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Main article: Serbian art Serbian culture - Ancient Serbian visual art. The territory of today's Serbia has been inhabited since pre-historical times. Indeed, Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica) is one of the oldest settlements in Europe with archaeologists tracing some form of urban life as far back as 5000BC. The Romans conquered Sirmium in the first century AD and in the latter history of the Roman Empire, Sirmium was one of the four capital cities of the Tetrarchy with the Emperor Galerius establish ...

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Serbian culture, Serbian culture - Serbian literature, Serbian culture - Serbian visual arts, Serbian culture - Ancient Serbian visual art, Serbian culture - Medieval visual arts, Serbian culture - Visual Arts in Early Modern Serbia, Serbian culture - Modern Visual Arts, Serbian culture - Serbian music, Serbian culture - Serbian theatre and cinema, Serbian culture - Serbian cuisine, Serbian culture - Serbian handcrafts and traditional dress, Serbian culture - Serbian media, Serbian culture - Serbian cultural institutions

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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 Russian tsar Peter I the Great, and for whom he built a fleet in Voronezh. Matej Zmajević had great successes in maritime battles against Sweden, and for this reason he was decoreated with the order of Aleksandar Nevski. Zmajević was burried with greatest military honours in the Catholic church in Moscow. As a result of Zmajević's victory Peter the Great sent some of his young officers (bolyars) to the ...

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Bokelji, Bokelji - Origin, Bokelji - Population, Bokelji - History & Monuments made by Bokeljs, Bokelji - Famous Bokeljs and their achievements, Bokelji - External link

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Saat kula - The Clock Tower. It is not known when the clock-tower was built, although according to the written sources it was mentioned already in the 16th century, but because of the lack of any description, it is not clear if it is about the same clock-tower. According to some, the clock-tower was built in the same time with the church St.Dimitrija in 1830. Nowadays still exists the legend "that the Turkish authorities of that time collected from the Bitola county villages around 60 000 eggs and used them in the construction together with the mortar, in orde ...

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Bitola, Bitola - History, Bitola - Historical buildings, Bitola - Bitola today

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The Portuguese hated the Marranos much more than the Jews, considering them neither Christians nor Jews, but atheists and heretics. Many Portuguese preferred death to being treated by a Marrano physician. The hatred which was felt for the Marranos, and which had long smoldered, broke out at Lisbon. On April 17, 1506, several Marranos were discovered who had in their possession "some lambs and poultry prepared according to Jewish custom; also unleavened bread and bitter herbs according to the regulations for the Passover, which festival they ...

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Marrano, Marrano - Types of Marranos, Marrano - Temporary Marranos, Marrano - In Spain, Marrano - Riots at Córdoba, Marrano - Introduction of Inquisition, Marrano - In Portugal, Marrano - Massacre at Lisbon, Marrano - Dispersion, Marrano - In France, Marrano - In Flanders

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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 the island was in the 4th century BC when Dorians from Syracuse referred to it as Ladestanos. The suffix -est shows that the island's name is Illyrian and that its first known inhabitants were Illyrians, like on the rest of the eastern Adriatic coast. The Romans name ...

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Lastovo, Lastovo - Geography, Lastovo - Culture, Lastovo - History, Lastovo - Trivia

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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 the Zagreb metropolitan area, which includes the smaller cities of Samobor, Velika Gorica and Zaprešić. The majority of its citizens are Croats with 91.94% (2001 census). The same census has a population of 40,066 residents belonging to ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities and their composition is the following: 18,811 Serbs (2.41%), 6,204 Bosniaks (0.80%), 3,389 Albanians (0.43%), 3,225 Slovenians (0.41%), 1,946 Roma (0.25%), 1,131 Montenegrins (0.17%), 1,315 Macedonians (0.17%), and the rest belo ...

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Zagreb, Zagreb - Population, Zagreb - Name, Zagreb - History, Zagreb - Economy, Zagreb - City government, Zagreb - Transport, Zagreb - Surroundings, Zagreb - Tourism, Zagreb - Museums, Zagreb - Other cultural sites and events, Zagreb - Souvenirs and gastronomy, Zagreb - Recreation and sports, Zagreb - Districts, Zagreb - Miscellaneous

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Serbs of Croatia - Prominent individuals. see also:List of Serbs Many famed Serbs were, in fact, born on historic Croatian territory. Among these prominent foreign-borns include: Scientist Nikola Tesla who had numerious inventions, the most famous arguably being the discovery of the trophase electricity, geophysicist Milutin Milanković who confounded the Theory of Ice Age, mathematician Jovan Karamata, Austro-Hungarian General Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, Josif Runjanin (the composer ...

