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View of Ston. The original old town was demolished in the earthquake of 1252. With the arrival of the Republic, a new city was built on today's location. When renovations were made at the church of St. Michael at the top of the hill, fragments of Roman decorative plaster, Roman tombstones and antique ceramics were found, confirming this assumption.
The Walls of Ston (Croatian: Stonske zidine) are a series of defensive stone walls, originally more than 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long, that surrounded and protected the city of Ston, in Dalmatia, part of the Republic of Ragusa, in what is now southern Croatia. [1] Their construction was begun in 1358. [2]
Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston with Mali Ston, connecting walls, the Mali Ston Bay nature reserve, Stonsko Polje and the salt pans Dubrovnik-Neretva County: 2005 i, iii, iv, v (cultural) Ston was a major fort of the Republic of Ragusa. The area of this cultural property includes urban ensembles developed in accordance with the ...
In 1979, the old city of Dubrovnik, which includes a substantial portion of the old walls of Dubrovnik, joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. [4] [8] Today, the Walls of Dubrovnik are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Croatia, [9] with more than 1.2 million visitors in 2019. [10]
The Socialist Republic of Croatia was renamed as the Republic of Croatia. Despite the demilitarisation of the Old Town in early 1970s in an attempt to prevent it from ever becoming a casualty of war, following Croatia's independence in 1991, Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)–by then composed primarily of Serbs–attacked the city.
An urbanized area in Croatia can gain the status of grad (which can be translated as town or city as there is no distinction between the two terms in Croatian) if it meets one of the following requirements: is the center of a county , or; has more than 10,000 residents, or
1996 Ston–Slano earthquake: A strong M w 6.0 earthquake struck north of Dubrovnik. The worst of the damage occurred in the old town of Ston. There were no fatalities, but there was extensive damage to houses and cultural heritage. 1997: 15 June: Croatian presidential election, 1997: Tuđman was reelected with 61% of the vote. 1998: 15 January
The old town of Kršan is a fortified town and one of the best-preserved Istrian castles, which was first mentioned in the 13th century. It is located on a hill surrounded by defensive walls. You enter the town through the well-preserved town gate, and a small courtyard is surrounded by the remains of residential and commercial buildings.