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Metković

Southern Europe

Metković is a town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia, in the southeast of the country on the banks of the Neretva river and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Facts
Area (sq km)
51.2 1
Founding Year
1422 2
Founding Year
1422 2
Elevation (m)
5 1
Latitude
43.05 degrees north 1
Longitude
17.65 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Metković (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.05, longitude 17.65
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 5 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 51.2 sq km
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2. Metković (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1422
    The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1422
    The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1422
    The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town.
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Croatia; continent follows from the atlas record for Croatia
    pronunciation: [mêtkovitɕ]) is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia
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Metkovic (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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