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Serbs of Croatia, Serbs of Croatia - Population, Serbs of Croatia - Geographical representation, Serbs of Croatia - Culture, Serbs of Croatia - Prominent individuals, Serbs of Croatia - Language, Serbs of Croatia - Surnames, Serbs of Croatia - Religion, Serbs of Croatia - History

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Born into well to do numerous family (with 6 sisters and 5 brothers) in Dubrovnik, Držić was trained and ordained as a priest — a calling very unsuitable for his Rabelaisian temperament. After being ordained in 1526, Držić was sent to Siena in Tuscany to study the Church canon law, where he didn't excel in studying, but, thanks to his extravert and warm personality, captured the hearts of his fellow students and professors. By them he was elected to the position of rector of the University. Having lost interest in studies, Drž ...

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Marin Držić, Marin Držić - Life, Marin Držić - Works

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Standard languages Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian are all based on neo-štokavian dialect. However, it must be stressed that standard languages, irrespectively of their mutual differences, have been stylised in such manners that parts of the neo-štokavian dialect have been retained — for instance, declension — but other features were purposely omitted or altered — for instance, the phoneme "h" was re-instated in standard languages. Croatian language has had the longest tradition of štokavian vernacular literacy and liter ...

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Shtokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Early history of štokavian, Shtokavian dialect - Štokavian dialects, Shtokavian dialect - The oldest dialects, Shtokavian dialect - Newer dialects, Shtokavian dialect - The yat reflexes, Shtokavian dialect - Ethnic affiliation of native speakers of štokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Earliest texts of štokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Standard languages, Shtokavian dialect - Also see

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History of Dalmatia - Medieval city-states and the country. Following the great Slavic migration into Illyria in the first half of the 7th century, Dalmatia became distinctly divided between two different communities: The hinterland populated by Slavic tribes, besides the Romanicized Illyrian natives (and Celtic in the north) The city-states populated by the native Romance-speaking descendants of Romans and Illyrians, who lived safely in Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Iadera (Zadar), Tragurium (Trogir), Sp ...

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History of Dalmatia, History of Dalmatia - Old Ages, History of Dalmatia - Illyria and the Roman Empire, History of Dalmatia - Middle Ages, History of Dalmatia - Medieval city-states and the country, History of Dalmatia - Rivalry of Venice and Hungary, History of Dalmatia - Venetian and Turkish rule, History of Dalmatia - New Era, History of Dalmatia - Dalmatia in Napoleon's times, History of Dalmatia - Habsburg/Austrian rule Age of national awakening, History of Dalmatia - Newest era, History of Dalmatia - First half of the 20th century, History of Dalmatia - Dalmatia in independent Croatia

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Although the beginnings of Split are usually linked to the building of Diocletian's Palace, there is evidence that this area was inhabited as a Greek colony even earlier. Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled between AD 284 and 305 and was known for his reforms and persecution of Christians. He ordered the work on the palace to begin in 293 in readiness for his retirement from politics in 305. The palace faces the sea on its south side and its walls are 170 to 200 m (570 to 700 feet) long and 15 to 20 m (50 to 70 feet) high, and it encloses a ...

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Split, Split - History, Split - Split in the 20th century, Split - Economy, Split - Transportation, Split - Culture, Split - Sport

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Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or continuant, which is a linguistic trait strange to languages such as English, making the word seemingly impossible to pronounce by some of those speakers. However, not all other languages use the Latinized version, many use a form more similar to the native one. For example: Hrvaška in Slovenian Хрватска (≅ Hrvatska) in Bosnian, Serbian, and Macedoni ...

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Croatia, Croatia - Name, Croatia - History, Croatia - Counties, Croatia - Geography, Croatia - Politics, Croatia - Political system, Croatia - European Union, Croatia - Economy, Croatia - Demographics, Croatia - Culture, Croatia - Famous Croats, Croatia - Literature

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The island has a long prehistoric, ancient, Byzantine, Croatian and Venetian history. Though Korculans like to identify Antenor, fleeing from Troy, as the city's founder, there are even older neolithic burial mounds, a possible Phoenician settlement, and a Greek colony founded from Cnidus. Besides its ship timbers and pitch, Korčula's quarries supplied stone for buildings as far away as Vienna and Stockholm. The island's earliest name, Korkyra Melaina, means "Black Corfu" — "black" perhaps for its dark pine forests that have alw ...

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Korčula, Korčula - Geography, Korčula - Heritage, Korčula - History, Korčula - Economy

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A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patron, though usually under a specific title or apparition. Mount Athos, known as the Garden of the Mother of God Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Acadians, Alezio, Italy, Cajuns, Catemaco Veracruz, Mexico, Exeter College, Kea Island, Greece, Merizo, Guam, Pergamino, Argentina, Petit Goave, Haiti, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Savona, Italy, Skiathos Island, Greece, Zacatecas, Mexico,

Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republic at the time, as the seventh child of Nikola Bošković, a trader from Herzegovina; and Paula Bettera, daughter of a local noble. Rudjer Boscovich's ethnicity is a controversial issue; he has Italian heritage from his mother's side, while his Slavic heritage is disputed between the Croats who claim him due to the integration of Dubrovnik in the Croatian milieu and his father bein ...

