

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In 1933 legendary motorcycle racer "Cannonball" Baker crossed the United States coast-to-coast in approximately 54 hours. In the 1970s Car & Driver Founder & Editor Brock Yates started the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in his honor. The second race was won by Yates and Dan Gurney, former Formula One and Le Mans driver, in a Ferrari Daytona. They needed about 35 hours from New York to L.A. These events inspired the 1976 movies The Gumball Rally and Cannonball, as well as sequels such as ...

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Gumball 3000, Gumball 3000 - History, Gumball 3000 - Races, Gumball 3000 - 1999, Gumball 3000 - 2000, Gumball 3000 - 2001, Gumball 3000 - 2002, Gumball 3000 - 2003, Gumball 3000 - 2004, Gumball 3000 - 2005

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His Imperial and Apostolic Majesty, Franz Joseph I, By the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, King [of Lombardy and Venice]1, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Lodomeria and Illyria; King of Jerusalem etc., Archduke of Austria; Grand Duke of Tuscany and Kraków, Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and of the Bukovina; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza ...

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Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria - Official Grand Title of Franz Joseph I from 1849, Franz Joseph I of Austria - Personal Motto, Franz Joseph I of Austria - Nicknames

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"The Charter of Kulin" is a symbolic "birth certificate" of Bosnian statehood, as it is the first written document that talks of Bosnian borders (between the rivers of Drina, Sava and Una) and of the elements of the Bosnian state: its ruler, throne and political organization. The Charter was a trade agreement between Bosnia and republic of Dubrovnik. Kulin died in 1204. His policy was not successfully cont ...

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Ban Kulin, Ban Kulin - The Charter

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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 fjord-like structure, created by the river Pazinčica eroding the ground on its way into the sea. Boulders of quartz are occasionally found here usually exposed by the sea. Landscape is rich in Mediterranean vegetation with pine woods and the green macchi mostly of the holm oak and strawberry tree. For generations, fertile blood red land, (Terra rossa or Crljenica), mixed with ston ...

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Poreč, Poreč - Climate, Poreč - Physical characteristics, Poreč - Communication, Poreč - Economy, Poreč - People, Poreč - History, Poreč - Heritage, Poreč - Tourism history, Poreč - The Capital

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