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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 Rector's Palace (Croatian: Knežev dvor; Italian: Palazzo dei Rettori) is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808. [1] It was also the seat of the Minor Council and the state administration.
Religious buildings and structures in Dubrovnik (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Dubrovnik" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Old Town of Dubrovnik is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2002. [ 79 ] The city boasts many old buildings, such as the Arboretum Trsteno , the oldest arboretum in the world, which dates back to before 1492.
Overtourism is a substantial issue in Dubrovnik Old Town. The city is reported to be the most touristed in Europe [109] – more so than Venice and Barcelona - receiving 36 overnight tourists per resident per year. In 2019, the city welcomed almost 1.5 million overnight tourists against a population of just 41,000 people.
The palace is now home to the Dubrovnik State Archive, [1] which holds documents dating back to the 12th century, the earliest from 1022. These files, including more than 7000 volumes of manuscripts and about 100,000 individual manuscripts, were previously kept in the Rector's palace .