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Rudjer Boscovich, Rudjer Boscovich - Biography, Rudjer Boscovich - Early years, Rudjer Boscovich - Middle years, Rudjer Boscovich - Late years, Rudjer Boscovich - Legacy, Rudjer Boscovich - Name in other languages, Rudjer Boscovich - Bibliography

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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 which mention Novi Pazar dates back to the 15th century, and describes the decision of Dubrovnik Council to appoint a consul in this town. That reinforces the idea that the town was already developed back then, thanks to its outstanding geographic position, as it was at the intersection of important roads leading to Dubrovnik, Niš, Sofija, Istanbul, Solun (Thessaloniki), Sarajevo, Belgrade, and Budapest. While many authors wrote about Novi Pazar, Evliya Celebi noted that it was one of the biggest tow ...

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Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar - Name, Novi Pazar - Geography, Novi Pazar - History, Novi Pazar - Population, Novi Pazar - Surroundings

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Standard languages Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian are all based on neo-štokavian dialect. However, it must be stressed that standard languages, irrespectively of their mutual differences, have been stylised in such manners that parts of the neo-štokavian dialect have been retained — for instance, declension — but other features were purposely omitted or altered — for instance, the phoneme "h" was re-instated in standard languages. Croatian language has had the longest tradition of štokavian vernacular literacy and liter ...

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Shtokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Early history of štokavian, Shtokavian dialect - Štokavian dialects, Shtokavian dialect - The oldest dialects, Shtokavian dialect - Newer dialects, Shtokavian dialect - The yat reflexes, Shtokavian dialect - Ethnic affiliation of native speakers of štokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Earliest texts of štokavian dialect, Shtokavian dialect - Standard languages

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Operation Storm - Build-up to Operation Storm. By 1995, the military effectiveness of the Croatian and Bosnian Serbs had eroded considerably. Both had effectively been disowned by Belgrade, having refused Milošević's attempts to push them into settling the conflict. They had been unable to maintain or resupply their forces. Morale and efficiency were low, and many of the Serb troops were poorly trained. They were also seriously undermined by internal polit ...

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Operation Storm, Operation Storm - Background, Operation Storm - Timeline, Operation Storm - Build-up to Operation Storm, Operation Storm - August 4 1995, Operation Storm - August 5 1995, Operation Storm - August 6 1995, Operation Storm - August 7 1995, Operation Storm - August 8 1995 onwards, Operation Storm - Aftermath, Operation Storm - Battle figures, Operation Storm - Croatian forces and allies, Operation Storm - Serbian forces and allies

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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 of the Duvno field is nowadays named Tomislavgrad (Tomislavtown) in his honor. Tomislav was a descendant of Trpimir I so he is considered the founder of the Trpimirović royal dynasty. He was recognized as King by Pope John X. Tomislav, rex Chroatorum, created a sizeable state, including most of today's central Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia, and most of Bosnia. The country was administered as a group of eleven counties (župa(nija)) and one banate (banovina), an ...

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Medieval Croatian state, Medieval Croatian state - Migration of the Croats, Medieval Croatian state - Christianity, Medieval Croatian state - Rise of Croatia, Medieval Croatian state - Kingdom

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Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republic at the time, as the seventh child of Nikola Bošković, a trader from Herzegovina; and Paula Bettera, daughter of a local noble. Rudjer Boscovich's ethnicity is a controversial issue; he has Italian heritage from his mother's side, while his Slavic heritage is disputed between the Croats who claim him due to the integration of Dubrovnik in the Croatian milieu, and the Serbs who ...

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Rudjer Boscovich, Rudjer Boscovich - Biography, Rudjer Boscovich - Early years, Rudjer Boscovich - Middle years, Rudjer Boscovich - Late years, Rudjer Boscovich - Legacy, Rudjer Boscovich - Name in other languages, Rudjer Boscovich - Bibliography

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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 down her home in Posada, in the Transylvanian Alps. She fled the country to join her mother and daughter in Geneva after a quarantine exile, imposed by the German occupants, in Austria-Hungary (as a guest of the Princely family of Thurn und Taxis at Latchen). There she continued to write. For most of her life, she wrote every morning unti ...

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Marthe Bibesco, Marthe Bibesco - Early life, Marthe Bibesco - Before World War I, Marthe Bibesco - Literary glory, Marthe Bibesco - Exile

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Matej Ninoslav - Early. Throughout his early stage of life; Matej was an opposer of the Bogumils, a Hungarian supporter and a faithful Catholic. Matej Ninoslav - As Ban. Matej Ninoslav forcibly replaced his predecessor, Ban Stephen with the help of the adherents of the Bosnian church. Bosnia and Rascia were not in good relations during his reign. Matija served as a faithful Hungarian vassal, but was g ...

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Matej Ninoslav, Matej Ninoslav - Life, Matej Ninoslav - Early, Matej Ninoslav - As Ban

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