Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport, and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County, with a total population of 41,562 in 2021. UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979 in recognition of its medieval architecture and fortifications.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude42.640278 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
What damaged Dubrovnik and what survives of its old city?
An earthquake in 1667 and armed conflict in the 1990s both damaged it; its Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings survive and are being restored.
A severe earthquake in 1667 badly damaged Dubrovnik, yet the city managed to preserve its Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. The old city was damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, and it is now the focus of a major restoration programme coordinated by UNESCO.
Since when has Dubrovnik been an important sea power?
Dubrovnik became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. UNESCO describes it as the Pearl of the Adriatic, a name it earned on the Dalmatian coast.
Sources
1. Dubrovnik (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
In 2021, its total population was 41,562.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Croatia; continent follows from the atlas record for Croatia
Dubrovnik, historically also known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia
View the Source 2. Dubrovnik (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.640278, longitude 18.108333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 10 m
P2046 (area)
area 142.6 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2021)
View the Source3. Wikidata: Dubrovnik
- Wikidata Q1722, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q1722 P571
View the Source4. GeoNames: Dubrovnik - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3201047
42.64125 18.10909 P PPLA HR 03 7577034 26922 9 Europe/Zagreb
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 9 m
View the Source 5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 18.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 18.25
42.75 18.25 Cfb
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