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Where is Dubrovnik

Where is Dubrovnik


Dubrovnik is a very beatiful city from south of  Croatia with an area of 143,35 km2. Here on whereisdubrovnik you will find all the informations about this city and the beatiful places you can visit.


A simple answer of where is Dubrovnik will be that like i say is in Croatia, a very beatiful country and this city is the most important health resort on the Adriatic coast. The capital of South Dalmatia, with a population of approx. 50,000 inhabitants, situated at the foot of Sergius, 412 m high, once a marshy valley. Much of the city is located on land that was formed by alluvial valleys.Dubrovnik was founded by Slavs in the early century. VII and has a tumultuous history. Since before World War I developed into an important international tourist center. Tourism is the best source of money and interest.





The historic center of Dubrovnik from where is dubrovnik is surrounded by an impressive defensive wall, completely preserved. It has a length of approx. 2 km and can be visited by every tourist fee. Center also includes many other tourist attractions, cultural and architectural as well as shops, restaurants. The main street of the center of Dubrovnik is Stradun (plate), where you can quickly get down to any tourist destination.


The entire historic center was in 1980 on the UNESCO list of cultural monuments. However he was a target of Serbian war in 1991-1992 and was heavily damaged. Many imposing buildings were made one with the earth. Libraries, for example, record damages of tens of thousands of books of historical and cultural refrinta. And the city's population suffered severe consequences of war. After the war the buildings were restored in over a decade, and now they enjoy fallen into disrepair.



Outskirts of the city has avoided but without proper guidance because many mines are also found during the war.

Dubrovnik official currency is the Croatian Kuna. A Kuna and Lipa consists of 100 equates to approx. 0.14 Euro. Most shops in town but also accept the Euro as the currency of payment, can also give change in euros.

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